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Wheel freshening part 2
Last summer I posted some pics of my 930 wheels that I "freshened" a bit.
I painted the black centers body color with base, clearcoat. I noticed that there are no Porsche crest centers available for the BBS wheels so I undertook a bit of a project. The stock BBS plastic logo just pops out of the center cap. The opening is 2 3/4 inches diameter, so i ordered some aluminum stock 2 3/4", cut it to 1/4' thickness, drilled and counter sunk the center for a retainer screw. Then I sanded with increasing number, eventually using 1000 wet dry paper. Then I used 2 types of polish compound on a random orbit buffer. I ordered 4 Porsche crest logo's These were attached with their sticky backing. I then used a 2 part clear epoxy resin designed for outdoor use and layered about 3/16" on the new cap. This holds the logo crest in position with additonal strength. Once this is totally set up for 3 or 4 days, the whole center cap assembly will get fresh clearcoat. The new cap insert is removable and the BBS logo can easily be re-installed.. I will post more pics when the snow melts and I can get the "beast" outdoors... I have included pictures..... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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