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AzNCmB · 01-20-2005, 02:20 AM

Hey guys, I repainted some wheels that I bought off of ebay. They are 17x8 +35 offset rims that was really cheap and I needed them to complete my 5 lug conversion. I repainted them using plaste-kote paint products and Duplicolor engine enamel clear. The process was, sandblast, prime(3 coats), paint (5 coats), and clear (3 coats of plaste-kote lacquer and 3 coats of duplicolor.) To me, the job was a little long ( 4 days) due to weather conditions and going to work but it came ok to me. what you guys think?

sticky240 · 01-20-2005, 02:33 AM

do you got a bigger picture?

They look pretty good though

AzNCmB · 01-20-2005, 02:35 AM

I have a lot of pictures but how come ziliva dont allow me to upload more

sticky240 · 01-20-2005, 03:28 AM

try http://www.imageshack.us/ its free

rps13_fastback · 01-20-2005, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by sticky240

try http://www.imageshack.us/ its free

badass paint job.. i didn't konw plastic kote made gold wheel paint. gotta find me some now

nokuntrol · 01-20-2005, 01:40 PM

looks great! what color is your car?

Andrew Bohan · 01-20-2005, 02:00 PM

i liked em in white...haha

240silvia · 01-20-2005, 04:42 PM

How many cans did you use, or each...

Sil Beer S13 · 01-20-2005, 04:57 PM

nice job now to paint my SE wheels!!!

240RWDizFun · 01-20-2005, 05:03 PM

Woot!!! GOTDAMNIT BOBBIE!!!

240silvia · 01-20-2005, 05:04 PM

LOLOLOL...... he's trying to say that he likes them...

brianglawson · 01-20-2005, 05:05 PM

looks good man many props

CoasTek240 · 01-20-2005, 05:30 PM

u just used normal gold spray paint for metal from Walmart on 300zx wheels. They came out great.
The key is prepping the surface right.

Logan · 01-20-2005, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CoasTek240

u just used normal gold spray paint for metal from Walmart on 300zx wheels. They came out great.
The key is prepping the surface right.

Agreed. Here's my work. Tons of sanding, primer, metallic spray paint, and clear coat gets you this:

Light coats over and over.

meatish · 01-20-2005, 06:29 PM

Aw hell yea those are dope.

I really dont like the color.

240silvia · 01-20-2005, 06:53 PM

I for one, love the color.... I will be doing that soon!!!!

AzNCmB · 01-23-2005, 08:17 AM

sorry guys for the deley with a reply. My car is maroon, and I really dont want to post a pic of the rims on my car cuz I dont have suspension work done yet. The car is sitting like a 4x4.... but I will post a couple for you guys. here they are.

thanks sticky240 for the image host info.

heres the front rims before the repaint.

here they are sandblasted

here they are primed

and here they are painted

AzNCmB · 01-23-2005, 08:19 AM

i used 4 cans of paint total and still have some left over. I used 3 cans of prime and 3 cans of clear.

Ritz S14 · 01-23-2005, 10:21 AM

4paint
3 primer
3 clear
whoa.. so that's like 10 cans of paint?

Zemus · 01-23-2005, 10:26 AM

SHould have cleaned up some of that curb rash dood, but they look not bad on the car

kuruptR · 01-23-2005, 03:20 PM

should have saved up to lower that car instead of wasting money on paint.

aa87 · 01-23-2005, 04:59 PM

I have a set of infiniti mesh i want to do this to, did you use your own sandblaster or how did you get that done?

AzNCmB · 01-23-2005, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kuruptR

should have saved up to lower that car instead of wasting money on paint.

thanks for the tip.... yea, i do plan on suspension work, thats being taken care of right now(well the fanancial part is). and I only spent 30 bucks on paint stuff and I used my own sandblaster; so it wasnt much of a lost to my wallet.

AzNCmB · 01-23-2005, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by aa87

I have a set of infiniti mesh i want to do this to, did you use your own sandblaster or how did you get that done?

hey, I used my own sandblaster on the front wheels. The paint came off with ease. And for the rears, I used the sandblaster at first but didnt stick to it because the sand got moisture in it and would clog up the air lines. I sanded them down by hand. The rears were brand new cobra rims and it was kind of tuff to sand them down by hand, but all it took was patience.

phrozen · 01-23-2005, 09:51 PM

junkyard mesh represent!

shit load of different grit sand paper and a dremel and some paint. worth the 50 bucks i paid =)

AzNCmB · 01-23-2005, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phrozen

junkyard mesh represent!

shit load of different grit sand paper and a dremel and some paint. worth the 50 bucks i paid =)

nice finish...

, did u get ar arteritis from sanding all the meshies down? cuz, I know that my fingers were cramping up with the cobras!

SlideStar · 01-24-2005, 12:43 AM

bronze and gold rims look hot on black cars. maybe red or blue.
nice paint job!

