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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 10:26 PM
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Painted my wheels

[pretty easy, cheap job and the came out better than i expected. sorry for the crappy pics ill get better ones tomorrow



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Old Aug 9, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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Old Aug 9, 2006 | 11:28 AM
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Turned out good.
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Old Aug 9, 2006 | 11:45 AM
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looks real good
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Old Aug 9, 2006 | 02:09 PM
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That spray on wheel paint actually is a decent product for a rattle can.

I don't care for the black wheels, but turned out good nonetheless.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 12:08 AM
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Duplicolor is the ****, i used Bronze on my Enkeis.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 12:37 AM
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yea it really is, i really wasnt expecting it to come out so nicely, i did 3 layers of black and 2 clearcoats. Hopefully it will hold up well and wont chip
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 01:24 AM
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I painted my mother-in-laws wheels on a subaru she bought that were flaking. I used the dupli-color silver, put about 4 or 5 coats on. It's been a year or so...they still look good and amazingly, it looks stock as well.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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that looks really good. i would add a R1 lip, that would finish the look- in my opinion.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 02:45 PM
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i used to have a lip but after i lowered my car it sat about an inch or 2 off the ground and just got destroyed so i took it off...i really liked it but i didnt know what kind it was, i got my 99 spec bumper for free from a friend and the lip was on it..heres a pic

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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:37 PM
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came out amazing. im thinking about doing that to mine.....
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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looks so good... too bad im gonna go the polished route with my bbs
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 04:23 AM
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Thumbs up

ah yes i used to be in the black stockers club 'till I find mazdaspeed wheel. Its a good look.
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 11:26 PM
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Hey man if u need any help let me know

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came out amazing. im thinking about doing that to mine.....
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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Hey man if u need any help let me know
lol we should all get together and have one big wheel painting party, lol i wana paint mine black too, n seeing as my blue 89 gtu lives right down the street and sold his gtu to me, it sould be fun
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 09:05 PM
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They look damn good.

Im thinking about doing my wheels in about 2 weeks.

Did you paint the inner part of the wheels as well?
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 10:24 PM
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inner as in the other side? no i didnt, and hell yea we should have a wheel painting party, come down with my blue 89 this saturday and we can have a wheel painting, boost gauge installing party, then roll down to nopi together hahaha
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 11:08 PM
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ahaha... im still on the fence as if to paint them or not... i will be going wit you to nopi tho. i got the ok and i hope the boost gauge will come by saturday
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 07:13 PM
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haha i wish i could but im still outa town, ill be back the 1st of sept tho. and i wish i could have the privlage of saying im gona install a boost guage, but ahem.... no turbo... lol.
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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haha thats cool, well if anyone needs help or has any questions let me know
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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haha thats cool, well if anyone needs help or has any questions let me know

Yeah, what kind of spray did you use? I mean what brand?

I want that exact gloss, nothing flatter or glossier, that color and shine is perfect.
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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and how many cans did you go through?
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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i used one can of dupli color black, it was just barely enough, then i did 2 layers of a dupli color clearcoat
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Rufio
i used one can of dupli color black, it was just barely enough, then i did 2 layers of a dupli color clearcoat

O ok, ill prob get 3 cans of color, 2 cans of clear.

So i just look for dupli color black?? Theres no gloss black, super gloss black, flat black, you just got "black"??
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 08:13 PM
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yea its indicated by the color of the cap, so get one with a black top and one with a clear top
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