Re repainted my wheels, what do you think?
05-08-2007, 09:01 AM
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05-08-2007, 09:13 AM
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05-08-2007, 10:21 AM
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Did you have the tires off of the rims when you painted?
05-08-2007, 11:01 AM
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Yes. I actually removed them, stripped them and my workmate sprayed them with basecoat clearcoat.
05-08-2007, 11:25 AM
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Looks good. I actually just got a set like that I was thinking of painting a little darker silver/gray than that. Something different.
05-08-2007, 11:32 AM
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Nice job! They look great.
05-08-2007, 12:07 PM
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yaya..datz gud.
05-08-2007, 12:27 PM
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05-08-2007, 12:35 PM
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good job on the paint....wheels look fugly though....(sorry, can't stand sewer lids...blech)
05-08-2007, 12:44 PM
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Those aren't sewer lids, those are D90's.
Sewer lids (yes, belch):
I like em. Nice job!
05-08-2007, 12:46 PM
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eh, they look close enough to me...just can't stand em. But the paint job looks top notch!!
05-08-2007, 05:27 PM
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I like the wheels, looks good on a 944. The "sewer lids" or trash cans don't look good on a 944 but they look good on a 924 / early 928s.
05-08-2007, 06:09 PM
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Is it possible to do a repainting on the cheap? As in take 'em off and spray paint 'em? Or would that just look like crap?
05-08-2007, 08:11 PM
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Very nice! Spray can wheel paint is actually pretty good, but it doesn't last too long.
05-08-2007, 10:28 PM
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I went to Kragen and bought a can of silver wheel paint, one can of white primer, and a can of clear coat. I cleaned and scuff sanded a wheel (about 1 hour), applied 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of paint, and 2 coats of clear, as per the instructions on the cans. Total job for that one wheel took me 3 hours of lazy work, and cost me about $20. I still had enough primer, paint and clear left over for another 6 wheels. And yes, it came out very well!
05-08-2007, 10:28 PM
