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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 05:25 PM
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restored coupe 18''s

hey everyone im new to this..last week some guy sold me his coupe 18''s for $200 bt 2 front rims bad condition and i had to try to restore them how u guys think they came out.i attached pics how rims were before and after..
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 05:44 PM
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need some better pics to tell.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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there some new pics just took them from camera the last pic was rims before
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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Not bad, looks like you got new rotors as well.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 07:58 PM
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thankx just got rotors resurfaced
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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Post up some side shots from more of a distance. What kind of paint did you use?
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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i used dupli-color wheel paint silver...first sand them down then added bondo to curb rash and damage parts sand it down again after primered them good then added dupli-color paint after wet sand a bit rough parts then let them dry for 1 hour and finished it off with clear coat...take better side pic tommorow during the day this one from my phone it sucks...
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:21 PM
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Good job
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 11:24 PM
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Good job
thankx took me about 2 days was first time doing this so took my time
 
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 12:58 AM
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I would have used gun metal or bronze, the silver looks kinda like primer.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 09:55 AM
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+1 for gunmetal.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 09:55 AM
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Good job by the way.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 10:07 AM
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+2 for gunmeta, might of well picked a nice finish since you were painting them but good job nonetheless, I'm glad the wheels found an owner that treats em right.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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Good job by the way.
thankx
 
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 12:52 PM
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+2 for gunmeta, might of well picked a nice finish since you were painting them but good job nonetheless, I'm glad the wheels found an owner that treats em right.
thankx..ya the 2 front rims were horrible, bt all 4 tires good tires,rear rims perfect condition,ya the guy who i bought them from had a coupe and had some aftermarket wheels on his coupe 20''s were horrible 2 front ones all damaged lip all curb rashed also tires had chips were way worse then the 18''s he sold me.
 
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