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Old 02-04-2009, 08:33 PM
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this was my old wagon
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Photoshopped to look white...'08 doesn't look that bad...just not that great either...i would have better luck in black. Here are before and after...
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Old 02-05-2009, 11:43 PM
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Thanks for the good feedback guys
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WRB looks sick white

i also used a wet sanding sponge and just hit it real quick. nothing special.

then i used some duplicolor paint prep spray so i didnt have to worry about blisters and fisheyes.

then i got the white wheel paint.

lined the outter rim with index cards

and sprayed

i didnt clear coat cuz if you do clear coats and you have to do touch up later you gotta strip the whole thing.

i have no probs with cleaning my wheels. except for a couple small chips they have held up very very well.
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Old 02-05-2009, 11:58 PM
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this was my old wagon
jizzed in my pants
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the only thing i am dreading is when i get new tires its gonna **** the rims up and i am gonna have to repaint
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copy cat haha..i had mine white last year at one point. Copycat

Your car looks clean with the White and Blue
one more

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I just used 600 grit, nothing big, I mean I dont even really know what to exactly use.
So i wet sanded it with 600 grit, for about 15-20 min each rim.

Then cleaned it up. Layed two coats of primer down. Then applied two coats of the color down, and then 1 coat of clear, and lightly wet sanding with 800 in between coats.
so a total of two coats of primer, two coats of white, and two coats of clear.

I went to home depot and picked everything up. Was like 25 bucks. I got the Painter Touch cans.


so nice...sell me ur v-limited lip man lol
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Old 02-06-2009, 12:09 AM
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spadez, if you end up really liek the white rim look you shoudl check out the WORK XT-7. close to the stock look, but better
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the only thing i am dreading is when i get new tires its gonna **** the rims up and i am gonna have to repaint
Then you buy the fancy new wheels to swap out...
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You guys use just a plain gloss white, or did you go with a semi flat? like i said...SERIOUSLY considering this project...
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Don't use gloss. Semi gloss or flat. Looks way better. My wheels on my new car are painted white too. We used semi gloss
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Awesome...i have quite a bit of that laying around for some reason...its a sign!
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you can also rube vasoline on the tire to help mask it
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I painted the wheels on my old dodge...but its a '73 dodge truck with steel wheels...and this one's an '08...no mistakes can be made...
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