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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 12:23 AM
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does anyone know how i can do this myself??? is there special paint? or procedures?
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 10:39 AM
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get some brake parts cleaner...primer and wheel paint..(some paints don't need priming.)

clean the wheel througly w/the parts cleaner..scuff up the wheel w/some sandpaper..spray it w/primer (several light coats.) then follow up w/the wheel paint. (light coats as well.)

Duplicolor makes some wheel paint, just don't get the multicolor rainbow ****..I would go w/the gunmetal paint, it looks damn good.

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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 05:57 AM
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check int ogetting them powdercoated, i had my wheels painted for a while, it looked good until the stones started hitting them, then there was small chips everywhere.

powder coating is 100X stronger then paint, i havent had any issues since getting them powdercoated excpet some minro curb rash from a snaeky curb in Ontario Canadas north... ahh well im the only one that can see it...

it was cheap to get my wheels powdercoated, i think it worked out to be around $35/wheel CDN preped and coated gloss black. I dont know what normal prices are... look around your local area, check hot rod shops, they will know where to go.
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 08:28 AM
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yes, powdercoating is much better, that is my next step..
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