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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 08:42 PM
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Hey all last night i painted my rims gun metal... it was 1:50am and got done by 4am lol. It was worth it.. heres the progress..









heres the pics from this morning:












the flash made the rims look more brighter in this pic.. Well thats all folks.
Old Nov 29, 2005 | 08:48 PM
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Looks nice.....I like it.
Old Dec 1, 2005 | 05:44 PM
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Great job... Looks good...
Old Dec 1, 2005 | 05:57 PM
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Rims match the car better and it looks clean!

But now those red brakes really stand out. Not feeling the calipers. Maybe they should be gunmetal too!

-THE DON
Old Dec 4, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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Have fun getting all of the spraypaint off of your car. Was the garage sealed too?
Old Dec 5, 2005 | 03:58 PM
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yeh really, how much overspray did you get on your car...........
Old Dec 15, 2005 | 07:30 PM
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NO YOU DIDN'T! You painted the rims with the tire on? Spray cans? You must have really not liked those stock rims, huh?
Old Dec 15, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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turned out great!

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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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not bad
Old Dec 16, 2005 | 10:59 PM
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cover the car next time u do a diy paintjob like that

wheres the clear coat? those things are gonna chip a lot on the highway if you dont have a decent clearcoat.
Old Dec 17, 2005 | 12:41 AM
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man that looks freaking awesome....
Old Dec 18, 2005 | 01:34 PM
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people on this site are nuts
Old Dec 21, 2005 | 03:32 AM
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Good Stuff, I'm Lovin it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F N A Dude. That's Tight!
Old Dec 21, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by LilBlkBox
yeh really, how much overspray did you get on your car...........
A clay bar will take care of that just fine.
Old Dec 22, 2005 | 01:06 AM
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I got to buy one of those too
Old Dec 23, 2005 | 01:53 AM
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Great job, how did you do that? Did you have to sand down the original finish?
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