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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 03:15 PM
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When i was getting tires mounted teh tire place fuged up my rims so i just painted them:
one of them them got messed up cuz the wind blew the index card on the rim while still wet. Can you tell which one is messed up?

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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 03:24 PM
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Looking good..
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 03:31 PM
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bottom rim.
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 03:32 PM
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1st one
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:10 PM
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damn, learn how to take pics man, that 2nd pic is hella blurry you have a G3 too...
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:14 PM
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damn..that looks really good
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:16 PM
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Good work on the paint job They look sexy!
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:19 PM
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i cant tell...but they look hella good yo!
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:20 PM
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sweet... loving the sp00m calipers!
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:27 PM
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how about a little diy on how you painted them??

they turned out pretty damm good
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:32 PM
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nice and shiny
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:44 PM
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What kind of paint did u use?
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:52 PM
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Sweet good job
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 04:52 PM
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1st rim on your 2 o'clock spoke
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 05:36 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95sihb &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">1st rim on your 2 o'clock spoke</TD></TR></TABLE>

yup first rim, but not at that spot
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 06:12 PM
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nice paint work! I can't tell

post a shot of the whole car!
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 06:15 PM
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badass pics nice calipers
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 06:42 PM
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my guess...



good job on the rims
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 06:58 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by THE_HX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sweet... loving the sp00m calipers! </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 07:35 PM
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i bet he used duplicolor wheel paint. thats what i used on my hx wheels, but i left the lip polished.
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 08:12 PM
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looks hella good. does anyone ever have problems with the paint flaking off? or is it pretty strong against rocks and stuff?
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 08:15 PM
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1st picture on your 3 o' clock spoke
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 08:21 PM
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 08:21 PM
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that's what you called mess up?



this is owned YO!

actually it's not, i put a layer of mentholatum on the tire and on the back of the rims.
I wrap off the paint with a cloth
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 08:44 PM
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Looks very familiar...

I used Dupli-Color Gunmetal Wheel paint from autozone...

Step 1) Sand the wheel down as much as you can, then use some degreaser to clean and remove any grease oil and grime


Step 2) Paint away, one thin layer at a time, and as many layers as you want


Step 3) Let em DRY
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