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18" Kinesis K29 refinishing

11/13/2016

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When I purchased the Cup car, it came with the Kinesis K29s that were on it, and an extra set that had some old Falken slicks.  I took them down to the local tire shop and had the tires removed and disposed of ($30).

Now what?

I have been brainstorming refinishing ideas for these wheels, as they are incredible wheels -- both in looks and performance/quality.  They are super-lightweight aluminum wheels which would cost over $4,000 new.  I decided to refinish them in the "look" of the classic Fuch wheels (my personal favorite Porsche wheel), with a satin black center and an anodized outer lip.  Depending upon my resources in the area, I may or may not be able to get them anodized.  Regardless, I took them apart to be able to clean and refinish them properly.
I "borrowed" my wife's oven to cue the wheels.  After baking them at 170F for about 20 mins, they seemed well on their way to cured.  

​NOTE:  After reading up on oven-baking to cue paint, there are many different opinions and techniques for this.  Depending upon what paint you purchase, oven-curing may not be necessary and in some cases may be detrimental to the paint you just applied.

Here are a few before/after shots...  
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