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Old May 24, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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that looks pretty cool
Old May 24, 2009 | 03:48 PM
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hayleys car looks good
Old May 24, 2009 | 03:48 PM
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hayleys car looks good
Old May 25, 2009 | 02:18 AM
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Old May 27, 2009 | 02:37 AM
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what other paint can i use besides the duplicolor ones... i wanna do either dark blue or a lime green or dark purple .... what do yall suggest ? right now they are gunmetal from duplicolor...
Old May 27, 2009 | 03:30 AM
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yo those pink stockies look insane!!!
Old May 27, 2009 | 03:31 AM
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thanks... teh pink is really a darker/hot pink but i cant get a good pic to show the color
Old May 28, 2009 | 04:53 AM
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duplicolor gold. on csm.
sanded

primed

painted

mounted


those rims look dull in those pictures but i touched them up today and they look even shinier now.
Old May 28, 2009 | 04:58 AM
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^ Moar pics ^
Old May 28, 2009 | 04:59 AM
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holy wheel gap!!!!
Old May 28, 2009 | 05:01 AM
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Would look better with a clear.

I personally dont recommend using index cards. Index cards doesnt allow the spray paint to flow in the air and flow out of the painting area. Index cards make all of the paint thats in the air settle on the wheel. The longer its in the air it drys, so it then lands on the wheel all chunky and looks dusty.

Best way to do it just to tape + newspaper this way more air can move the excess paint out of the air providing a cleaner finish.

Just my .02 I know this from trying both methods.
Old May 28, 2009 | 05:03 AM
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yeah my tein springs will be coming soon.
Old May 28, 2009 | 05:17 AM
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good choice of color (I'm biased, lol)... but it looks a little patchy... even it out with a few layers of clear and it would look awesome... btw, did you paint the insides of the rims too?
Old May 28, 2009 | 05:28 AM
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well those aren't present pics. i touched them up the day after/ i only painted the the outersurface...but will end up putting clear eventually...
Old May 28, 2009 | 02:11 PM
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looks good. i think i am going to do all four wheels different colors for now and then when i find a color i like, ill do them all one color.
Old May 28, 2009 | 02:12 PM
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do each spoke a different color. like a rainbow going down the road haha
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he likes rainbows what grit sand paper have u guy used for this? do u sand when its painted too?
Old May 28, 2009 | 02:57 PM
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i used 320 grit. you can use a higher one like 400.

only sanded once; primed & painted...no sanding needed after paint unless you will change colors later.
Old May 28, 2009 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rosedaleny806
he likes rainbows what grit sand paper have u guy used for this? do u sand when its painted too?



na i think ill do NY Knicks Colors hahaha or just copy Gushi's new look
Old May 28, 2009 | 03:30 PM
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sweeeet! I'll probably do heavy sanding to get rid of a lot of curb rash then lighter grits. then prime then paint. need to get on this soon.


knicks orange on fm?? that wouldn't look bad, and I don't think that highlighter color gushi have would be bad either actually. how many cans of paint and primer did everyone use for all 4 wheels?



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