Perhaps the car's most obvious flaw was it's scared and pockmarked front bumper cover. As you may well expect, I wanted a flawless finish that matches the rest of the car as closely as possible so I had the professionals at the local "good" body shop do the painting.
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With the Boxster on blocks to aid in removing and reinstalling the bumper cover it seemed a good time to address issues with the wheels and tires.
Although the front tires were in pretty good shape the rears were worn out so it seemed a good idea to refinish the rear wheels before mounting new tires.
The wheel's chrome faces weren't bad but the inside surfaces were badly corroded. It took LOTS of time to sand away the corrosion and smooth them to my satisfaction.
While I was at it I removed the brake rotors and sandblasted (with my cheap "blast from a bucket" kit) and painted the rotor "hats". Looks much better now.
The wheel's center caps were looking pretty rough too.
So I dissembled..
sand blasted...
and power coated them (with my Eastwood diy kit)
Shiny black beats flaky chrome any day.
While the tools were out I also sand blasted..
And powder coated the lug bolts...
All back together, new tires mounted, and brakes bled. Much better!