My painted rims for $30. Tell me what you think!
06-07-2004, 12:15 PM
#45
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Originally Posted by enjoi
I followed Ludacris' how-to on painting your rims and I did them yesterday. It cost me a total of about $30 for everything. I think it's an awesome mod and I think for anything who can't afford rims right now, it looks awesome. And don't worry about my front end, lol, I got in a little accident. I know I need a new hood/bumper/grill. Just look at the rims! 
I still need to clean up the edges a bit with some paint thinner and make them a little neater, but I think they came out good. And I think they look much better than stock. Here are the pics:
http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/...i/P1010181.jpg
http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/...i/P1010180.jpg
http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/...i/P1010179.jpg
http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/...i/P1010178.jpg
I still need to clean up the edges a bit with some paint thinner and make them a little neater, but I think they came out good. And I think they look much better than stock. Here are the pics:http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/...i/P1010181.jpg
http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/...i/P1010180.jpg
http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/...i/P1010179.jpg
http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/...i/P1010178.jpg
Am I the only one who sees how "uneven" everything is, including the headlights, grill, etc?
Sorry, but the grill just won't do for me.
06-07-2004, 05:01 PM
#48
anyone know of a good way to strip the chrome off of a wheel? I have some 300zx wheels sitting in my backyard. Since the chrome is flaking off of them I was wondering if anyone knew a good way of removing the chrome?
06-07-2004, 05:23 PM
#49
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For everyone that doesn't know how to read, or skimmed through it, my car is messed up. I rearended a cop (another thread), and I'm still waiting to get it fixed. I'll probably do the AE headlights soon, and maybe tint my corners and tails, what do you guys think?
06-07-2004, 08:29 PM
#51
Originally Posted by enjoi
For everyone that doesn't know how to read, or skimmed through it, my car is messed up. I rearended a cop (another thread), and I'm still waiting to get it fixed. I'll probably do the AE headlights soon, and maybe tint my corners and tails, what do you guys think?
06-07-2004, 09:01 PM
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damn they look good.... i painted mine but didnt polish the lip, i was too lazy but now im thinking about re-doing them..... around how much time did it take you to do the lip and what sandpaper did you use????
06-08-2004, 12:58 AM
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I used stripper and took off the paint. And I'm not sure what sandpaper I used, but 400 wasn't rough enough, so I got some from my garage. The lip wasn't too hard. I just overhanged the tape over the rim and used a razor and cut it, then I just sprayed it it normal. The paint edge isn't as neat as I wanted, but you can't tell unless you really look.
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