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Old 12-29-2008, 09:50 PM
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Thumbs up Painted muh wheels!

What do y'all think? I think I did a decent job with scotch brite and spray can engine enamel.

 
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Old 12-29-2008, 10:04 PM
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I didn't think those rims could pull that look off but I was wrong. Might have to do something similar on mine.
 
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Old 12-29-2008, 10:04 PM
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looks like a good job with the paint
 
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Old 12-29-2008, 10:06 PM
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They look MUCH better painted. Well done!
 
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Old 12-29-2008, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by CAB509
looks like a good job with the paint
but a bad job with the camera.

(nice job. do you have a before shot?)
 
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Old 12-29-2008, 10:10 PM
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So I need to go buy a bag of sand to sand blast my rims and paint them asap... oh and some primer cuz a sand blasted wheel isnt gonna have a good finish I bet.
 
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Old 12-29-2008, 10:12 PM
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wait changed my mind on the paint... I saw a home powder coating kit I need to get that and find out if my rim fits in the oven haha.
 
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Old 12-29-2008, 10:13 PM
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^a really really REALLY nice sig there, somebody5788!!!
 
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Old 12-29-2008, 10:14 PM
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^a really really REALLY nice sig there, somebody5788!!!
lol thanks. I borrowed my Aunts SLR camera for that ... out of all like 20 pictures that was the only good one. I need some practice.

Wait hold on... how is it still working... I just moved all my A4 pictures to a new album on photobucket and that should of included that one lol
 

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Old 12-29-2008, 10:18 PM
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