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FatherProphet
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Joined: January 02, 2005
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Location: Stanford KY
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 Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 11:44 pm Post subject: BBT Sprintstars are peeling? |
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Hello...I have some brand new Sprintstars by BBT that I just pulled out of the boxes and mounted on my Beetle about three weeks ago...they are starting to peel and flake and I was wondering if anyone else had this problem? I did an Internet search and could not find any other mention of this problem...
I guess I'll have to blast and repaint them  |
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Canadian VW
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Joined: August 24, 2007
Posts: 220
Location: Ontario Canada
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| I had this happened to me years ago with some chrome wire wheels. Worst feeling in the world.... |
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Critter1
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Location: Sacramento
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Bad prep before they laid down the black. That sucks.
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hitest
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Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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Your misfortune is a terrific warning for anyone thinking of running those! Thanks for the heads up. I'm close to choosing those for my DC project- and now I know they need to be immediately blasted and PC'd prior to mounting.
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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smitty24
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Location: Salem, Oregon
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Sorry for your issues...I also have the BBT sprints as of 1 year now. Mine are also pealing in a few spots. Best thing to do (that they don't tell people) is that you NEED to strip these and refinish when you buy them. BBT states they are powdercoated but I personally think they are more of an aluminum spraypaint. This stuff chips off so easy, I feel like I am touching up spots all the time. I think they are great wheels...just need a lot of extra work to rock them for daily driving status. I just got around to repainting mine a couple months back...followed by a 3 clearcoats.
These wheels are made in China and have the same crappy clearcoat that is put on the repro BRMs etc. |
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