Finally got me some rims

Finally got me some rims

I picked up a set of Dronell D Power TS-05 Rims
these are legit lightweight japanese rims that weigh about 18lbs each.

http://www.globalautoshop.com/wheels/d_power.htm


i got the set of 17"s for $100 bucks, retail is around $2500, do the research if you dont believe me, so this is a hell of a good deal. i just need to sand it down and repaint. here's some pics so far







more pics coming soon, im planning to have them on by saturday, i need new tires too.



here's what i did today: cleaned 2 rims, gonna clean 2 more tomorrow, and on thursday i make sure they are sparkless..on friday i will sand and repaint

Cool find

What color are you painting them? GREAT find. Show us progress pics.

nice ...from 2500 to 100. can't beat that.

why repaint it? unless you want a different color, but if you want it white all it needs is a indept cleaning.

i like them that color.

Wow $100 is really cheap! But 18lbs is really heavy to me. I guess it's light for 17"?
I love my 10.8lbs 15"

damn wish i had light weight rims

Not bad for $100.

They look like Work Emotion CR.

yup, at least they aren't replicas. they are actually very strong and it's made in japan.

there's curb rashes and etc.





by the way, if anybody wanna give me some tips on painting wheels i'd very much appreciate it, im not very experienced w/ painting.

Use aircraft paint stripper. Use a couple coats of primer. Use the new Duplicolor wheel paint designed for wheels.

don't forget the respitory mask, and full eye protection googles

you also need a tent or a garage inorder to have a good result

oh, do you guys know the stock wheels offset? im gonna roll on 17"s w/ a +45 offset and since my car is lowered, i dont want to rub ]=

i believe the stock offset is +45

paint it gold just because white on white is old skool.

im going panda d=

If you're going to use spray paint can, don't go for metallic color (I learnt it in the hard way) unless you're willing to do like 5-10 coat of clear after.

18lbs for a 17x whatever you have is a normal wheel weight. even my knock off 17x8 wheels are 18lbs.

great price. but dont let the marketing fool you.

thats cool,just trying to give other idea besides white

these rims are so fucking goddamn dirty and hard as hell to clean, i cleaned all 4 today and theres still a lot of black spots, its a bitch...

i wish there was a chemical that can get it off easier
does wd-40 work?

if its those small tar spots, I would try using some Goo Gone.

dude? if ur gonna repaint it again then why are you cleaning it? go get yourself aircraft paint stripper from walmart and strip of all the paint.

cuz its still gonna be white, so it doesnt really matter that much.

i used the entire day today to clean, prep, paint them..as of right now 9:45, they are drying...my next step is clearcoat

its turning out good

so far so good i think...i wanna make sure im using the right type of clearcoat...
i used the duplicolor truck van clear top coat or something.

what rims sir?

me has the Konig ULW feathers... but I have no idea how light they are xD

hey jordan, you want to tilt the wheels a bit, spray can works best when they are sprayed straight. don't spray straight down it causes uneven streaks.

thanks for the information. lol
im putting on all the clearcoats today. hopefully my process will be completed today...or latest tomorrow.

i dont really remember, lol, i used about a bottle and 1/4th?