Painted Oem rims gunmetal - Page 2

04-22-2009, 07:15 PM

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I clicked on this thread again, and was blown away again. Man I love love that look.

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04-22-2009, 09:05 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Major

did you clear coat them? they look kinda flat in the pics?

yeah three coats of clearcoat

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04-22-2009, 09:12 PM

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finally someone posts this for a bb.

what did u use for paint

looks really good!!!

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04-22-2009, 09:47 PM

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nice man

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04-22-2009, 10:37 PM

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i love stockers.... just wish they stuck out further.

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04-22-2009, 10:46 PM

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Looks good! I agree, way better then black but get the rotary caps.

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04-25-2009, 06:46 PM

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Looks good! I agree, way better then black but get the rotary caps.

yeah i want to, just not sure if i want to spend that much on wheel caps. ..

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06-02-2009, 11:06 PM

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those pictures are taken at the top of the parking structure in burbank im guessing it just looks like itt lol

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06-02-2009, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by marshallchang

~my friend who has had a lot of experience painting rims, and even an entire car, did it in about 4 hours.

Good job, rims look good.

7 coats in 4 hours? Dry time between coats, especially between finish and clear?

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06-02-2009, 11:35 PM

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looks good man i wanna paint mine matt black

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06-03-2009, 12:49 AM

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yeah I like gunmetal on BB; very classy

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