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07-01-2012, 05:21 PM | #1751 | |
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07-01-2012, 06:25 PM | #1752 |
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Vehicle:99 Legacy 2.5GT Tuxedo Black |
here are the cans, the color and the clear i used for those wheels, i LOVE this color, i have used it for both of my last 2 winter wheel sets and a friend of mine's wheels. its amazing.
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07-04-2012, 09:08 PM | #1753 |
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07-04-2012, 09:14 PM | #1754 | |
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07-08-2012, 03:26 AM | #1755 |
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Location: Lodi Ca
Vehicle:2010 STi hatchback Spark Silver Metallic |
Decided to paint my stock bbs gunmetal. I picked the color out at a local auto paint store and had them mix it up in spray cans. The materials are in the pic below. I'll update this post with the base coat number soon. Processs for the wheels included.
1.had tires dismounted 2.clean/degreaseing 3.sand 180g 4.bondo curb rash 5.sand 320g 6.clean/degreaser 7.primer filler 8.sand 320g 9.clean/degreaser 10.primer 11.sand 1500g 12.clean/degreaser 13.two heavy coats of base 14.two heavy coats of clear 15.baked in the 100F California sun for 8hrs the next day. The whole process took about eight hours. Last edited by Acuna989; 07-25-2012 at 11:02 PM. |
07-08-2012, 07:11 PM | #1756 |
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Vehicle:05 ej207 wrx wagon wrb |
^lots of time put into those but they look great
here is one of mine. three more to go 1) sand old paint smooth with 800 grit 2) 2-3 coats of rustoleum self etching primer 3) 2-3 coats of rustoleum semi gloss black 4)2-3 coats of rustoleum galaxy blue color shift 5)2-3 coats of rustoleum clear |
07-08-2012, 11:32 PM | #1757 |
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Vehicle:99 Legacy 2.5GT Tuxedo Black |
so sick, wish i could rock those, just would match for me...
and those bbs's are beautiful! |
07-21-2012, 10:20 AM | #1758 |
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Location: Georgia
Vehicle:2011 WRX STI 4D Dark Gray Metallic |
Can anyone find pics of an 11-12 STI SEDAN w/ the stock wheels painted graphite gray or black? (Enkei)
I am considering going that route using Plastikote. Thanks |
07-21-2012, 04:05 PM | #1759 |
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Vehicle:2002 WRX PSM |
3 coats of plastidip 3 coats of valspar island orange |
07-21-2012, 05:21 PM | #1760 |
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Neat with the plastidip underneath it should just peel off?
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07-22-2012, 01:02 PM | #1761 |
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07-22-2012, 05:16 PM | #1762 |
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im 75% sure i read that someone did the same exact thing and just pealed off like normal plastidip.
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07-22-2012, 11:05 PM | #1763 |
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Vehicle:2006 Legacy OBP |
Looked through every page and didn't see a specific name for blue spray paint product. Anyone?
Also, I didnt see any legacy 2.5i wheels, I'm going to be painting mine this weekend, here are some quick shops. Any thoughts on the color? Leaning towards blue, hence my previous question. http://i.imgur.com/YTOYp.jpg http://i.imgur.com/axkxM.jpg http://i.imgur.com/0nc1a.jpg |
07-23-2012, 03:36 PM | #1764 |
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07-24-2012, 02:59 PM | #1765 |
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Vehicle:2012 STi Plasma Blue Pearl |
nobody painted the non-limited 2011-2012 STi?!
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07-25-2012, 01:33 AM | #1766 |
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Location: Dallas (Oak Cliff)
Vehicle:2011 WRX WRB |
Is there any way to remove the center cap of the OEM '11 wrx wheels and replace it with a custom one that has the red wrx logo on it?
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07-25-2012, 01:38 AM | #1767 |
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07-25-2012, 01:55 AM | #1768 |
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I've seen on here some sti and wrx logo'd ones you can purchase. Would those fit? What tool would I use to remove the caps?
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07-25-2012, 02:04 AM | #1769 | |
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Found this through google. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2115888 |
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07-30-2012, 11:57 PM | #1770 |
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NOPE! Absolutely DOES NOT work. DO NOT DO THIS and expect it to be a quick job...I couldn't even 0% pressure wash half of the paint off. I used about 5-6 layers or plastidip too.
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07-31-2012, 09:22 PM | #1771 |
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Ver7 STi wheels painted Volvo 451 gold. We tried several different gold paints including Susuki gold. My paint guy did have to add tint to soften the yellow associated with the 451. The wheels had some deep gouges and curb rash but he was able to buff these out. Total cost was $275. DuPont paint and clear coat.
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08-05-2012, 11:08 AM | #1772 |
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I would love to see a wrb with black rims and a pink pinstripe.
Like the matalic car i saw a couple pages back, but wrb instead. |
08-25-2012, 04:45 PM | #1773 |
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Vehicle:05 ej207 wrx wagon wrb |
stock 06-07 wrx wheels painted rustoleum galaxy blue color shift and 20mm wheel spacers
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08-29-2012, 10:36 PM | #1774 |
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Vehicle:2019 WRX Premium White |
4 Cans of Duplicolor engine enamel (I don't know the color name, but it looked like a gun metal grey when I bought it. But it didn't by the time I got finished.)
2 Cans of Duplicolor engine clearcoat 2 Cans of rustoleum primer Per Wheel: 2 or 3 coats of primer, sand down with 350 grit, 2 coats of engine enamel, 2 coats of clear. The wheels looks like a dark grey in the shade or indirect sunlight, but when the sun hits them they look like this. I'm pretty impressed with the outcome! http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/...t=383579f4.jpg Total cost :$55 Last edited by Dpalmer; 08-29-2012 at 10:58 PM. |
09-01-2012, 08:12 AM | #1775 |
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Vehicle:2012 STI Hatch WRB |
Working on a set of 2008 STi 5-spokes, from this:
After a two stage powder coat and a couple layers of clear: |
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