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Nemesis 10-24-2003 11:33 AM

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I took a shot at painting my own wheels. I purchased a paint gun for my compressor at Harbor Freight for $20 and went to NAPA and purchased $14 worth of automotive black paint, reducer, and hardner.



It took me about 3 hours to properly clean the wheels. They had a good 14 years worth of crud on them. Laid a bunch of plastic down in the back yard, mixed up the paint and got to spraying. Was pretty straight forward. Thanks to RobX-7 guiding me through. Put 3 coats on, turned out pretty well for my first time paitning this way.



Now I just need to paint the rest of the car... https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif

Nemesis 10-24-2003 11:34 AM

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Drivers side from the rear. Apexi GT Spec exhaust installed also.

j9fd3s 10-24-2003 11:41 AM

those turned out pretty good



mike

75 Repu 10-24-2003 11:47 AM

Looks nice..

i.didnt.do.it 10-24-2003 11:48 AM

You gonna paint the car with that too? They came out nice.

j200pruf 10-24-2003 12:49 PM

Good Job, those at first I didn't like those rims in black but they grew on me.

UniqueTII 10-24-2003 01:16 PM

Looks good. I'm thinking of painting the wheels on the sport black too.

Baldy 10-24-2003 01:18 PM

Do they have to be buffed smooth first to look decent? My 5-lug GXL rims seem to have a sort of texture on them.



For $34, that's awesome!

Nemesis 10-24-2003 01:25 PM

No, these wheels have a texture on them as well. They just have to be cleaned very thoroughly. I think the texture helps the paint to adhere.

BigTurbo74 10-24-2003 01:38 PM

why did you paint your wheels when your car is pink??

black t2 rims look like ass


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