I bought this set of Geminis off of @Spac a few months ago. I've been waiting for the tyres on the 740 to wear out before restoring them, lest I be tempted to buy new tyres before I really need them.
Geminis are silver from the factory, but these had been painted white. Not bad, but it doesn't go well with a silver 740. I thought about saving them for the blue 244, but decided I'd rather the larger wheels on the car that could actually benefit from them.
I spent about 5 hours getting them clean, and then I wet-sanded them with 180 grit to remove the topcoat and many of the smaller scratches. I filled some of the gutter rash with body filler, and primed the wheels with acrylic primer.
Next I sprayed an Aluminium metallic acrylic.
They are resting for the time being. If the weather is good this weekend I will put a clear coat lacquer on them.
One of the wheels still has some gutter rash that I managed to miss :-( so I think I will sand it back and fill the gutter rash then re-do it.
There is also a fifth wheel that I have not yet painted.
