So if you are like my father, you think that the right wheels can make up for any amount of body damage.
Considering we are all in love with 20+ year old cars that have a following (but not large enough of a following that OEM panels are still produced), body damage is something we all live with.
But that doesn't have to be true for the crusty, dim, grungy, flaking, peeling, road-rashed, beat up, scuffed, chipped, or ugly wheels that we put on our beloved Corollas. And besides the cost of a few materials, which can be cheap depending on how hard/easy or long/short you want the job to be, it is something that can be accomplished on all of us no matter what stage of our build.
So pulling straight from our own AE86-Scene sites comes two extremely well written articles showing how a little elbow grease and wrist strain can produce some seriously envy-inducing results.
The first article was written by Dorikaze.ca's own Loki440, and is titled, Loki's Guide to Polish and Paint your Wheels. The guide is well written, with enough pictures and explanations given to help you through, and the finished product is an incredible refresh, making the original picture look like a washed out old Polaroid.
The second article is a doozy. The article was written by Club4AG's Jeonsah, and, while beginning the thread in an arrogant tone about Club4AG's "coolness," the result of his long and arduous labor, in my opinion, definitely gives him the right. The article, Club4AG's Own DIY Wheel Restoration!, is a long, intense, labor of love on the part of the member. The amount of time and effort that went in to such a project is nothing short of mind numbing, I mean, honestly... the guy spent 40 long hours working on those wheels! And the way they look in the end shows that it was worth every second. And considering he did it with the tried and true ol' Supra wheels gives him a +1 in the Corolla Good Book.
I am planning to undertake a similar project with my Corolla's factory alloys very, very soon. So expect it in the near future.
Have a good evening,
SlowTEC
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