Drunk Bastard · 01-24-2005, 03:03 AM

the gold wheels look better than the white wheels on your maroon car.

tastyratzz · 01-24-2005, 07:42 AM

I always thought mesh rims like that would look good with those bolt on cutoff wheels you can buy. really cool lookin.

phrozen · 01-24-2005, 12:15 PM

both my arms from my fingers to my shoulders hurt. i got another set of mesh that i did. too bad there for a first gen rx7 only 4x110 =( dont know what to do with em

01-20-2005, 02:33 AM	#2
sticky240 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Moreno Valley, CA Age: 39 Posts: 468 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	do you got a bigger picture? They look pretty good though __________________ Guh-Noo-Beez

01-20-2005, 03:28 AM	#4
sticky240 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Moreno Valley, CA Age: 39 Posts: 468 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	try http://www.imageshack.us/ its free __________________ Guh-Noo-Beez

01-20-2005, 05:05 PM	#12
brianglawson Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Age: 33 Posts: 1,912 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: brianglawson Feedback Score: 1 reviews	looks good man many props __________________ S15 SR20DET Powered, Kouki S14 http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=578575

01-20-2005, 06:29 PM	#15
meatish Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: san diego Posts: 382 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Aw hell yea those are dope. I really dont like the color. __________________ Mr. Pibb + Red Vines = CRAZY DELICIOUS -Dont wanna be a drifter no more.. Im not a drifter i just crash a lot.

01-23-2005, 08:17 AM	#17
AzNCmB Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NOLA Age: 37 Posts: 1,144 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	sorry guys for the deley with a reply. My car is maroon, and I really dont want to post a pic of the rims on my car cuz I dont have suspension work done yet. The car is sitting like a 4x4.... but I will post a couple for you guys. here they are. thanks sticky240 for the image host info. heres the front rims before the repaint. here they are sandblasted here they are primed and here they are painted Last edited by AzNCmB; 01-23-2005 at 09:00 AM..

01-20-2005, 02:35 AM	#3
AzNCmB Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NOLA Age: 37 Posts: 1,144 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I have a lot of pictures but how come ziliva dont allow me to upload more

01-20-2005, 01:40 PM	#6
nokuntrol Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 424 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	looks great! what color is your car?

01-20-2005, 02:00 PM	#7
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Location: Location Posts: 8,330 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	i liked em in white...haha

01-20-2005, 04:42 PM	#8
240silvia Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington NC Age: 36 Posts: 2,060 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	How many cans did you use, or each...

01-20-2005, 04:57 PM	#9
Sil Beer S13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chino!...NOT CHINO HILLS! Age: 39 Posts: 1,117 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	nice job now to paint my SE wheels!!!

01-20-2005, 05:03 PM	#10
240RWDizFun Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wilmington, NC Age: 37 Posts: 22 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Woot!!! GOTDAMNIT BOBBIE!!!

01-20-2005, 05:04 PM	#11
240silvia Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington NC Age: 36 Posts: 2,060 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	LOLOLOL...... he's trying to say that he likes them...

01-20-2005, 05:30 PM	#13
CoasTek240 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: VA Age: 36 Posts: 3,034 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	u just used normal gold spray paint for metal from Walmart on 300zx wheels. They came out great. The key is prepping the surface right.

01-20-2005, 06:53 PM	#16
240silvia Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington NC Age: 36 Posts: 2,060 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I for one, love the color.... I will be doing that soon!!!!

01-23-2005, 08:19 AM	#18
AzNCmB Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NOLA Age: 37 Posts: 1,144 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	i used 4 cans of paint total and still have some left over. I used 3 cans of prime and 3 cans of clear.

01-23-2005, 10:21 AM	#19
Ritz S14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: C A L I F O R N I A Age: 39 Posts: 3,586 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	4paint 3 primer 3 clear whoa.. so that's like 10 cans of paint?

01-23-2005, 10:26 AM	#20
Zemus Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minneapols Age: 37 Posts: 2,268 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Zemus Feedback Score: 0 reviews	SHould have cleaned up some of that curb rash dood, but they look not bad on the car __________________ \|Ziptied.com\|Hybrid Z\|D-Town Forum\|Clubfr.net\|

01-23-2005, 03:20 PM	#21
kuruptR Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UpNorth Posts: 1,046 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	should have saved up to lower that car instead of wasting money on paint. __________________ @woooster on instagram

01-23-2005, 04:59 PM	#22
aa87 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shreveport, LA Age: 33 Posts: 1,116 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I have a set of infiniti mesh i want to do this to, did you use your own sandblaster or how did you get that done?

01-23-2005, 09:51 PM	#25
phrozen Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,352 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	junkyard mesh represent! shit load of different grit sand paper and a dremel and some paint. worth the 50 bucks i paid =) __________________ This box is 400x200: Please do not put your sig pic back if it exceeds this. -Moderation

01-24-2005, 12:43 AM	#27
SlideStar Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: your mom's house Posts: 374 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	bronze and gold rims look hot on black cars. maybe red or blue. nice paint job!

01-24-2005, 03:03 AM	#28
Drunk Bastard Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,405 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	the gold wheels look better than the white wheels on your maroon car.

01-24-2005, 07:42 AM	#29
tastyratzz Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: mass Posts: 7 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I always thought mesh rims like that would look good with those bolt on cutoff wheels you can buy. really cool lookin.

01-24-2005, 12:15 PM	#30
phrozen Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,352 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	both my arms from my fingers to my shoulders hurt. i got another set of mesh that i did. too bad there for a first gen rx7 only 4x110 =( dont know what to do with em __________________ This box is 400x200: Please do not put your sig pic back if it exceeds this. -Moderation

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