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Old Oct 31, 2004, 08:38 AM
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Painted stock wheels this weekend.
And i think they turned out awesome.

http://img56.exs.cx/img56/696/angle2.jpg
http://img56.exs.cx/img56/6905/angle3.jpg
http://img56.exs.cx/img56/7927/angle4.jpg
http://img56.exs.cx/img56/1921/angle6.jpg
http://img56.exs.cx/img56/397/side9.jpg

and a close up to show the shine and finish of the paint

http://img56.exs.cx/img56/134/closeup2.jpg

4 coats of duplicolor gunmetal wheel paint and 3 coats of clear.






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Old Oct 31, 2004, 08:42 AM
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looks really good - - how long did it take you?
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Old Oct 31, 2004, 08:44 AM
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looks awesome
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Old Oct 31, 2004, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by burningmoney97
looks really good - - how long did it take you?
I did the 4 coats of gunmetal in the span of 2-3 hours on saturday..let everything dry overnight and did the clear today..I didn't get started till like 4pm otherwise I probably could have done the whole thing in a day.
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Old Oct 31, 2004, 09:40 AM
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whoa, evom/SA crossposting action! I said looks nice on AI (I'm neckbeard) now like I said there, do something with those taillights
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AWESOME!!! How many cans of paint and clear coats did you need and how much were they?
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how did u prep wheels?.....did you have tires taken off?
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Originally Posted by highenuff14
AWESOME!!! How many cans of paint and clear coats did you need and how much were they?
I used 4 cans of duplicolor wheel spraypaint, gunmetal color, put 4 coats on each wheel of that. 2 cans of duplicolor clear coat, 3 coats of that. $4.50/can
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Originally Posted by ASTROEVO
how did u prep wheels?.....did you have tires taken off?
Didn't take tires off no. I masked everything off with masking tape. Cleaned rims with soap and water, then with simple green.
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What color is that? Nice work.
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Old Oct 31, 2004, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by mattfl
Didn't take tires off no. I masked everything off with masking tape. Cleaned rims with soap and water, then with simple green.
IMO you should of wet sanded em with 800 grit
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Nice... good work!
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For stock rims they are definitely looking the part. Nice finish for a rattle can too. Best wishes getting that paint to stay stuck to the clearcoat for the long run.
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Old Oct 31, 2004, 12:12 PM
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Might want to have your balance checked out now. The paint might throw your weights off and cause uneven wear.
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Looks nice, but you should have taken the wheel weights off and had tape weights put on because once you rebalance, they will pull the outside weight and you will need to repaint the void spot.
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