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Old 03-13-2009, 01:50 PM
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Painted wheels gloss black
hey guys, i spent the last week trying to get these wheels perfect. they were spraybombed with duplicolor gloss black engine enamel and cleared with duplicolor clear. anyway on to the pics cause i have already spoken too much. lol hope you like them.







i will get better pics soon. i need to borrow my friends camera
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Old 03-13-2009, 01:58 PM
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not bad looks really good! i am going to be doing this as well, what did u do to sand it down?
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Old 03-13-2009, 01:59 PM
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some 320 grit sanding blocks and wetsanded with 2000 grit after painting, then cleared. i had to sand them down like crazy since i had the polished ones. btw thanks!
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So no need for a shop this is an easy do it yourself project?
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Old 03-13-2009, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Need4Speed0to60
So no need for a shop this is an easy do it yourself project?
how good are you spraypainting? if you are good then its not too bad. i still had some fuckups but nothing too major.
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Old 03-13-2009, 02:05 PM
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Looks awesome man
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I think I liked them better polished. Either way, they look great.

Silver is definitely FTW.
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how good are you spraypainting? if you are good then its not too bad. i still had some fuckups but nothing too major.
Just the way my dad taught me when I was little spray side to side and away so no drips or fugly splatters I've tinted my tailights so I would say I'm an average sprayer.
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looks great man. good job
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Originally Posted by Need4Speed0to60
Just the way my dad taught me when I was little spray side to side and away so no drips or fugly splatters I've tinted my tailights so I would say I'm an average sprayer.
then you should be able to do it just fine!
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looks great! but i like them polished more
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Originally Posted by ChevyRockstar
looks great! but i like them polished more
i like them better mostly because my polished ones were all pitted and scratched. and curbed when i let my brother drive my car!

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I think it looks Awesome!
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Originally Posted by BLAZIN07SS
i like them better mostly because my polished ones were all pitted and scratched. and curbed when i let my brother drive my car!

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lol ok after second look i like the black more now lol
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Looks good to me...
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yea looks great btw!
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Looks F'ing sexy!
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looks pretty good.
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looks pretty good. those are goign to chip bad though
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Originally Posted by krazycobalt
looks pretty good. those are goign to chip bad though
with proper paint prep and wetsanding, it wont chip. i have painted a couple cars with spray paint before. they haven't chipped yet
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looks good, you look like my twin just in silver lol
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Welcome to the club. I had mine done at a body shop since I have a friend who works at one and i got my wheels painted on the cheap.
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