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Old 04-07-2011, 04:11 PM
01B3000 01B3000 is offline
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Default Painted the wheels finally

I finally bit the bullet and painted my wheels, well for now, ive only done 1, but they came out pretty good i feel. i dun goofed on a little bit of it, but i can fix it later or leave it as a reminder that i did it.

This is with the self etching primer


1st and 3rd base coats



The 1st and Last clearcoat



Where i dun goofed (kinda hard to see)


Finished product


And some random photoshops i did of what i think is the best shot of my truck to date.

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Old 04-07-2011, 04:17 PM
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sweet!!!
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Old 04-07-2011, 04:19 PM
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lol wut. nice job paintin
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Old 04-07-2011, 04:20 PM
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You used spray cans?
You did a nice job!!!
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Old 04-07-2011, 04:20 PM
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thats a pretty sweet rim now, what color is that? Some kind of sparkle gray?
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Old 04-07-2011, 04:21 PM
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they look awesome nice job
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Old 04-07-2011, 04:36 PM
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Its graphite, i didnt want to do black, i felt its done too much, yea its rattle can. all that for $20, and i figure each can can do about 2 wheels per can.
Heres a pic of it next to my truck.


That one turned out better than the one with the camera on the bucket without flash


It matches the truck nicely, i like it better than if i actually polished them really.
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Old 04-07-2011, 04:37 PM
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you take to shop to get off tire?
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Old 04-07-2011, 04:42 PM
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Default Re: Painted the wheels finally

Not exactly, im a vocational student for electrical, but in the school, theres an auto class, i did it in there
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Old 04-07-2011, 05:39 PM
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Good color choice!!!
I likee!!
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Old 04-07-2011, 05:41 PM
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That looks amazing! All rattle can? B series really look better than Rangers.

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Old 04-07-2011, 05:56 PM
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Looks awesome. Did you strip the clear off the wheel before priming it?
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Old 04-07-2011, 06:21 PM
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Yea i did
the original plan was to wetsand and polish the aluminum, didnt look right when i finished that.
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Old 04-07-2011, 07:20 PM
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nice job!
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B series really look better than Rangers.
i beg to differ
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Old 04-07-2011, 07:33 PM
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That looks amazing! All rattle can? B series really look better than Rangers.

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nice job!


i beg to differ
As far as the later models go I love them both but I like the Rangers a little more

I'll be pretty satisfied with mine once I rebadge it as a Ranger
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