OEM Sasquatch Wheels Painted Bronze

[Narhode]

Happy with how it turned out... matches Ford bronze badges too.

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[Chrome_Pony]

Powder coat? Looks great.

 

[foreWard]

I have thought about do this for a while. Or at least the wheel bronze and ring black or just the ring bronze.....

Looks nice!

 

[Buck N Bronc]

Damn that looks good!

 

[mikeeshim]

Never even thought about this but wow, those are stunning!

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Happy with how it turned out... matches Ford bronze badges too.

Your Bronco is looking awesome, we love the wheels

 

[Dave42]

Looks really good. Did you take them to a bodyshop, or are you good with paint? If a bodyshop, how much did it cost? (if you don't mind sharing). I've had several 3/4 ton pickups over the years with steel wheels that I wished the rims matched the body, but the potential cost scared me away.

 

[Narhode]

Powder coat? Looks great.

Nope, lots of prep and sprayed with a gun. My rings do their job and get bashed up a decent amount on the trail, this way I can touch them up when needed. My fear with powder was not being able to do that.

 

[Narhode]

Looks really good. Did you take them to a bodyshop, or are you good with paint? If a bodyshop, how much did it cost? (if you don't mind sharing). I've had several 3/4 ton pickups over the years with steel wheels that I wished the rims matched the body, but the potential cost scared me away.

I did it in my garage myself. I wouldnt consider myself a pro by any means with paint, but the satin was very forgiving. Ive heard its all in the prep, so I fastidiously cleaned, scuffed with red scotchbrite, recleaned, then 4 coats of satin paint, and 3 coats of satin clear. Time will tell how it holds up, but besides 10ish hours of work it was very cheap.

 

[Dave42]

Yea, that's the big hesitation doing something like that with the Bronco - keeping that paint looking good after getting bashed & scraped by rocks, tree-roots, logs, stumps etc. on narrow trails. My 3/4 tons never went any further offroad than a gravel pit or woodlot.
Looks like from the photos you didn't dismount the tires.

 

[Narhode]

Yea, that's the big hesitation doing something like that with the Bronco - keeping that paint looking good after getting bashed & scraped by rocks, tree-roots, logs, stumps etc. on narrow trails. My 3/4 tons never went any further offroad than a gravel pit or woodlot.
Looks like from the photos you didn't dismount the tires.

I did not dismount tires, the bash rings actually make masking off very easy. I just removed the bash rings and masked the wheel where the rings mount.

 

[Scott R Nelson]

I am not usually a fan of repainted wheels, but those look good to me. I find it especially interesting that you did not have to take the tires off first.

Nice job.

 

[Cux211]

I have thought about do this for a while. Or at least the wheel bronze and ring black or just the ring bronze.....

Looks nice!

 

[Bronco21fan]

Happy with how it turned out... matches Ford bronze badges too.

Those came out amazing great job

 

[Redcobra]

I did it in my garage myself. I wouldnt consider myself a pro by any means with paint, but the satin was very forgiving. Ive heard its all in the prep, so I fastidiously cleaned, scuffed with red scotchbrite, recleaned, then 4 coats of satin paint, and 3 coats of satin clear. Time will tell how it holds up, but besides 10ish hours of work it was very cheap.

[/hQUOTE] has anyone blasted the black off and polished and clear coated the aluminum?? That I would love to try!

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