I painted my wheels
07-15-2009, 02:05 PM
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I painted my wheels
I wasnt about to pay out the ass to get my wheels powdercoated. i knew i could do it myself. check it out and tell me what u think.
you can really see the metalic flake in the paint in person
you can really see the metalic flake in the paint in person
07-15-2009, 02:17 PM
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OMG EPIC FAIL! should have just powdercoated that will flake off and chip and blah blah blah! you SUCK. HORRIBLE MISTAKE. I get a wood everytime i say the word powdercoat! Paint makes me flaccid!
There now no *******'s have to say what you already know. I think the rims look great man! good painting skillz. get a silver vinyl for the chevy logo IMO.
There now no *******'s have to say what you already know. I think the rims look great man! good painting skillz. get a silver vinyl for the chevy logo IMO.
07-15-2009, 02:20 PM
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OMG EPIC FAIL! should have just powdercoated that will flake off and chip and blah blah blah! you SUCK. HORRIBLE MISTAKE. I get a wood everytime i say the word powdercoat! Paint makes me flaccid!
There now no *******'s have to say what you already know. I think the rims look great man! good painting skillz. get a silver vinyl for the chevy logo IMO.
There now no *******'s have to say what you already know. I think the rims look great man! good painting skillz. get a silver vinyl for the chevy logo IMO.
http://houseofgrafx.com/products/ind...7b88f430cd9664
Get that in silver. It gives the wheels some perceived depth. Would look amazing.
07-15-2009, 04:08 PM
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its not gonna chip ne easier than the paint on the car. i made sure i got a good rough surface to paint on and i clear coated it. and i put extra hardener in the clear coat. i seriously doubt its gonna chip at all unless some ****** bolder hits it. i painted my last rims and didnt put a clear coat on them at all and they nvr chipped and i had them painted like tht for about a year.
07-15-2009, 04:33 PM
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Dude your rims look sooo good love em
What was the prosess you did to them i wanted to do something like that to mine but wasnt sure how to do them
What was the prosess you did to them i wanted to do something like that to mine but wasnt sure how to do them
07-15-2009, 04:34 PM
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i didnt clear mine cause im ******* lazy and i was using rattle cans. but when it comes time to redo them im gonna put alot of clear and coats of paint on them. U did a fantastic job though. i need a paint gun
07-15-2009, 04:44 PM
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yeah i got a gun and a badass 5.5hp air compressor. my neighbor used to paint cars so he told me how to do it. and i went out and spent the money on good paint. so it will last and good clear coat and hardener so its really hard to chip the paint.
07-15-2009, 05:47 PM
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dude if ur seeing gunmetal under ur paint then that means they didnt sand ur wheel good enough b4 they painted it. if they sanded it at all. u should just see an aluminum look. cause my old wheels were gunmetal and i sanded them down b4 i painted them to where u couldnt tell that they were even gunmetal.
07-15-2009, 06:07 PM
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dude if ur seeing gunmetal under ur paint then that means they didnt sand ur wheel good enough b4 they painted it. if they sanded it at all. u should just see an aluminum look. cause my old wheels were gunmetal and i sanded them down b4 i painted them to where u couldnt tell that they were even gunmetal.
No dude, you misread,,, or I mispoke. Look at my sig.
I was stating that I intentionally left areas of the original gunmetal exposed, and. I only painted the face of the rim and the thin lip all around, leaving the majority of the lip and the sides of the spokes exposed.
My point being that if any paint job would be prone to cracking and bubbling, it would be mine, as I didn't just paint bomb the whole wheel. The areas where the paint edges up to the exposed Gunmetal I was worried about cracking, but 2 years later they are still perfect. B ut I used a pro quality clear when I sprayed mine.
You see?
07-15-2009, 06:37 PM
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oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooo yeah i got ya
I have an idea. idk if i want to do it or not yet. i could use some opinions and some photo shop help. im thinkin about painting just the roof of my car the same color black as the wheels. ill post up a picture shortly so some one can help me out with their photo shop skills.
I have an idea. idk if i want to do it or not yet. i could use some opinions and some photo shop help. im thinkin about painting just the roof of my car the same color black as the wheels. ill post up a picture shortly so some one can help me out with their photo shop skills.
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07-15-2009, 06:39 PM
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Quality job no doubt about it. Just not a fan of them painted all black for some reason. Pics of it without them painted?
That silver sticker will definitely help.
That silver sticker will definitely help.
07-15-2009, 06:47 PM
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heres the car b4
help me photo shop my roof black
where can i get a little sticker like that at?
help me photo shop my roof black
where can i get a little sticker like that at?
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07-16-2009, 05:38 PM
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thanks man. what do u think about how it looks?
and for all u haters, i ordered the vinyl stickers for my center caps
and for all u haters, i ordered the vinyl stickers for my center caps
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