Painted the rims!
Aug 29, 2011 | 11:39 AM
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Le Mans Master
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Painted the rims!
CENTERLINE METEOR
BEFORE
AFTER
Aug 29, 2011 | 11:44 AM
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Let's see a pic of the whole car!
Aug 29, 2011 | 12:11 PM
Racer
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Aug 29, 2011 | 12:14 PM
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Black rim paint and a splash of red
Aug 29, 2011 | 12:44 PM
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WOW
Aug 29, 2011 | 12:51 PM
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Nice work; they look much better after you painted them.
Aug 29, 2011 | 02:01 PM
Le Mans Master
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wow! looks like you polished them. i want to see more pics of these painted wheels!
Aug 29, 2011 | 03:01 PM
Burning Brakes
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He painted in between the spokes - not the face of the wheels as thats a polished finish.
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Aug 29, 2011 | 03:08 PM
Le Mans Master
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Quote:
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KevinG
He painted in between the spokes - not the face of the wheels as thats a polished finish.
oh now i see it. looks great!
Aug 29, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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Very nice. Agree with the others, want to see the whole car!
Aug 29, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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Crappy cell phone pic I just took during lunch!
Aug 29, 2011 | 05:27 PM
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Looks alot better!!! I did the same thing to my wifes aluminum weels. But first I had to grind, sand and polish the drive through curb rash off the wheel lip edges
Aug 29, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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looks alot better!!! I did the same thing to my wifes aluminum weels. But first i had to grind, sand and polish the drive through curb rash off the wheel lip edges :d
lol
Aug 29, 2011 | 07:44 PM
Drifting
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Looks great with the contrast
Aug 29, 2011 | 08:57 PM
Le Mans Master
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Wow, much better
Aug 29, 2011 | 09:19 PM
Burning Brakes
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I like it. How did you get the paint to adhere? The "before" was a super smooth surface. Did you have to scuff it? Did you use primer?
Aug 29, 2011 | 10:28 PM
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Aug 30, 2011 | 11:41 AM
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I like it. How did you get the paint to adhere? The "before" was a super smooth surface. Did you have to scuff it? Did you use primer?
The parts I painted were rough not smooth, used steel wool and wire wheel to clean them before painting. I need to buy black lug nuts cause I painted the lug nuts too but I know the paint wont stick to the chrome for too long.
