Painted Oem rims gunmetal - Page 2

Apr 22, 2009 | 07:15 PM

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Jace

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

Apr 22, 2009 | 09:05 PM

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marshallchang

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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

Apr 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!!!

Apr 22, 2009 | 09:47 PM

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dondo

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nice man

Apr 22, 2009 | 10:37 PM

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risky business

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

Apr 22, 2009 | 10:46 PM

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Veritas717

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

Apr 25, 2009 | 06:46 PM

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Quote:

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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. ..

Jun 2, 2009 | 11:06 PM

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MaRxtin

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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

Jun 2, 2009 | 11:24 PM

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8rocks

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Quote:

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?

Jun 2, 2009 | 11:35 PM

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RX8ornothin

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looks good man i wanna paint mine matt black

Jun 3, 2009 | 12:49 AM

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yeah I like gunmetal on BB; very classy

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