Spray standard steels black or buy new modulars?

Am stuck between spraying my standard fairly rusty wheels black or buying new black modulars for about £40 each. What do most people do? I think the modulars have a better offset?

I bought a set of standard steel wheels off eBay for £50 in good condition, so I have nice silver wheels again, not like the dirty dull black ones on my avatar.

I have black offset modulars, no need for wheel spacers to fill out the arches .....

I bought black modulars when I bought my M/T tyres. That way I've got a spare set of Jimny wheels with A/T tyres to stick on if I ever sell the Jimny.

If you've got somewhere to prep and paint the wheels, then this would be the cheapest option and it still looks good. As Facade says though they look quite dull when dirty. I think they look really nice when clean though.

Thanks guys, although I'd love modulars I think ill try painting my steels and see how they look. Can they be balanced on the inside btw?

Also the plastic cone on the rear wheels

Do people tend to remove them or keep them on?

I painted my standard wheels, they were in the same condition as yours, i cleaned the rust off an gave them a good clean with thinners to get any brake fluid off but the paint still chipped off. Ive bought modulars now, try tyres direct on ebay but buy them over phone its cheaper, or at least ring an get a quote.

I refurbed my old steel wheels. Took ages to sand off the rust even using a wire brush attachment on a power drill, then clean them up, then mask them, then primer, then paint (and then lacquer 'cos I did mine silver). They looked quite good at first, but after a while the rust started showing through again - they were still more presentable than when I started, but nonetheless they weren't exactly pristine. In the end I bought a set of alloys and sold the steels. If I had the time all over again I'd never have bothered with all the time and cost of refurbing the steels - go and buy the new wheels!

tin of hammerite and a brush

before



after


this was 2 years ago

now

I fitted white Sunraysia rims to my Jimny and trailer so that they are all the same.




Just have to change the boat trailer wheels next. Sunraysia's are only $80 each with standard (read el cheapo) road tyres on them.

Static balance would have weights on the inside rim

Thanks for the thought everyone, the condition of the set Im looking to refurb are like this

Not sure how salvageable this set is mind you!!

minibbb wrote: Thanks for the thought everyone, the condition of the set Im looking to refurb are like this

Not sure how salvageable this set is mind you!!

give them a good clean up, brush off any lose rust and hammerite them smooth black - it will make them look much better for £7 + a brush until you decide if your going to invest in modulars or alloys

hammerite is designed to go over rust and the brushstokes smooth out as it dries - if you kerb them or rub them against a rock or tree then they are easy to touch in