Toyota MR2 Message Board - View Single Post - Complete write up on how to repair 3-piece wheels w/ pics.

kandie · 02-05-2006, 04:08 PM

6. next you can take a break from that cause i was pretty pooped after doing that and enjoy your self one of these:

7. this is the real time consuming part. take some fine steel wool and a can of peek and begin polishing each individual bolt and the lips on the wheels.

8. once you have that done set the lips and the bolts aside. take the sokes to the wheel and the back side of the wheel and scrub the piss out of them with a green brilo pad and dawn dish soap and let them air dry.

9. after they are dry take your duplicolor wheel paint and begine painting the wheel. i painted mine with the gunmetal and the inner part black.
TAKE YOUR TIME, YOU ARE NOT A PROFESSIONAL PAINTER. remember to lay a couple thin coats rather than one heavy coat. TAKE YOUR TIME!

10. after your wheels are all painted up and dry you are ready for assembly. take some aceton3e and a rag and wipe down the mating surfaces. put your wheels together and put all ther bolts in. only finger tighten them. then take your torque wrench and what every torque that the manufacturer has deemed those bolts, begine to torque down in a criss cross pattern.

11. once you are finished you can seal them up. you can use regular 100% ATV silicone. i am using "The Right Stuff" gasket maker. great stuff IMO. then just seal off the inner wheel like shown with the sealant and let dry for 24 hours or 72 to be safe.

and this is what they should look like

enjoy your wheels.

-Stuart

02-05-2006, 04:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
kandie Some Skills Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	6. next you can take a break from that cause i was pretty pooped after doing that and enjoy your self one of these: 7. this is the real time consuming part. take some fine steel wool and a can of peek and begin polishing each individual bolt and the lips on the wheels. 8. once you have that done set the lips and the bolts aside. take the sokes to the wheel and the back side of the wheel and scrub the piss out of them with a green brilo pad and dawn dish soap and let them air dry. 9. after they are dry take your duplicolor wheel paint and begine painting the wheel. i painted mine with the gunmetal and the inner part black. TAKE YOUR TIME, YOU ARE NOT A PROFESSIONAL PAINTER. remember to lay a couple thin coats rather than one heavy coat. TAKE YOUR TIME! 10. after your wheels are all painted up and dry you are ready for assembly. take some aceton3e and a rag and wipe down the mating surfaces. put your wheels together and put all ther bolts in. only finger tighten them. then take your torque wrench and what every torque that the manufacturer has deemed those bolts, begine to torque down in a criss cross pattern. 11. once you are finished you can seal them up. you can use regular 100% ATV silicone. i am using "The Right Stuff" gasket maker. great stuff IMO. then just seal off the inner wheel like shown with the sealant and let dry for 24 hours or 72 to be safe. and this is what they should look like enjoy your wheels. -Stuart Last edited by kandie; 02-05-2006 at 04:17 PM..