Picked up a set of Manaray rims from ebay for uber cheap. yes i said uber.... Right now theyre a pearl white with a polsihed lip but I'd really love to refinish them Takata/Tein green with a black lip, but Ill see what the powder coaters can do since theyre not a multi piece.

Specs:

17x8.5 +46 front 3" lip
17x9.5 +46 rear 4" lip

Pix:









Edit- 2/18/2008

Well I was bored so I decided to take a sander to the lips of the wheels. Started out with 800 and worked up to 2000. Sanded it all wet, and cleaned the rim between each sanding. Only 1 rim had some curbage so i sanded it out with 100 and then worked up to 2000 with that wheel. after the 2000, I washed the rim, worked in rubbing compound- removed with buffer, then metal polish and removed with buffer. These things are smooth as as hell and just being in my basemnt they shine like a mofo! Before i get tires put on im gonna put a coat of wax on them to act like a clear coat. I only took pix of the 1 rim bc they would all look the same.







My p21s is coming in this week and Im gonna scrub rhe shit out of them!

 

it doesnt matter if the wheels are multi piece, theres a thread on refinishing gt1s and theyr one piece

 

I know it can be done.....but some people are just plain lazy

 

Nice find you certainly crowned like King Arthur

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Cheers!

 

Tom, do it up right

 

The only way to do it

 

pass the popcorn, i cant wait to see the finished product!

 

Keep us updated

 

even if refinished......i still dont like the wheel design sorry

 

I agree that it's not the nicest looking wheel but I'll be interested to see how it cleans up.