painting stalk 19" wheels and have a problem HELP
#17
01-11-2012 | 01:28 PM
Temporary use???
We got people Plasti-dipping everything on their car temporarily, now the new fad is temporary spray painting?
Save yourself the $12.99 you spent at AutoZone and time and effort and just save for wheels or do it right the 1st time.
Spray paint looks like "poop" no matter what. You mod your car like a hack, its going to look like a hackjob.
And seriously, who paints(well, half *** paints) and then gets tires mounted the next day???? A coat of wax isnt going to protect your spray paint from metal to metal contact of a wheel mounting machine.
Ive been painting for 15 years, its not something you just pick up overnight. Buy a book, talk to painters, have a professional do it.... all things that will help your wheels turn out better than they did.
We got people Plasti-dipping everything on their car temporarily, now the new fad is temporary spray painting?
Save yourself the $12.99 you spent at AutoZone and time and effort and just save for wheels or do it right the 1st time.
Spray paint looks like "poop" no matter what. You mod your car like a hack, its going to look like a hackjob.
And seriously, who paints(well, half *** paints) and then gets tires mounted the next day???? A coat of wax isnt going to protect your spray paint from metal to metal contact of a wheel mounting machine.
Ive been painting for 15 years, its not something you just pick up overnight. Buy a book, talk to painters, have a professional do it.... all things that will help your wheels turn out better than they did.
There is nothing wrong with painting something yourself(even body pieces w the right gun) if you do it meticulously. Sounds like someone is mad because the DIY people have figured out a way not to get robbed at the body shop
If we want to plastidip out frickin windshield, leave us be and let us mod how we please. Worry bout your own whip and FRET NOT, there will always be women drivers that have insurance for you to paint their fenderbendered cadillacs
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03-16-2012 | 08:52 PM
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so after all the trouble i got em dun a month ago no time to post pics till now but they came out sweet with a kick *** gloss to em and are holding up excellent
now back to the motor just ported and polished the heads swapped cams and bigger injectors and pump has new long block gear box and clutch 350z drop springs new blue racing struts falcon 452s hks headers and full hks all the way back injen cold air set up throttle body spacer 4 core polished aluminum radiator silicone race hoses full body kit with home made splitter was building this car for a supper charger and still may do it but as is all motor on 91 pump gas im getting 376 rwhp this is about 20hp more than i was expecting nun of this would have bin possible with out my work hogans racing i work with some great guys and with some tuning on the dyno and hard work we made it work and fly
now back to the motor just ported and polished the heads swapped cams and bigger injectors and pump has new long block gear box and clutch 350z drop springs new blue racing struts falcon 452s hks headers and full hks all the way back injen cold air set up throttle body spacer 4 core polished aluminum radiator silicone race hoses full body kit with home made splitter was building this car for a supper charger and still may do it but as is all motor on 91 pump gas im getting 376 rwhp this is about 20hp more than i was expecting nun of this would have bin possible with out my work hogans racing i work with some great guys and with some tuning on the dyno and hard work we made it work and fly
#20
03-16-2012 | 11:43 PM
I used gloss black rattle can paint on wheels I had on one of my cars many years ago. It actually held up very well for the year or two I had the car before I sold it, even during pressure washing them. And if it ever got messed up, it would be rather easy to touch up. Maybe I just got lucky. Granted, I live in FL where we don't deal with ice and snow with salt and sand on the roads...so I'm sure that played a major role in my success. Not that I would highly recommend doing it that way...but if you have a $hitty wheel to begin with, the only thing you're wasting is a few bucks and an hour or so of your time. Not everyone has $1500 for new wheels...or even $400 for professional powdercoating. To each his own.
$400.. no.. lolz.. that's a ridiculously steep price. I'd NEVER pay that much for powder coating. It's possible to pay around $250 for all 4 wheels for a really good powder coating job around where I am.
#21
03-17-2012 | 12:22 AM
There is nothing wrong with painting something yourself(even body pieces w the right gun) if you do it meticulously. Sounds like someone is mad because the DIY people have figured out a way not to get robbed at the body shop
If we want to plastidip out frickin windshield, leave us be and let us mod how we please. Worry bout your own whip and FRET NOT, there will always be women drivers that have insurance for you to paint their fenderbendered cadillacs
If we want to plastidip out frickin windshield, leave us be and let us mod how we please. Worry bout your own whip and FRET NOT, there will always be women drivers that have insurance for you to paint their fenderbendered cadillacs
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