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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:31 PM
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well i was off from work today, and figured why not. bought these wheels for pretty cheap with the meats on em already. they are a little rough but this was just to give them a new look. only got 2 done and the good pics are on my camera didnt feel like uploading them, so these pics are from my phone. here goes.

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im going to finish the other two tomorrow, let them dry and mount them back up on wed.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:33 PM
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fawk thats a good job

How did you get that anodized look on the lip?
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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you probably should have takin the weight off the rim and had them rebalanced with the weights that dont go on the lip
but other then that it looks coo
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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DAYUM!!!! that looks like sparco now, without the dish of course....
good job!!
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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nice
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:42 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iPnTegRa &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">fawk thats a good job

How did you get that anodized look on the lip?</TD></TR></TABLE>

duplicolor metalcast its called. you can get it at autozone.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:43 PM
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:47 PM
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write up on how did u do this!.. the red lip looks nice and shinny
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:50 PM
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now pics with them on the car
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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ok its late(2am) ill take more pics when i finish tomorrow and do the write up also. like i said all the pics i took through out the day are on the camera.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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yeah...you did a good job man...
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 10:40 PM
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Darrin, they look damn nice.... now come on up to Roch and hangout, KOC.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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Looks good, how much did you spend?
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 10:46 PM
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 10:46 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boraVr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok its late(2am) ill take more pics when i finish tomorrow and do the write up also. like i said all the pics i took through out the day are on the camera.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I've seen the stuff I had doubts it would come out that good.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 10:47 PM
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nice job

how's the metalcast finish? does it look like it could come off easy?
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 10:54 PM
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 11:03 PM
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Nice, I wanna see em on the car now!
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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wow, looks good.

i'm impressed.
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 03:51 AM
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thanks for all the responses. im not to sure about the metalcast, it looks solid. im going to clear the whole wheel tonight and that should seal it all it. total cost for 7 cans on paint(2-black, 2-clear, 2-metalcast 1-metalcast ground coat) and sand paper(all from autozone) was like $45.
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 04:42 AM
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 04:47 AM
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painted outer lip weights FTL. That DIY job looks good though.
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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had school all day today. got home and finished the last 2 wheels. im letting everything dry over night, plus its raining, and im going to put them back on the car after work tomorow and take some pics.
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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nice
looks way better than before
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 07:38 PM
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looks good, im proud that you did someting with live.
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