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Old 10-28-2010, 12:38 PM
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let me upload some pics for mine real quick

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Old 10-28-2010, 12:42 PM
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heres how mine turned out!




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Old 10-29-2010, 03:51 AM
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How many cans of each to do this project?
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Old 10-29-2010, 07:47 AM
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I think if i remember right, I used something like 3-4 cans (of primer then 3-4 cans of paint) to do all 4 wheels.
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Old 11-05-2010, 01:47 PM
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yea i used rustolum with this new fancy sprayer
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garbage can, i used like 1 can per wheel

then i bought some regular kind and it worked better, used about 3 cans of paint, one can of primer and one can of coat
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Old 11-25-2010, 02:35 PM
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What a useful thread. I have a 08 STi. It would look goofy to paint my rims any other color than black :/ Here's a picture

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Old 11-25-2010, 02:38 PM
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damn, looks good!
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Old 11-25-2010, 11:12 PM
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Very nice
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looks great, saw a car with wheels very similar to this today at northstar...
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Looking at JJTodd's pics makes me want to paint mine. Thanks
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Hi.
I have my ROTA torque with minor scars .,But now one of my rota get a big hole in the road and this happened:

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when i removed the the tire look what the brake line do:
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..And the brake line....:
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Now i repair the wheel but need to erase those marks :
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My wheels are ROTA torque gold how did i match the paint or did you think i better paint the four wheels...

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Hey! Just letting everyone know that I will be selling my wheels during the Summer! (: I'll be getting new ones
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