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Jul 13, 2009 | 01:58 AM

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09turbo

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ouch dude. yea just paint them. dont powder coat them. and if it gets messed up sand it down and use the same paint you did before!

Jul 14, 2009 | 04:09 PM

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with the rims sanded and primered they dont look so bad... hoesntly

i guess thats just my style lol

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Jul 14, 2009 | 04:10 PM

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Can't you just sandblast and start over..? hopefully you didn't pay him more than 50 dollars for all 4.

Jul 17, 2009 | 03:07 PM

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Finished product... turned out goood!!

Check em out, THEYRE NOT PERFECT!!! but i'll take it !! hah

I painted them, wet sanded, clear coated, wet sanded, clear coated again...

I got A set of 18" tires Getting here by the end of next week so i went ahead and started painting the wheels today so i can get it all done b4 the aug 1st Northeast meet...

Jul 17, 2009 | 05:37 PM

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Is that black or their graphite colored paint. I just did mine and from the looks of it you're using the same type of paint I did.

Jul 17, 2009 | 05:44 PM

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graphite, it looks alot like gunmetal, and everyone does black hah,
i dig tho, looks really nice clear coated!

Jul 17, 2009 | 05:47 PM

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damn thats shitty man

Jul 17, 2009 | 05:49 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jhop16

graphite, it looks alot like gunmetal, and everyone does black hah,
i dig tho, looks really nice clear coated!

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/pictures-videos-64/redssna-photoshoot-180523/

this is exactly what it looks like. minus clear coat

Jul 17, 2009 | 09:21 PM

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damn thats shitty man

lol, you dont like them??

i thought they turned out good considering lol

Jul 17, 2009 | 09:24 PM

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that sucks

Jul 17, 2009 | 09:31 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jhop16

lol, you dont like them??

i thought they turned out good considering lol

Pretty sure he was talking about the origional job. Not the work you've done since then.

Jul 18, 2009 | 04:10 PM

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looks good man, cant wait to see them on the car

Jul 18, 2009 | 04:15 PM

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sfr06

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nice work man, glad u were able to fix them

Jul 18, 2009 | 04:31 PM

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dude if you paint your rims they are just going to chip and look crappy. Have them blasted like said above and repowdercoated. save you ass the time/energy.