[jonesyboy]

Originally Posted by njsteve

Here's the finished product. The OEM Honeycomb wheel paint actually goes a long way. I painted all five wheels with one can! I bought three. I ended up using a second can just to get a heavy coat on the wheels but the finish didnt change much with the extra paint. Good stuff, if you follow the directions and spray it from 8 to 10 inches away, it leaves a dry textured finish with lots of metallic sparkles. After painting them in the driveway I walked inside and the wife asks me "Where the heck have you been, the disco?" I was covered in the sparkly overspray, looking like I just came back from a hard night at Studio 54, circa 1977.

Hey Steve. I've inherited 5 ugly honeycomb wheels that need resto. Love how yours turned out. If you have any suggestions for best practices on re-gluing the honeycomb substrate to the underlying metal rim, I'd be "all ears". Seems to be the biggest issue with my set of rims.

Also, when your rims were media blasted, did you have rust that needed removal? Or just paint? Was thinking, if rust, will need glass/silica media, but if just paint, did soda or walnut shells work for you?

Thanks a bunch!!