rusty wheels

[Gene619]

I've got rusty wheels on my 94 Ranger,constant leaks.Tried repainting,rust comes back-of course,checked ebay (costly and hard to find-14in.) considerd upgrade to 15in. but tires in good shape. Anyone find the best way to refinish them ? thanx.

 

[mr cribb]

Aluminum, steel or chrome?

 

[Gene619]

steel,mr. cribb.

 

[mr cribb]

I found this on a ford truck forum.... lots of info heep sites, but didn't want to post that here for obvious reasons http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/899717-anyone-here-paint-their-wheels-black.html

I did repaint my spare steel wheel last December when I got my truck. All I used is some rustoleum brand hammered finish steel gray paint. I scrubbed the wheel down and taped off the valve stem and covered the tire. I think it turned out pretty good over the light gray steel and rust.

 

[unclemeat]

Did you properly prep the wheel? Sand to metal, clean with prep solvent. Then prime at least two coats. Sand to rough up, clean agian with prep solvent. Now you are ready to paint. Did you use a hot environment to dry following paint?

 

[Roadrunner777]

I started using a phosphate treatment, no clear results yet, it is supposed to passivate whatever rust is remaining after mechanical removal.

 

[Gene619]

I'll give the hammered paint a try next spring,I'm still thinking of moving up to 15" wheels but not to excited about buying new tires. I just bought some wranglers for my explorer,I had the original michelins on there(great tires-great milage).I'll see how the goodyears do. thanks for the info,,later

 

[mr cribb]

I'm still thinking of moving up to 15" wheels but not to excited about buying new tires.

Check CL in your area... with the wave of bigger rims are better a lot of times you can find a set of 15" with tires for not a lot of $$

Down where I'm at it's pretty common to find a set of 4 tries and wheels for a couple hundred. One time I found a set of Gen 2 X teardrops with tires for $75, only the center caps were missing. I was short on cash so I didn't get them .

 

[Gene619]

Good tires and wheels aren't cheap by me,I'll wait till spring.I also have to put a new header in the ranger cab,anybody tackle that one yet ?..it's cloth.

 

[mr cribb]

Not sure of your area of Chicago but I found these (I searched all of Chicago CL):

http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/pts/2660229615.html

And this one... I assume this is a set of 4:

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/pts/2656454711.html

I see what you mean cheap isn't around Chicago.... that sucks. The second link is the tear drop wheel I mentioned in an earlier post.

If it wasn't such a hassle I'd go out from Chicago a lil bit and maybe find a better deal.

 

[Roadrunner777]

A fairly cheap alternative is the ProComp steel wheels.

 

[mr cribb]

A fairly cheap alternative is the ProComp steel wheels.

I think the OP's point was trying to avoid buying new tires. Hence why I linked the two ads w/ tires.

But yes the new steel wheels are dang near dirt cheap.