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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 02:05 PM
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painting rims

would like to know what kind of spray paint to use on some wheels, and would like to know whats the color of the spirit r fd color wheels are?
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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Powdercoat?
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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im not tryin to powdercoat... it weighs your rims more, plus one of the Fd's i had b4 the guy spray painted the rims and it came out great and didnt get any scratches, even throw the car wash
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 08:14 PM
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try duplicolor wheel coatin. I used their clear coat, works great.
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 11:18 PM
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try duplicolor wheel coatin. I used their clear coat, works great.


yea i think that was the company that guy told me he did it with.... i wonder if they have the spirit R rim color?
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by T88Rx7
yea i think that was the company that guy told me he did it with.... i wonder if they have the spirit R rim color?

You could try a silver/polished undercoat and do gunmetal on top of it. Might come out like the Spirit R's. They have both colors for the dupli-color wheel paint. Might work.
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