well done bro

 

not sure how much time i have in it, but it was quite a bit, the worst part is just all the sanding to get rid of the machining lines...

 

Mr_Meaty

your rims look lighter than mine, or its just your cam

 

I live in Vegas...it was a super sunny day. They don't usually look that light...maybe just a little lighter then FM...oh, but it's got the glittery fleks that kinda match, so that's nice...

 

and I didn't clear coat mine either...thouth it woudl make them to shiney.

are yours clear coated?

 

^ya mine are clear coated, you didn't clear yours? did all the metal flakes come off? because when i didn't add the clear there metal flakes all on top of the paint, and they looked like they would easily come off.

 

not yet...been through 2 washes...one with a wheel scrub...

 

it's the quality of hte paint

 

Hey man, I was just thinking... since you polished them down to bare aluminum, won't they oxidize or rust over time? Will they stay perdy if you keep them clean?

 

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Thats gorgeous.



The blue in that light is sxy and the wheels compliment it perfectly.

 

honestly dont know, i didnt think aluminum rusts, but it wont matter cause when there done they will be all cleared up...

got one ready for clear, one ready to be taped and painted, one ready for polish, and one that needs just a couple more stages of sanding lol...

should all be ready for paint tomorrow, ive been takin my sweet a$$ time haha!

 

Ohhh Okay! Didn't know you had planned to clear them... I know aluminum isn't supposed to rust, but I know my "brushed aluminum" crank on my old GT bike formed rust after several years. But alright, if you clear them, then I understand.

You have no idea how badly I want to do my wheels like yours man... I wish I had the time

Maybe I can just do the whole wheel like Sciontistical did and add a polished lip to save me all the time that you spent

Oh well, yours look sick man, I love em!

 

i painted my rims graphite but im thinkin bout changing the color. I have a friend who has a sand blaster has anyone sand blasted paint off of rims before if so does it mess up the rim and what kind of media do i use?

 

anyone got any more pics of gold on nb??

 

^^^ Just do it it'll look sick. Gold on blue always does and NB is a great blue.

 

i was plannin on it man! haha duplicolor gold ya think?

 

Ya i think duplicolor has a gold wheel coating if im not mistaken.

 

so i was thinking about getting my rims painted/powdercoated but one of my friends advise me not to since they aren't worth the money what do you guys think.

 

Well a lot of people in this thread are going to think it is worth it since they painted theirs. A lot of them did it with rattle can paint for like 20 bucks so I is not like you would be spending a lot of money.

 

If you use a rattle can it is a very cheap way to change the look of your vehicle. Powdercoating it is going to cost more and might be more durable but if you think you might want to change the color I would just rattle can it. There is a DIY on here for painting wheels with spray paint. Look it up and do it.