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Old 12-11-2007, 06:08 PM   #301
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Old 12-11-2007, 11:59 PM   #302
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2 coats Duplicolor Black wheel paint
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Old 12-12-2007, 01:51 AM   #303
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looks good^^^

now drop?



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Old 12-12-2007, 03:47 AM   #304
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looks good^^^

now drop?



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It's a WRC car...
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Old 12-12-2007, 04:31 AM   #305
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I think this made up my mind, and the Dupli-Color Graphite has to be my favorite. Awesome thread, glad I came across it!
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Old 12-12-2007, 11:16 AM   #306
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looks good^^^

now drop?



-joel
Yeah, im thinking of doing a slight drop with the prodrive springs and kyb agx 3 way adjustable struts. Nothing crazy, but will improve the look. Im not in a rush though, I love having the clearance because I offroad/rally the ***** outa my car! I really should get a skidplate before i lower it...
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Old 12-13-2007, 06:43 AM   #307
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Rustolum "gold rush" metalic . FTW ! ( not the one with the bling-y cap. )
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Old 12-13-2007, 01:01 PM   #308
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Rustolum "gold rush" metalic . FTW ! ( not the one with the bling-y cap. )
Pictures, white boy.
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Old 12-13-2007, 01:11 PM   #309
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I too used the Rustoleum Midnight black, awesome color. Need to paint the other 2 sets of wheels still.
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Old 12-13-2007, 07:01 PM   #310
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I wonder what stock 2.5i wheels would look like painted gloss black on a black car...
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Old 12-13-2007, 07:40 PM   #311
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Pictures, white boy.
That's, Weiss boy to you ...

... maybe in a min. I'm busy, painting my ( silver ) jetta wheels bronze .
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Old 12-13-2007, 11:14 PM   #312
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That's, Weiss boy to you ...

... maybe in a min. I'm busy, painting my ( silver ) jetta wheels bronze .
For which car?
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Old 12-14-2007, 11:06 PM   #313
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Does anybody have pics of gloss black 2.5i wheels on any car? I can just photoshop them on my car if I can find some. I tried changing the color in PS but it doesn't turn out very realistic...
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Old 12-16-2007, 01:34 PM   #314
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Old 12-16-2007, 10:12 PM   #315
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Crap, I can't remember if I posted in here or not....but here's my pics of the different colors I've done....
Dupliclor Graphite with unpainted lip:






Duplicolor Black with Blue Lip:


Some Prodrive P1's I did in Bronze:

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Old 12-17-2007, 03:53 PM   #316
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Picture #7 black wit the blue lip....On Point my Friend! Nicely Done!
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Old 12-18-2007, 12:32 AM   #317
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nixgame22, got any pics of your car with the blue lip wheels and the Audi front? Which by the way looks awesome.
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Old 12-18-2007, 09:24 AM   #318
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the black with the blue lip does look awesome. good job painting them btw.

-Rene
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Old 12-19-2007, 02:55 AM   #319
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Heres an older pic of mine:

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Old 12-19-2007, 05:22 PM   #320
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So I have read and looked through this whole tread!! It took a while, but I was wondering the absolute best way to do this? I have stock 02' wheels and i'm sick of the original color and need a change! How long does it take usually? Just let me know, Thanks!

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Old 12-19-2007, 06:04 PM   #321
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you can follow my link in post 6, or there's a quick description in post 7.

Mine took a few days, but I changed colors after the first wheel. Plus I let the paint dry overnight before I did the clear and I let the clear dry over night as well.

Its not as hard as you think. Just find the color you want. Oh, I think you need to watch how cold it is when you paint. It dries weird if its too cold.

-joel
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Old 12-19-2007, 11:17 PM   #322
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I like to call this "bluck"...its a blue-black combo


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Old 12-20-2007, 01:02 PM   #323
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Many people have painted their wheels with the tires mounted, but I personally dismounted and then took one day for prep (my wheels were badly chipped and scratched from rally-x) and another day for painting. I think it's a bit easier to not have to tape much off if you dismount the tires.

Also, then you can have the tires rebalanced with tape weights on the inside so you don't have a tacky wheel weight that is painted over - the wheel weights will just barely clear the calipers. Just make sure they are a low profile wheel weight. THe ones that Discount Tires used were small enough to clear the calipers just fine.
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Old 12-20-2007, 01:56 PM   #324
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I'll bite and whore out the new ride.

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Just a thought-the mesh grill from the dealer painted to match would look good. Nice '08.
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Old 12-20-2007, 03:35 PM   #325
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