Painted my wheels, see what you guys think

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Nov 2, 2004 | 01:17 PM

drunkin_idiot

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Painted my wheels, see what you guys think

Keep in mind my car is a little dirty the desert gets dusty and when it rains it makes car very dirty. I used duplicolor gunmetal grey with metal flake and some clear coat.I thought it turned out pretty good. I painted all but the outside lip of the rim. Tell me what you guys think.

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Nov 2, 2004 | 01:20 PM

vaughnc

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Nov 2, 2004 | 01:26 PM

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ME rikey veryy Much.. BUT I think if you painted that part black it may have meshed with the car a little better.. Good job!

Nov 2, 2004 | 01:31 PM

cwsttu

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looks great man!!!

Nov 2, 2004 | 02:05 PM

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the job its good, i just like that style of wheel a whole lot

Nov 2, 2004 | 02:44 PM

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From: Rutgers

looks nice......

Nov 2, 2004 | 03:21 PM

jon88se

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Nice...it would look even better if the outer lip matched. If you can mask off the tires well, you can clean the lip and spray it all on the car.

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Nov 2, 2004 | 03:34 PM

jg1bad10th

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From: Johnson city Tenn

very nice job.I might try that on my 10th rims.

Nov 3, 2004 | 10:12 AM

drunkin_idiot

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jon88se

Nice...it would look even better if the outer lip matched. If you can mask off the tires well, you can clean the lip and spray it all on the car.

Thanks everyone for the good replies.
And Jon88se, I painted it like this for a reason, IMO I think it looks better like this.

Nov 3, 2004 | 10:17 AM

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YearsOfDecay

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I like the outer lip in aluminum as well!!!

good job...

Nov 3, 2004 | 10:21 AM

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gooooooooooooooooooooooood joooooooooob

now all you need to do is paint the rest of the car

Nov 3, 2004 | 12:19 PM

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drunkin_idiot

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Quote:

Originally Posted by assman20a

gooooooooooooooooooooooood joooooooooob

now all you need to do is paint the rest of the car

LOL, Im working on it.

Nov 3, 2004 | 12:38 PM

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quality paint job man, just pray nothing gets scraped.

Nov 3, 2004 | 12:52 PM

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Wow, it looks great. Good job!

Nov 3, 2004 | 01:33 PM

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wow that turned out a great

Nov 3, 2004 | 02:55 PM

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jon88se

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Quote:

Originally Posted by drunkin_idiot

Thanks everyone for the good replies.
And Jon88se, I painted it like this for a reason, IMO I think it looks better like this.

I know - just a difference of opinion thats all. Good job though, the finish looks nice and a lot of people have had good results with these wheel paints.

Nov 3, 2004 | 04:14 PM

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looks nice, what kind of prep. did you do to the wheels before hand?

Nov 3, 2004 | 05:54 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cds00bsmg

looks nice, what kind of prep. did you do to the wheels before hand?

Same question. How much money, time, and work goes into painting rims?

Nov 3, 2004 | 06:02 PM

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looks good man, realy looks like they came that way stock almost.

Nov 3, 2004 | 09:21 PM

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drunkin_idiot

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 87masonrx7

Same question. How much money, time, and work goes into painting rims?

I took each wheel off individualy, then I washed it as good as I could. I got some really fine grit sand paper, then taped of the lip with that blue masking tape ****. Put about 5-6 coats of the GM Grey, then 5-6 coats of clear. It ran me around $18 for everything, and I think it turned out pretty good fro the money.

Nov 3, 2004 | 09:54 PM

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looks kinda like the knight rider wheel on kitt.

Nov 3, 2004 | 11:05 PM

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is it possible to sand blast the rims without destroying them?

Nov 3, 2004 | 11:07 PM

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Nov 3, 2004 | 11:38 PM

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Nov 4, 2004 | 02:49 AM

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From: washington

Whoa those look great. I don't even like that style wheel normally, but I think it looks really good, especially with the silver lip. And I also think it contrasts nicely with the rest of the car's color. Nicely done.

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