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05-25-2006, 10:32 AM | #1 |
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painting my rims
just wanted to get ur guys opinion i wanted to pain my watanabe rs-8's but the color i'm having trouble debating on is either red or black...keep in mind i'm only painting the center part of the rim the outer rim is chrome....well what do you guys think????
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05-25-2006, 10:36 AM | #2 |
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paint your fender and hood first :P but seriously, I like the way the wheels match the car right now, but if you HAD to paint them, red rs-8's might look kinda neat, but Id probably go with black. (if the pic on the left is your current car in your sig)
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05-25-2006, 10:46 AM | #3 |
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well yeah of course i gotta paint the car first im gonna paint it the stock grey i have origionally
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05-25-2006, 11:09 AM | #4 |
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The outer part isnt chromed, its anodized most likely.
Are you going to attempt to take the wheels apart or just mask and shoot? Make sure to prep well either way...I would go with bronze IMO |
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yeah i'm going to take it apart so it would come out cleaner...but bronze is also a good color
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i'm a big fan of bronze.. but not on the wantanabe's... maybe gold? you cant go wrong with black watanabe's. if you repaint them, its only right to get them re-machine polished, in my town, its like $20 a rim to repolish
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Hey That's Not Bad To Get Them Repolished For That Price......but Is That Shop Is Willing To Remove My Tires For An Extra Charge Or Do I Have To Remove Themmyself???
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they also mount and balance for like 12 bucks a tire too i think.
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05-25-2006, 01:09 PM | #9 |
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Wow, didnt hear about that place. I tried another place in LBC but they wouldnt touch my wheels because they were 3 piece (maybe the same one, cant remember). Also I hope those watanabes are easy to take apart like some older mesh, like epsilons. Some if not most 3 piece wheels require a BFH and a torch to get apart, aka its not easy.
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it looks easy to take apart cause its held on by nuts and bolts
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Go with Red. Red with grey paint would be very nice.
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Is There Some Place I Can Take Them To Get Them Powder Coated Or Can I Do Them Myself???
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You can powder coat them yourself if you got the knowledge and know how but you need a big enough electric oven or special lights to "bake" the rims get them hot enough....it'll cost you some money for all the equipment to do it it'll be cheaper to pay a professional to do them and it'll last just as long as any stock or OEM poweder coated rim.
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you have too take them to a pro.....i dont noe what s13 S I L V I A talkin about there are'nt that many people who i know that have a electric oven in their garage. powdercoating aint even that expensive too do it. i think like a bill or 2 you can get all four done an they come out nice an shiny. =) like brand new. i have seen painted rims an powder coated rims an if i'm gonna change the color or my rims i'd go with the powder coating.
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