 steelies painted and touched up. came out great!, small project |
 Nov 3, 2011 - 8:51 PM
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things needed: electric sander,1can of brake cleaner, 2 cans of black spray paint(gloss),1 can of clear coat (gloss)
1) took off hubcaps and wheels off the car. 2) cleaned wheel with soap and water than dryed completely 3) sanded all rust and exisiting paint off of the steelie as much as i could 4) used brake cleaner to get the rest of the dirt off the wheel! 5) layed a table cloth over wheel outlined the outer part of the wheel with sharpie, cut a hole with scissors (so no paint will get on the tire itself) 6) began painting(let dry for 20 mins than do one more coat of paint) 7) waited atleast 20 mins before clear coating the wheel 8) repeat process for each wheeel * just a fun little project, that IMO came out very good HERE ARE THE RESULTS     
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Nov 4, 2011 - 8:16 PM
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^ Which won't happen. A spacer large enough to look "perfect," which I'm guessing means close to flush, would be absolutely probably not too healthy of a size to run. I'm guessing increased wear on bearings, not to mention the studwork...I'm speaking 30MM+. Not a good idea, in other words. The setup of that wheel is just not optimal for stancing...
As for the springs vs. coilovers, the following thread answers fairly well. http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=80990 This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 4, 2011 - 8:19 PM -------------------- '97 ST \ Eibach \ KYB \ Kenwood \ Alpine \ Cusco \ OEM+ [sold 10/18]
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Nov 4, 2011 - 9:18 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 7, '11 From florida Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Nov 4, 2011 - 8:16 PM)  ^ Which won't happen. A spacer large enough to look "perfect," which I'm guessing means close to flush, would be absolutely probably not too healthy of a size to run. I'm guessing increased wear on bearings, not to mention the studwork...I'm speaking 30MM+. Not a good idea, in other words. The setup of that wheel is just not optimal for stancing... As for the springs vs. coilovers, the following thread answers fairly well. http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=80990 haha nahh i wish i could get a sick stance but thats not gunna happen just a decently nice spacer to give it alittle wider look? what length? QUOTE (kurt95gt @ Nov 4, 2011 - 8:30 PM) have to steelies widened some an run a small spacer silver lip with the rest of the rim black always looks good an super easy to do i think i actually just might put a silver lip on it . i would have to find the right look paint tho and masking the rest is gunna be a pain in the ass |
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6thgenLOVE steelies painted and touched up. came out great! Nov 3, 2011 - 8:51 PM
Neon90424 why didnt you pick a more creative color? nice wor... Nov 3, 2011 - 9:22 PM 6thgenLOVE what do you mean? i thought black would look the b... Nov 3, 2011 - 9:59 PM Neon90424 lol I would go all out on steelies..
someone ... Nov 3, 2011 - 10:42 PM stephen_lee Paint the center silver. undercover celica. Nov 4, 2011 - 8:53 AM 6thgenLOVE ehh well i dont have proper tools to take the tire... Nov 4, 2011 - 11:00 AM Ted95 they look good dude, now just lower it and get som... Nov 4, 2011 - 4:13 PM
6thgenLOVE QUOTE (Ted95 @ Nov 4, 2011 - 5:13 PM... Nov 4, 2011 - 4:36 PM Ted95 QUOTE (6thgenLOVE @ Nov 4, 2011 - 5... Nov 4, 2011 - 6:02 PM 6thgenLOVE in your opinion whats better coil overs or lowerin... Nov 4, 2011 - 8:14 PM kurt95gt have to steelies widened some an run a small space... Nov 4, 2011 - 8:30 PM kurt95gt I normally use the the cheap aluminum/silver spra... Nov 4, 2011 - 9:49 PM 6thgenLOVE yeahh idk i thinkk for now imma just rock with the... Nov 4, 2011 - 9:53 PM NYp8tBaller07 I just did the same thing to mine only in the dark... Nov 13, 2011 - 10:24 AM 6thgenLOVE QUOTE (NYp8tBaller07 @ Nov 13, 2011 - 11... Nov 13, 2011 - 9:12 PM |
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