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 May 14, 2010 - 9:08 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Sep 23, '09 From Dartford Kent Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Bored one afternoon after Uni, me and my mate decided my car should start work on my car. Had it for a while now and it was completely stock. started by painting my rims. not a serious job but just as an experiment and they REALLY needed doing.
the state of them (pretty bad i know):  applied nitromoors paint stripper:  forgot to take photos of sanding and priming as i got a little overexcited... yes i have the mind of a child. we used filler primer to make sure there was a nice smooth finish. base coat applied:  nice smooth coat  . the colour is bmw sparkling graphite and its lush  clear coat:  sorry for my bollocks photography. on the car with a little caliper paint applied too:  not bad for a rough job i think. i was also pleased we managed four wheels and calipers in a single afternoon/evening. im also aware my tyres are whack and way too big. getting some tasty 215/55/r15s soon  anyone else got some nice diy rims? |
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May 14, 2010 - 9:48 AM
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Enthusiast Joined May 29, '09 From Gainesville, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 17 (100%) |
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...=Restyling+rims
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May 14, 2010 - 9:52 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 23, '09 From Dartford Kent Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
thats some nice work man. polished metal isnt really my thing but the workmanship looks great
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May 14, 2010 - 11:31 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '07 From CA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Those look great, Im really liking that BMW sparkling graphite color you used, and with the red caliper in the back it looks awesome
-------------------- QUOTE what hes saying is if you put blue lights in you car youll lose hp. |
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May 14, 2010 - 11:44 AM
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Enthusiast Joined May 29, '09 From Gainesville, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 17 (100%) |
They do look good, I have to admit you did a good job for having the tires still on.
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May 14, 2010 - 11:50 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 23, '09 From Dartford Kent Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
thanks guys
. i just started a new job, when i get some money coming in i'll start a build thread. ill post a link here in case your interested
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May 14, 2010 - 3:03 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 13, '10 From New Iberia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Sweet, I have done mine a similar color
 
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May 14, 2010 - 3:09 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 28, '09 From York pa Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
they look good
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May 14, 2010 - 3:58 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 23, '09 From Dartford Kent Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
thats nice scosh, what colour is that?
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May 14, 2010 - 4:02 PM
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 Moderator Joined Oct 13, '06 From UK Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
great job matey
 i did mine almost exactly the same colour a few years ago 
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May 14, 2010 - 6:59 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 13, '10 From New Iberia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (youseman @ May 14, 2010 - 3:58 PM)  thats nice scosh, what colour is that? It was a gunmetal rim spray I picked up at the local advance 
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May 14, 2010 - 8:28 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 28, '09 From York pa Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
QUOTE (manphibian @ May 14, 2010 - 5:02 PM) great job matey i did mine almost exactly the same colour a few years ago i like the celica 10+hp lol hmm i wonder if it is posible to something similar but by welding hmm... |
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