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Originally Posted by Fulcrum525
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Every powder coating shop that I have been to so far wants to redo the entire wheel which I understand but I don't really want to do. (Why mess with the factory finish if I don't have to?)
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The factory finish is gone.
It has surface rust all over it.
However, to help you on the way to a compromise if you don't even want to remove the tyres use steel wool and oil to remove the rust. That'll keep you busy for a few weeks!
Then degrease and use something like that MetalReady stuff that POR15 makes => basically water with a zinc solution from what I can make out to try to slow the rust down a bit. Then prime (perhaps with some sort of epoxy based paint?) and then try and copy the top coat colour for that factory finish. It might be good for a couple of years.