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Old 02-21-2011, 01:56 AM
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DIY: Paint wheels

1. Remove the center caps
2. Tape and cover wheel weights
3. Clean and degrease everything thoroughly
4. Sand the inside with 200 grit paper
5. Wipe with a cloth
6. Tape the lug hole areas
7. Mask the tires and valve-stems
8. Then line up your index cards
9. Primed the inside with 2 coats of self etching primer
10. Primed everything with primer/filler
11. Sand everything with 200 grit paper again
11. Wipe with a cloth again
13. Spray on 2 coats of (choose your color) Wheel Paint
14. Sand with 800 grit paper
15. Spray on 2 more coats of (choose your color) Wheel Paint
16. Spray on 3 coats of Duplicolor wheel clear coat
17. Let them dry for 24 hours

DONE

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Old 02-21-2011, 02:22 AM
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Damn that white pops. Good work!
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Old 02-21-2011, 07:22 AM
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here ya go

https://www.i-club.com/forums/wheel-tire-59/wheel-painting-166145/
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Old 02-21-2011, 09:50 AM
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white and blue is where its at.
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Old 02-21-2011, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by JourdanWithaU
Damn that white pops. Good work!
Thanks Jourdan!

Originally Posted by stupidchicken03
Haha I saw that but I decided to make a thread in the GH section and start throwing all of my DIYs in here.
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Old 02-21-2011, 10:34 PM
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+1. It looks beautiful!
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Old 02-22-2011, 10:11 AM
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Nice job.

One thing I might actually recommend is also masking the spots where the lugs seat. Paint on there can chip and allow the lugs to loosen.
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Good to note for the future. I'll be sure to check my lugs. Thanks!
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