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Finished painted my stock rims (that was monday actually) and mounted them tonight.

The color is custom: gunmetallic with a sniff of copper since QSM contains some copper chips too. I quessed that would look good...and luckily I guesed right.

 

I think they look awesome! Some pics:

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-HGR6NJKI-D.jpg

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-CR6SUIPE-D.jpg

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-UCCRIDMD-D.jpg

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-3VJGT6UV-D.jpg

 

I'll shoot some daylight pics tomorrow.

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Finished painted my stock rims (that was monday actually) and mounted them tonight.

The color is custom: gunmetallic with a sniff of copper since QSM contains some copper chips too. I quessed that would look good...and luckily I guesed right.

 

I think they look awesome! Some pics:

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-HGR6NJKI-D.jpg

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-CR6SUIPE-D.jpg

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-UCCRIDMD-D.jpg

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-3VJGT6UV-D.jpg

 

I'll shoot some daylight pics tomorrow.

 

Looks awesome great color !!!

 

is that the ebay lip?

 

Yes sir :D

I was 0.

 

 

 

And I'm still a zero.

 

:lol:

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As promised:

 

Self-painted stockers by daylight:

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-4AUGPKC7-D.jpg

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-8DFRBIN4-D.jpg

 

Really love 'em. The car also stands out more than it already did here in the Netherlands.

(The Legacy is a real rarity here...)

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Finished painted my stock rims (that was monday actually) and mounted them tonight.

The color is custom: gunmetallic with a sniff of copper since QSM contains some copper chips too. I quessed that would look good...and luckily I guesed right.

 

I think they look awesome! Some pics:

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-HGR6NJKI-D.jpg

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-CR6SUIPE-D.jpg

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-UCCRIDMD-D.jpg

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-3VJGT6UV-D.jpg

 

I'll shoot some daylight pics tomorrow.

 

What was your paint process?

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http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9338/imag0210v.jpg

 

installed today not done with everything. i should of went i should of went with 235/40/18 or 225/45/18 or what ever to close the front gap i have fawk:mad:. do you guys see my big ass dent on the door:spin: dam trader joe carts..

 

What's your offset and width on the wheels?!

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nice color. how many deck of cards did you use.

 

I used 5 decks. :rolleyes:

1 deck while spraying the black primer. But that was a mess!

So I bought 4 more decks for the rest of the process.

Used about the half of them twice. (flipped 'em)

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What was your paint process?

 

I'll try to sum it all up for you.

It was my first time by the way.

 

mark weights (not only on tire, also on a piece of paper)

remove weights

deflate tires (for cards and less risc of hitting tire with sanding paper)

cleaning with rim cleaner

cleaning with water and soap

degreasing

sanding 240

cleaning with water

sanding 400

sanding 600

cleaning with water

wet sanding 1000

cleaning with water

24 hours of drying (no water between rim and tire)

degreasing

3 coats of black primer (about 15 minutes between coats)

24 hours of drying

sanding 1000

decreasing

4 coats of metallic paint (about 15 minutes wait between coats

1 hour wait

3 coats of clear coat (about 30 minutes wait between coats...should have been 4 or 5 coats, I underestimated this final clear coating process)

48 hours of drying

putting weights back on (with 3M tape for the flat ones inside the rim)

some more drying

infate tires

mount wheels

shoot pics and enjoy! :lol:

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Finally some sun!

 

Shot 2 pics of the newly painted rims by sunlight.

Finally the tiny amount of 'copper' mixed through the graphite comes out a little.

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-PVFFSY3E-D.jpg

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-HJUH4G3F-D.jpg

 

These are the last pics of these rims I'm posting...otherwise it could get anoying. ;-)

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Here's my car after I got the Huper Optik tint put on. Can't see in the pic but debadged back of car shortly after, also added fog lights, Auto Dimming compass mirror, took out Subaru small stock subwoofer and installed alpine amp and 8' Alpine stealth box (system sounds perfect now)...

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/c123money/IMG00084-20110604-1642.jpg

 

 

Today/Tonight:

 

Installed black Grillcraft Upper and Lower grille today (big pain in the arse) but well worth it. All I have is a night pic with my phone which isn't that clear will post a pic tomorrow after I get it washed. End of the month I will have the HID's installed and it should look real nice.

 

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/c123money/photo.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

Now I just need to find new rims for this guy. If I have time I will paint the calipers black this weekend. Any rim suggestions? I'm not a fan of anything over the top I was looking at adding something like these 2:

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/c123money/willow-gloss-black-mirror-lip.jpg

 

or

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/c123money/tenzo_concept9_machined_2.jpg

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Here's my car after I got the Huper Optik tint put on. Can't see in the pic but debadged back of car shortly after, also added fog lights, Auto Dimming compass mirror, took out Subaru small stock subwoofer and installed alpine amp and 8' Alpine stealth box (system sounds perfect now)...

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/c123money/IMG00084-20110604-1642.jpg

 

 

Today/Tonight:

 

Installed black Grillcraft Upper and Lower grille today (big pain in the arse) but well worth it. All I have is a night pic with my phone which isn't that clear will post a pic tomorrow after I get it washed. End of the month I will have the HID's installed and it should look real nice.

 

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/c123money/photo.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

Now I just need to find new rims for this guy. If I have time I will paint the calipers black this weekend. Any rim suggestions? I'm not a fan of anything over the top I was looking at adding something like these 2:

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/c123money/willow-gloss-black-mirror-lip.jpg

 

or

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/c123money/tenzo_concept9_machined_2.jpg

 

As much as I think Tenzo's are kinda crappy, its the better looking of the two imo.

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A small update with my latest mods.

 

2-din kit.

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu347/chrisbl/IMG_0492.jpg

 

H&S mufflers

 

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu347/chrisbl/386974_10150335413861642_613376641_8237016_216074303_n.jpg

 

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu347/chrisbl/DSC_0789.jpg

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