Wheelie time! Refinishing my Kosei K1's.

[rampelsauce]

So, I picked up a set of 15" Kosei K1's with some so-so Blizzaks from Mr. Dr. Leadfoot the other day because my E30 desperately needs wheels/tires. They came black plasti-dipped, and I think Im going to go a different direction.. So the process begins of stripping and repainting these wheels for my winter driving pleasure.

So here's how they came in. Dip and everything.


I started hosing them off, and the pressure washer was chewing up the plasti-dip pretty nicely.


Pretty clean for just water.


The comparison shot


Time for some Klean Strip Aircraft stripper. More on that at the end of this post.


After the paint stripper. Notice how the paint isnt even a little stripped.



So I looks like I will be blasting these things down to bare metal so I can put the new finish on them. Anyone have a blast cabinet that will fit 15x7's with aluminum friendly media? Let me know, I will pay for booth time. And before anyone asks, I put on seven heavy coats of stripper and let the wheel sit for 30+ minutes. The paint is still hard as a rock.

Also, a funny thing happened to the left over dip that was on the wheels when I applied the stripper. Turns out Aircraft stripper turns plasti-dip into rock hard, almost impossible to remove shit. Who'd a thunk it?

[240sxguy]

A legitimate powdercoat shop can dip those and strip them for you. They use some horrendously nasty chemicals that can remove that paint.

[rampelsauce]

I did a little poking around on the interwebs and found out Goo Gone and Goof Off kill plasti-dip like a female praying mantis kills the male after mating.

The stuff.


The results.

 

And that took only 5 minutes!  Undip yo whip, kid!

[KaiserRolls]

[Brian.]

Do not powdercoat these. Everyone cracks these after they get powder coated.

[KaiserRolls]

Do not powdercoat these. Everyone cracks these after they get powder coated.

 

thanks obama

[suspenceful]

Do not powdercoat these. Everyone cracks these after they get powder coated.

 

This is true. Kosei's do not stand up well to powdercoat... ask me how I know.

 

I tried sandblasting one of my sets of Kosei's and it didn't want to take paint off either. I ended up just sanding them down and spraying them myself.

[wasnt m3]

Disappointed. Hoping to see video of an e30 doing wheelies. I heard a myth on here a while ago about a local e30 doing wheelies on the street...haha

[KaiserRolls]

^thread needs more e30 wheelies

[rampelsauce]

My E30 will do wheelies when I put these light weight racing JDM spec wheels on it.  Plus Snap Understeer is my tuner, so SHOC power will flow from my car like the mighty Mississippi.  My car won't even move or wheelie, it will in fact be the earth shifting due to the immense amount of torque.  Give me hoosiers, and I will cause the earth to shift far enough toward the sun that Wisconsin will have the same climate as Columbia, also the cocaine.

[jc43089]

I did a little poking around on the interwebs and found out Goo Gone and Goof Off kill plasti-dip like a female praying mantis kills the male after mating.

The stuff.

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The results.

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And that took only 5 minutes!  Undip yo whip, kid!

Don't tell Earl!!

[jc43089]

My E30 will do wheelies when I put these light weight racing JDM spec wheels on it.  Plus Snap Understeer is my tuner, so SHOC power will flow from my car like the mighty Mississippi.  My car won't even move or wheelie, it will in fact be the earth shifting due to the immense amount of torque.  Give me hoosiers, and I will cause the earth to shift far enough toward the sun that Wisconsin will have the same climate as Columbia, also the cocaine.

Puts Chuck Norris to shame yo.

[Brian.]

thanks obama

Fuck you fag.

 

Disappointed. Hoping to see video of an e30 doing wheelies. I heard a myth on here a while ago about a local e30 doing wheelies on the street...haha

 

Truth's aren't myths. Numerous people witnessed it. Dunno why I'd try to lie to impress you guys, hate half of you anyway

[DrLeadFoot]

What color are you going to paint them?  90's Pontiac theme is my vote.  Red on red.

[tsweers89]

Arent you the guy setting up a coating company? Was suppose to be ready like a year ago if i remember correctly. What ever happened with that?

[rampelsauce]

Arent you the guy setting up a coating company? Was suppose to be ready like a year ago if i remember correctly. What ever happened with that?

 

Lost funding, resources, and space.  Shit happens.  

[industrialsized]

just scuff them up good and paint them no need to strip

[DrLeadFoot]

I'm semi-offended that you aren't okay with my 45min spray painting job that gave these rotating wonders their black magic. 

[rampelsauce]

Got in my wheelie spacers! Oh boy! I have some serious scuffing/painting ahead. Hopefully I'll be mounting these bad boys up next weekend.

[The Full Banana]

Nice! I wonder where Dr Leadfoot got these from... I had these same wheels on my e30 back in the day--and those blue caps look familiar.

 

 

...which I got from this car:

[damnboy037]

Fuck Kosei

[rampelsauce]

Fuck Kosei

 

Oh Snap! Pretty harsh breh.

[Earl]

He has broken a few lol

[rampelsauce]

So per Early's suggestion, I ordered a wheel bolt kit for my E30.  Hopefully it will be coming by the end of the week and I can get some more done on the wheels.  All the wheels are stripped but one.  It is stubborn as hell.  Damn you Dr. Leadfoot and your dip/paint/dip!  I think Im going to paint these wheels crazy as they are my winter setups.  

[DrLeadFoot]

So per Early's suggestion, I ordered a wheel bolt kit for my E30.  Hopefully it will be coming by the end of the week and I can get some more done on the wheels.  All the wheels are stripped but one.  It is stubborn as hell.  Damn you Dr. Leadfoot and your dip/paint/dip!  I think Im going to paint these wheels crazy as they are my winter setups.  

 

You should have scooped up that 5 gallons of Elbow Grease that I had in the garage!  Priced to move quick!!

[damnboy037]

Oh Snap! Pretty harsh breh.

Sorry Z, I had to find out the hard way about wheels, so it was all on me & my lack of knowledge. I just don't think it's worth the weight savings, very good looking wheels tho.