ferrari F430 Challenge rim restoration... this was a fun one! :)

[Leadfootluke]

Looking good Jesse!

Great results from having beat up rims to begin with.

[PaPaHoFF]

Great work, I've been meaning to refinish my stock 17's but winter is coming and I will need to put them on soon again so I will attempt it in spring when I put my aftermarket rims back on.

[StadiumDetail]

Originally Posted by bowtie-guy

wow they look great! i was wondering though, will the bondo hold up well being on a rim?

doubtful, too many streeses and movements, plus the heat. But it certainly isn't going to hurt the wheel and it'll make a huge difference for the show.

[Apollo_Auto]

Originally Posted by tdekany

Very nice work Jancsi.

Köszi Tami bácsi!

Originally Posted by bufferbarry

thats cool Jesse. Get yourself a good dremal tool for the next ones. it will be a lot faster! thanks for the photo link by the bud! I love to paint myself!

Thanks Barry! Yeah I busted out the dremel for a bit but wasn't getting very good results due to the shape of the rim. Basically the body of the dremal was hitting the rim in places and I couldn't get an even cut.

Originally Posted by grungy

I was LMAO on the Hedgehog part... Jesse you have a flair for making this look easy.

Thanks Grungy!

Originally Posted by MuttGrunt

^ He surely does. Always enjoy the write-ups and this one is no different. I may have to resurface and paint my own wheels soon...

Thank you, Marc! Have a go at it, buddy! You'll enjoy it!

Originally Posted by d00t

Looks good Jesse!

Cheers Aaron!

Originally Posted by bowtie-guy

wow they look great! i was wondering though, will the bondo hold up well being on a rim?

Thank you, sir! Dunno about that. The places where I used bondo weren't extremely deep or damaged; just holes mainly. The scratches should hold up fairly well, as the cuts go in all directions which will give the bondo plenty to |plant itself" into.

Originally Posted by Leadfootluke

Looking good Jesse!

Great results from having beat up rims to begin with.

Thanks buddy!

Originally Posted by PaPaHoFF

Great work, I've been meaning to refinish my stock 17's but winter is coming and I will need to put them on soon again so I will attempt it in spring when I put my aftermarket rims back on.

Thanks buddy! Make sure you post the process if you do it!

Originally Posted by StadiumDetail

doubtful, too many streeses and movements, plus the heat. But it certainly isn't going to hurt the wheel and it'll make a huge difference for the show.

Don't know if it'll just "fall off" or anything like that, but yeah they take a hell of a beating. I'm curious if the clearcoat I put on it will last more than a few laps . The basecoat should be OK.

[RickRack]

Very cool, Jesse!

I have an aftermarket set of wheels for my car that need some refinishing that I'm going to tackle myself. Hopefully they will come out half as nice as these did!

Awesome job!! They look brand new...

[C-westin'FD]

great job! looks sweet!

[Scottwax]

Awesome write-up and pictures. I'm tempted to do that to the wheels on my Maxima now.

[Apollo_Auto]

Originally Posted by RickRack

Very cool, Jesse!

I have an aftermarket set of wheels for my car that need some refinishing that I'm going to tackle myself. Hopefully they will come out half as nice as these did!

Awesome job!! They look brand new...

Thanks Rick and don't hold out on us when ya do it!

Originally Posted by C-westin'FD

great job! looks sweet!

Thanks buddy!

Originally Posted by Scottwax

Awesome write-up and pictures. I'm tempted to do that to the wheels on my Maxima now.

Thanks Scott! Do it man.. you know you want to. They're there for you to do...

[efnfast]

Originally Posted by Apollo_Auto

Don't know if it'll just "fall off" or anything like that, but yeah they take a hell of a beating. I'm curious if the clearcoat I put on it will last more than a few laps . The basecoat should be OK.

I don't see how spray paint from a can can possibly hold up that well under those situations?

[harold97]

Those look really nice! I need to refinish the stock wheels from my car (they have the winter tires mounted on them). How do they hold up when you remount the tires? I am thinking of leaving the tires on and just masking them off.

[gmblack3a]

Great work Jesse!

Thanks for taking the time to share.

[DaGonz]

Jesse.. did you use a pygmy hedgehog or a full sized one?

Great work and writeup!