Freshened up 8.5 Aspecs!!!
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Freshened up 8.5 Aspecs!!!
I bought a set of beat up A-Specs for a great price the other day. Sanded and fixed them up. What do you think of color?
rashed
rashed
starting sanding
primer and initial coats
drying.....old tires original to rims
new rim color and tires!!!
rashed
rashed
starting sanding
primer and initial coats
drying.....old tires original to rims
new rim color and tires!!!
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Looks great....but I'm biased
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I like it!
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Looks great!
How much did you buy them for?
Just getting an idea if I ever want to sell my A-Specs
How much did you buy them for?
Just getting an idea if I ever want to sell my A-Specs
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Good deal. I paid $600 for mine and it looked just like yours before you refinished them.
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Very nice!
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I got my 18x8.5 A-Specs for $500 too
The chrome finish is just paint. Have it sandblasted off or use industrial strength aircraft paint remover.
The chrome finish is just paint. Have it sandblasted off or use industrial strength aircraft paint remover.
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Luketic (01-26-2015)
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Yep, Craigslist.
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I got a set for $300 off CL. I sanded them down, used bondo to fill in the rash, primed it, then painted it gunmetal. I put it up for sale on the FAcebook 3g TL page and got reamed for using bondo. I eventually sold them and made a decent amount, but you wouldn't believe the number of people who blasted me for using bondo to fill in the rash.
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...so what were you supposed to use? Just curious as to what their alternatives were. Yeah man Craigslist can be a goldmine for locals because many times we forget that most Acura TL owners not that into cars and beat up rims are just that "beat up" rims they just want to make a couple of dollars on.
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...so what were you supposed to use? Just curious as to what their alternatives were. Yeah man Craigslist can be a goldmine for locals because many times we forget that most Acura TL owners not that into cars and beat up rims are just that "beat up" rims they just want to make a couple of dollars on.
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You're positive that its just paint? Not the dipping method of chrome that has copper & other layers underneath? If not, that is awesome & ill be taking them to get blasted
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Saw a set of waffles with Blizzaks (apparently with just a few months of use) for $450 on CL last night. Contacted the owner this morning and they were already sold. Figured I could flip the wheels for about $500-600 and the tires for another $300
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looks good!
i've got the 08 rims powder coated charcoal that i just picked up on ebay. a couple questions for you that i cant make out from the pics....
did you go back with the chrome lugs or did you paint those as well?
did you paint the center caps too? if so did you take the emblem out or just paint over the emblem?
did you go back with the chrome lugs or did you paint those as well?
did you paint the center caps too? if so did you take the emblem out or just paint over the emblem?
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