 painting Stock Rims, how do i go about this??? |
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 Nov 8, 2004 - 8:17 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Aug 18, '04 From NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
like it says. my friend bboyrugged hooked me up with the stock rims and i wanna paint them a different color. how would i go about this????
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Nov 8, 2004 - 8:32 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 20, '03 From Annapolis, Md Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Oh man.. Its easy, clean them the best you can, then get some metal scrub things.. brillo pads.. scrub them down.. and then wip down with acitone.. and then get some engine paint from pep-boys, and clear coat. I used 2 cans of each... very easy, but takes around a day..
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Nov 8, 2004 - 8:32 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 9, '03 From Dayton, OH Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Get some krylon spray paint. I have found that krylon leaves the smoothest finish and drys the quickest. Get some index cards to put in between the rim and the tire. Clean the wheel off really good. Put the index cards aroudn the rim to protect the tire from overspray.. and start spraying the wheels...
I have done this lots of times and they come out very nice. --------------------  |
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Nov 9, 2004 - 8:33 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 4, '04 From Northern New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
call me up when youre gunna do it jube, i'll help ya out.
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Nov 9, 2004 - 8:56 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 18, '04 From NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
coooll!!! but i most likely will hold off on this project untill it gets warmer outside.
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Nov 9, 2004 - 10:47 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 20, '03 From Annapolis, Md Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
AHHH, Index cards.. god idear.. I just used masking tape and newspaper...
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Nov 10, 2004 - 9:29 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 18, '04 From NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
no need for that cuz i'm gonna dismount the tires becuz they need to be replace and then i'll just end up painting the rim by itself |
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Nov 14, 2004 - 12:40 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 22, '04 From Rhode Island Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
im not 100% sure but woudlent it be a bad idea to paint the part of the rim where the tire makes its seal? wouldent the paint cuase a possible bad seal.... its always better to be safe than so8rry
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Nov 14, 2004 - 1:24 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 1, '03 From WV Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
A good paint job wouldn't hurt the seal, but a haff way done job would. So you just nead to ask yourself honestly which one your going to do.
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Nov 14, 2004 - 1:48 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 26, '04 From Bay Area, California Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yeah make sure you dont do it late in the day either b/c then you tend to slack off. i ended doin my calipers at like 11:00 at night and ended up puttin a pad on backwards drove out of the parkin lot heard it scrape and had to retake off everything
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Nov 14, 2004 - 2:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 20, '03 From Annapolis, Md Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
QUOTE(importceli @ Nov 14, 2004 - 6:48 PM) yeah make sure you dont do it late in the day either b/c then you tend to slack off. i ended doin my calipers at like 11:00 at night and ended up puttin a pad on backwards drove out of the parkin lot heard it scrape and had to retake off everything [right][snapback]206487[/snapback][/right] WTF, man thats kinda hard to do.. but then again, I work better at night.. an whenn i have beer.. 
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Nov 14, 2004 - 2:25 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 26, '04 From Bay Area, California Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
haha yeah i was so tired, when i heard it i was like damnit turn around go and fix it, but when its late, you can do some of the wierdest **** that youd have no idea how you did it.
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