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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 02:22 PM
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ON Watanabe Rim restoration

Hey, I picked up a set of two piece Watanabe rims today.

I am going to have them refinished. Any suggestions on what color I should powder coat them? I plan on keeping the polished lip.

This is the car the rims will be going on.

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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 02:45 PM
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you cant go wrong with silver. if your keeping the hood that color, maybe match the centers to it.
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 02:49 PM
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Repainting the hood to match the rest of the car. I lost the painted hood in the wind while it was being towed.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 05:27 PM
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Ok so I had them sandblasted, and powder coated. I also polished every single bolt, I did not mind as 64 was gonna cost $3 a piece. I also bought head caps for the bolts.


I have also ordered Watanabe Center caps and valve stem caps.
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