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Old 07-27-2008, 10:12 AM
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Just painted my sport wheels!!

I may be the first on the forum. I know others have painted their 5-spoke limited's but i didnt have that option and didnt want to buy new rims.

So my weekend project:
-Paint brother's wheels
-Decided to paint my wheels too
-crank coilovers a couple more turns
-add 1/4" wheel spacers in front from wheelers
-add poly swaybar bushings
-paint frame

here it is:
BEFORE


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Old 07-27-2008, 10:28 AM
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murdered out ftw !!!!!
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that looks sweet
Old 07-27-2008, 10:33 AM
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And you didn't post steps on how to get a nice finish? Pfft!!

Looks good, but, seeing you and your brother rolling down the street together would make me freak out a little.
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murderrrrrrrrrrrrrrr it out dirty....
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man that looks sweet!! i think i know what im doin next
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Dang, he's murdered

Looks good though
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Looks super bad ass. I personally love murder paint jobs.
Next step is the tail lights.
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Originally Posted by shaw_j
Next step is the tail lights.
I would go for the headlights next.....use black spray paint and black them COMPLETELY out..like 3 or 4 coats...so NO light can get through at all....that would be hella baller
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too shiny imo itwould look better semi gloss but it still looks pretty badass
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187 in progress!!!
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Looks good,
What paint did u use?

Did you pull them off, sand them, then paint them?
Did you leave the tires on?

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awesome job, that looks sick as hell in black on black on black on black
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Originally Posted by 4x4phil
Looks good,
Did you pull them off, snad them, then paint them?
Did you leave the tires on?
so to murder something out you have to snad them first? i'm not up on the lingo here. j/k

next year i think i'm going to re-do my old wheels for a winter set, i'd like to know what product(s) you used to get such great results.
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looks great much better than before
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Originally Posted by SC4Runner
And you didn't post steps on how to get a nice finish? Pfft!!

Looks good, but, seeing you and your brother rolling down the street together would make me freak out a little.
ya we roll hard in this muthafu&#$......haha not really

Originally Posted by shaw_j
Looks super bad ass. I personally love murder paint jobs.
Next step is the tail lights.
I was thinking about doing that but not sure if i want to give the cops one more reason to pull me over

Originally Posted by dirtoyboy
I would go for the headlights next.....use black spray paint and black them COMPLETELY out..like 3 or 4 coats...so NO light can get through at all....that would be hella baller


Originally Posted by algranger
too shiny imo itwould look better semi gloss but it still looks pretty badass
Ya, i dunno why the hell it came out so shiny, i followed the exact same steps to paint mine as my bro's and mine came out twice as shiny as his, after i was done I was like "WTF....oh well"

Originally Posted by 4x4phil
Looks good,
What paint did u use?

Did you pull them off, snad them, then paint them?
Did you leave the tires on?
I pulled the wheels off TRIED to tape em off but none of my tape would stick so i said "F it" and just painted the wheels with the tires on still, i"ll be peeling that paint off later. Oh ya i did sand em, it was really annoying and tedious but had to do right, then i used 2 coats of rust-o-leum auto primer, and 3 coats rust-o-leum black paint of some sort...worked well IMO

Thanks for the compliments
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dang.. somebody call 911...

that looks sweet.
Old 07-27-2008, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by pattycakes77
so to murder something out you have to snad them first? i'm not up on the lingo here. j/k

next year i think i'm going to re-do my old wheels for a winter set, i'd like to know what product(s) you used to get such great results.
I took this picture just for you
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thanks osker, the wheels really do look nice. i used the duplicolor products last time and was VERY disappointed, i'll have to give rustoleum a try. by next spring i'll have to ask you how the paint has held up, although you don't have to endure the harsh cold temps and salty roads like we do in iowa, that was when the duplicolor failed immediately for me. the local powdercoater wants an arm and a leg for each wheel so that's out of the question i'll get back to you about the durability of the rustoleum and see what you think of it in a few months.
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sounds good


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