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Old 05-10-2007 | 04:49 PM
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i dunno. its your car man. i try not to be to judgmental....
but blue just really doesnt work for a rim.
Old 05-10-2007 | 04:53 PM
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Old 05-10-2007 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Maccoy316
ya I did mine the other day because I was bored and needed something to do until I got my rims. So for now this is what I'm rollin with, lmao.



Here's another picture from different angle.

WOAH dude. I'm sorry but WAY overdone. Thats cool that you wanted to match em to your stripes but..... Just take em off and paint em a different color.

Mini update on the Chevy Emblem.


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Old 05-10-2007 | 05:18 PM
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K now that ^^ is lookin pretty damn good.

im interested to see your final pics.
Old 05-10-2007 | 05:20 PM
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K now that ^^ is lookin pretty damn good.

im interested to see your final pics.
We're about to clear coat on of them, I'll post some pics when its dry.
Old 05-10-2007 | 08:02 PM
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damn didn't think I'd get alot of **** for some PLASTIC covers. Like I said they're just there until I get my rims, thought I'd have fun with it. Not like I can't take them off in 2 minutes. ya know? But I'm glad it got some laughs.
Old 05-10-2007 | 08:17 PM
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We have one finished! This one had about 5 coats of black and 2 coats of clear. I think it turned out pretty nice.





Me and my brother should be finished and have all of them on my car by tonight. I'll take tons of pics!

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Old 05-10-2007 | 08:18 PM
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some kid did that with his cobalt it looks like ****
Old 05-10-2007 | 08:19 PM
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AHEM *points at pics above*
Old 05-10-2007 | 08:27 PM
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Wow, looks really nice. You did a good job! Hope the other 3 turn out that well
Old 05-10-2007 | 11:34 PM
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hahahahahahaha, what the hell has this site become... Its a "RICEMARE"
Old 05-10-2007 | 11:36 PM
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hahahahahahaha, what the hell has this site become... Its a "RICEMARE"
stupid comment, just cause you dont like it dosnt mean its rice

Rice is a stupid overused term anyways
Old 05-10-2007 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Maccoy316
ya I did mine the other day because I was bored and needed something to do until I got my rims. So for now this is what I'm rollin with, lmao.



Here's another picture from different angle.

Dude...the Ringling Brothers clowns called...they want their car back ....

(Everyone calm down here, it's a just a joke.... to each their own ...as long as you like it, it's cool)
Old 05-10-2007 | 11:44 PM
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suprised me. doesnt look too bad. lets see it on the balt!
Old 05-11-2007 | 12:03 AM
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They look better than I expected so good job. Is the paint you used some kind of metallic or sparkle paint because it looks different than regular black. I also recomend putting on like another 3-5 coats of clear because it will help to keep them from chipping. Can't wait to see the on car pics.
Old 05-11-2007 | 12:23 AM
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They look better than I expected so good job. Is the paint you used some kind of metallic or sparkle paint because it looks different than regular black. I also recomend putting on like another 3-5 coats of clear because it will help to keep them from chipping. Can't wait to see the on car pics.
Yup Metallic Black. The 2 coats I put on were pretty heavy so I'm not worried about them chipping.

Just finished painting the bowties on the other 3 and they're waiting to be clear coated. 2 of em turned out really good and the other not so much. Its fine though, its not really noticable unless you shine DIRECT light on to it. PICS ARE COMING! BE PATIENT!
Old 05-11-2007 | 12:34 AM
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damn didn't think I'd get alot of **** for some PLASTIC covers. Like I said they're just there until I get my rims, thought I'd have fun with it. Not like I can't take them off in 2 minutes. ya know? But I'm glad it got some laughs.
lol i can see the humor in it... i actaully thought it was ******* halarious, and could tell that it was not somthing that you planed on keeping... anamolous you made me laugh so hard w/ that smurf comment
Old 05-11-2007 | 12:52 AM
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is this thread for real?
Old 05-11-2007 | 12:53 AM
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that looks really good for hubcaps!
Old 05-11-2007 | 03:10 AM
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lol i can see the humor in it... i actaully thought it was ******* halarious, and could tell that it was not somthing that you planed on keeping... anamolous you made me laugh so hard w/ that smurf comment
Oh he painted those as a joke? HAHA! Thats ******* awesome! **** I'd roll with smurf hub caps if I had rims coming in the mail.

Anyways all of the caps are 100% done! Now what should I do?

Wait till tomorrow and give the 'Balt a nice bath before I put em on.

OR

Put em on now and wash my car in a week? (paint needs to cure)

I couldn't resist I had to put em on.







I think some daylight pics will do them better justice. I need to give my tires a good scrubbing too.

So....

Opinions on the finished product?

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Old 05-11-2007 | 03:36 AM
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Hey man good job.. I that looks better than stock.. To be honest it looks a lot better than i thought they would.. Im impressed...
Old 05-11-2007 | 03:36 AM
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That actually doesn't look too bad.
Old 05-11-2007 | 03:53 AM
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dude...that seriously looks nice as hell...the only thing im not diggin is the drum brake...but the sad part is i just ordered a set of rims and i got drums on the back too...so now ill be forced to look at my drums

you n me should get the rust off those drums n polish em or someting...anythng to make it look nicer

seriously tho...your hubcaps are amazing
Old 05-11-2007 | 03:59 AM
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So far they look good. Get thoose tires clean and some tire shine and it may look even better.
Old 05-11-2007 | 05:29 AM
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Yes they look very good, I didn't feel like taking all the time to do that. I just wanted something that will make my car stick out for a little bit. And yes those are coming off soon anyways. lol. Plus draw too much attention to me, I just put on my 5% tint all the way around, so I'm sure the cops wont have a problem spotting me. Good thing I work with some of them. But thanks for the comments, specially those that didn't take me seriously. Laters.



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