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Old May 20, 2010 | 08:37 AM
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The wheels are Ronal LZ-VT 18x9 w/ 285 35-18 up front and 19x10 w/ 305 30-19 on the rear. I painted the centers charcoal to match my charcoal blackbird stripes. I was going to do them black but decided to try this and I'm really happy with the way it turned out.
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Old May 20, 2010 | 08:49 AM
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I like it. Looks good.
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Old May 20, 2010 | 08:51 AM
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those look real good. great job! :d:
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Old May 20, 2010 | 09:51 AM
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What process did you use? What was the finish before, fully polished?
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the outer barrel is chrome and the centers were painted. I disassembled the wheels and took the centers to have them sandblasted and powdercoated. The guy doing the powdercoating couldn't match my stripe very close; and to have a batch of custom color was about $300. I decided to just paint them since it was only about $80 in material plus my time. After sandblasting they got a coat of primer then alot of sanding to get them smooth. I used a single stage urethane paint and after about a week to cure I put them back together and on the car.
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Old May 20, 2010 | 12:22 PM
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How many coats? And did you clear them?

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1 coat on the back and 3 on the face. I didn't clear them since its a single stage urethane paint
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Looks good man! I like that a lot!!!
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That looks great, much better than black.
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nice work the wheels look good.
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Thanks, I'm extremely happy with the color and the way they turned out.
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