"new" shoes

[sandm]

bought this boat a year ago and prior owner seemed to struggle with curbs. 3 of the 5 were trashed. looking at 1200 for new rims and i needed to replace the rubber so i decided to go a different route.
powdercoated them from a local shop for 500 and they mounted and balanced new rubber saving me another 150 as well.
basic but pretty happy with the results.
well see how long the coating lasts....
theyre still a little dirty from the lube they use to mount the tires but clean up nicely....
old and new
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200306/7cb9fdedd1a99a63d22db8b2f3473551.jpg
both new
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200306/756ecb28fd5b75c89c6d0542f2a25a68.jpg

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[RC_Hinojosa]

Those look great! Simple, clean design...matte black finish [emoji7]

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[996scott]

Nice look!

[bergermaister]

Nice update. I've seen the guys at the gas station with the blacked out Silverado towing the blacked out Bu with matching moto metal 'shoes' on all of them.

I'm curious what your load rating (and boat weight) is with the 18's. I have fairly new tires and have had at least one blow out consistently the last few summers, always on the rear axle. I have to go to a larger wheel for a heavier tire so I might consider some better shoes while I'm at it.

[Branden967]

Looks sharp! I like it.

[Isaguel]

Man, powdercoating really dresses those rims up. Looks good. Helps that you had pretty decent rim design to begin with. I have basic steel rims, not much can be done with those.:(

[haknslash]

Looks good!

[larry_arizona]

Big improvement [emoji106]


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[DFTR Josh]

Looks much better! With the inner rim shinning again don't skip it on your cleaning process. For some reason people get offened when they show me their stuff and I point out how the wheels could look so much better. I just did a Mercedes and now have to get a new tool, they were so dirty it trashed my brush. I just got another pic from a client and asked if his wheels were matte finish, nope just DIRTY.

[sandm]

I'm curious what your load rating (and boat weight) is with the 18's. I have fairly new tires and have had at least one blow out consistently the last few summers, always on the rear axle. I have to go to a larger wheel for a heavier tire so I might consider some better shoes while I'm at it.

keep in mind not apples to apples as they were built 5 years apart and for different vendors BUT we both have dual axle boatmates. see this thread comparing mine on 18's and hak's on 14's. both boats are fairly close in base weight and his axles are rated for more than mine but the big surprise to me was that his tires are rated to handle more on the trailer than mine. keep that in mind when looking for larger rims.

https://forum.moomba.com/showthread.php?34844-Makai-Trailer&p=349932#post349932

[parrothd]

keep in mind not apples to apples as they were built 5 years apart and for different vendors BUT we both have dual axle boatmates. see this thread comparing mine on 18's and hak's on 14's. both boats are fairly close in base weight and his axles are rated for more than mine but the big surprise to me was that his tires are rated to handle more on the trailer than mine. keep that in mind when looking for larger rims.

https://forum.moomba.com/showthread.php?34844-Makai-Trailer&p=349932#post349932


Try plasti dip spray next time, I used it on my truck rims and lasted about 5 years..$5...

[Branden967]

Try plasti dip spray next time, I used it on my truck rims and lasted about 5 years..$5...

I did the same thing, loved it. Cheap quick and easy, just put it on really thick and with a bunch of coats.

[sandm]

Try plasti dip spray next time, I used it on my truck rims and lasted about 5 years..$5...

if you would have seen the gouging and curb rash that these had going on you would have given up the plastidip idea. I've used that stuff and works good when you have a solid surface to start with. one of the rims had rash around every edge of the lip. took them an hour on the cnc machine and 4 passes to get it back to a defined lip again. if you measure diameter that rim is missing 1/8 inch compared to the one in the pic that had almost no rash. that one was the spare.

[mmandley]

They look good bro, I bought all new tires on the trailer when we moved from OR to ATL in 16 and after that the boat has seen about 10 miles on them. If i do decide to tow it someplace more then to my local shop ill have to buy new tires again LOL

[bergermaister]

What - Mike Mandley makes a come back?! Where you been man...

[mmandley]

What - Mike Mandley makes a come back?! Where you been man...

Just working traveling living the Dream.

[sandm]

What - Mike Mandley makes a come back?! Where you been man...

saw this and thought the same. figured he forgot his password and gave up :)

[mmandley]

saw this and thought the same. figured he forgot his password and gave up :)

I never forgot my home, just was gone a spell.

Trying to refocus time to my main passion

[rdlangston13]

Looks much better! With the inner rim shinning again don't skip it on your cleaning process. For some reason people get offened when they show me their stuff and I point out how the wheels could look so much better. I just did a Mercedes and now have to get a new tool, they were so dirty it trashed my brush. I just got another pic from a client and asked if his wheels were matte finish, nope just DIRTY.

what do you use to clean rims? I found that my micro fiber rag can take like 30 minutes per rim and it doesn't even get into the small creveces that well. I just don't have time for that.

[DFTR Josh]

what do you use to clean rims? I found that my micro fiber rag can take like 30 minutes per rim and it doesn't even get into the small creveces that well. I just don't have time for that.
Few sizes of soft brissle brushes, long cone shape to get the inner rim. 30 min sounds about right if I'm going into detail, I charge a LOT for dirty rims if they want them to look like day 1. Thick baked on break dust, just walk away, LOL.