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Location: Chicago (Glenview, IL)
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I'm the original poster and I haven't been back to this thread in a long time. It's great to see that it got some traction and others have found this helpful!

It's been over 5 years since I did this, and my wheels have held up great. That said, my car doesn't get exposed to a lot of harsh conditions. I do a fair amount of weekend driving during the summer months, and once a year I do a 2 day touring/rally event - about 250 miles with some pretty aggressive driving on back roads. I've picked up some rock chips on my hood, but nothing on the wheels. I don't drive the car in the winter, so they have never been exposed to salt or anything like that, and they have never been through an automatic carwash.

Looking back at my original post, I had some questions whether or not I used the right paint, but I ended up using on clear coat on them and they have held up beautifully. Any of the concerns that others expressed about adhesion, etc. don't seem to be an issue. They look like the day I did them.
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Past - '83 911 SC Cab - '95 993 Carrera 4 - '86 930 Turbo - '04 996 C4S - '88 930 Turbo
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