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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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Still a work in progress... started sanding down my mags to paint....
Left is sanded right is stock


First coat is one, going to wet sand smoothe and add another coat of black followed by some clear.







flat black with clear coat to give some shine on the hard edges. "photochop"


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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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ugh i hate you...i wanna do this but im too lazy..
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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those are gonna look sick dude.
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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took about 30 minutes to take 95% of the paint off with a die grinder with a flapper stly e wheel on it. i will do the corners by hand.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:28 AM
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took about 30 minutes to take 95% of the paint off with a die grinder with a flapper stly e wheel on it. i will do the corners by hand.
nice!

you getting someone else to paint and clear them?
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 07:12 AM
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no, i will do it myself, its not that hard. lol
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:19 PM
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looks great man keep up the work
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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looks great man keep up the work

Thanks, they should look good on the car
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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Looking good.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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looks good! havent seen this done on a G5 yet.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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will those fit my balt?
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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will those fit my balt?
they sure will
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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its sad when you go to a cobalt meet and you have to chain your mags to your control arms so the cobalt guys dont take them.... lol
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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looks good, are you epoxy primein them? or eitchprimeing and fill primeing?
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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the most impressive thing about this thread is the photochop, im amazed it looks flawless.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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just noticed i agree indcolts
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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lol, I have photochops these wheel on 10 deffernt picture sin differnt lighting condition to make sure ti looked good.

and I am fill priming them after they were stripped. primer is holding great. light 1000 grit then paint. then 1000grit wet sand tomorrow night
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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i would etch prime them befoe fill primer, not sayin you don't know what your doin but i'm a painter for a livein, etch primer helps for corrosion and adheasion
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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damn, lol A little late. thats okay. I am putting a thicker paint for mags on top and then clear coat and the primer held good so it should be okay...
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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as long as you don't get a big chip it should be good to go

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/lounge-42/some-more-pics-work-101075/

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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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looks sick dude come do mine :P
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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looks good!
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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looks sick dude come do mine :P
lol, you gonna pay? I sanded all my chips out.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 10:25 PM
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those are quite nice looking
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