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here are my stock wheels i painted them black what do you think?
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I think it looks hot!!
Did you do it yourself?
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wow, very nice job. I like it
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looks real good
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wow...
looks hot...wut did you use? I might want to do the same thing!
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wow...
looks hot...wut did you use? I might want to do the same thing!
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Very nice
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awesome!
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looks cool. they almost look bigger than before. they look more like 17s with 225/45/17 tires.
drop it like its hot (when you have the money)
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sweet
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rip celi... 95 240sx
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I did the same thing only in gun metal. They turned out well!
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hei thats a really good idea..never actually thought of that! Good job!
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hmmmmmmmm says Mike, glancing over at his stock wheels...
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ddaaaang that looks soo good, now wheres the pics of your custom painted socks?
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Very nice
Some of the ugliest things took the longest time to make And some of the easiest habits are the hardest one's to break!!!
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How'd you do it? what kinda paint? professional--then who?
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Never liked dark/black rims. Rims should be visible, not hidden.
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oh damn that's nice!! how you do that? i want mine in gunmetal!
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Yeah I want Gun metal!!!!!!!!!! How?? What paint and what procedure????
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I wonder if I could paint my old hubbies
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not my style but if you like it thats all that matters..seems that im the only one on the site that doesnt like it but thats ok
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i used duplicolor high heat spray paint they also make wheel specific paint too i also got 2 cans of wheel clear coat 3 cans of the color you want. wet sand the rims very good and mask off the tires i used 600 grit sand paper. spray even coats of the color paint about 5 coats then wet sand again after it dries clear coat is next i did about 3 coats then wait 48 hours for them to dry. oops i did mispell the title sockies LOL
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they look really good, how durable is the paint? Does it easily chip?
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they are pretty durable so far i have had no problems with chipping and they have stood up to 4 car washes already as long as theres a lot of clear coat you should be fine
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Did you do the backs also??or can you see the silver through to spokes? By the way, they look Very nice, Props for being origional!!
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