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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 11:23 AM
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I had a set of Type-R LCA's for sale, and I figured I would liven them up a little bit.

Materials:
Two LCA's
Two Cans of Paint
-Flat Black
-Gloss Black
One Scotch Brite Pad

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Before Paint and Sanding:
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After Paint:
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The whole process took about an hour and I think the outcome is amazing!


Modified by cw.tech at 3:36 PM 12/12/2006
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 11:24 AM
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how much did you sell them for?

still for sale?
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 11:26 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sixfiveoh &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how much did you sell them for?

still for sale? </TD></TR></TABLE>

50 bux
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 11:33 AM
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&lt;3
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 11:38 AM
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damn..i shouldve did this to mine before I put them on.....eh, maybe I'll do it on a rainy day.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 11:38 AM
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shoulda painted them magenta or turqois.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 11:40 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iH8RICERZ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn..i shouldve did this to mine before I put them on.....eh, maybe I'll do it on a rainy day.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I said the same exact thing haha
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 11:47 AM
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Looks good.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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damn, they didnt have phoenix yellow or championship white i guess...
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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nice job. looks like brand new
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Overkill &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn, they didnt have phoenix yellow or championship white i guess...</TD></TR></TABLE>

haha! no. this is just some paint I had recently purchased to paint a set of wheels.

I sold the wheels though.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 01:40 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FourMotion &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nice job. looks like brand new</TD></TR></TABLE>

x2
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DUFFM4N &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

x2 </TD></TR></TABLE>
Thanks!

*pats self on the back*
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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looks new.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 08:44 PM
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Will it hold up? I did these and it chipped in a couple places.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 08:49 PM
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looks good
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by get^bent &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks good </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 09:32 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fizix_skate &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Will it hold up? I did these and it chipped in a couple places.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah. thats why you spray multiple coats. They have about 5 coats of gloss.
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