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furyolds
Joined: 20 Apr 2004
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Location: Vernon
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 1:31 pm Post subject: Rims? |
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hey is was thinking that i might want ot paint my rims black for some weird reason..i was wondering what you people thought of it..heres a pic of my rims...think away :p |
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92BravadaAWD
Joined: 20 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| that wouldnt look bad IMO, but i would probably just polish them up instead of coverin that pretty aluminum :P |
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furyolds
Joined: 20 Apr 2004
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Location: Vernon
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 5:24 pm Post subject: cancer! |
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| but they have like rim cancer on spots of them that was why i woulda done that...i could get them re done by people who know how do do it..but thats mega money...anyone have paint shop and wants to try to tint them black... |
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73Delta88
Joined: 08 Jun 2003
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Location: Western Massachusetts
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| try some fine grade sandpaper on the rough spots then do the whole wheel with some good cleaner wax. |
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88 Coupe
Joined: 15 Feb 2004
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Location: Southern California
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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73Delta88 wrote: try some fine grade sandpaper on the rough spots then do the whole wheel with some good cleaner wax.
Hi furyolds, Hi all
Makes sense to me. Why pay someone else to do what you can do yourself. Painted aluminum would best be reserved for a sleeper.
But if you still want to go with black, change 73Delta88s recipe to use semi-gloss spray cans instead of polish.
Regards, Norm |
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strokercutlass
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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Location: Wis
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| Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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| I've done this in the past with several sets of factory aluminum wheels...while its kinda a pain in the ass, they look nice when done...I've stripped the factory clearcoat using aircraft stripper, then did as 73delta said and used sandpaper (starting out with a somewhat fine grade and getting more fine as I went), then polished the wheels using Mothers mag and aluminum polish, and if I felt like it, recleared them....is it time consuming? Yes....BUT, you can say you did it yourself, and think of it as a learning experience...just my .02 cents |
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88delta88
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:31 am Post subject: |
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| my brother painted the rims on his car black, from an aluminum color... It looked horrid! The look of black steelies just couldnt be helped! I would recommend you at least dont paint them black... |
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furyolds
Joined: 20 Apr 2004
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Location: Vernon
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| Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 12:42 pm Post subject: well...what other color |
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| well i cant really paint them a different color cause my whole car is black and silver |
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88delta88
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:05 am Post subject: |
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do like they've been recommending and polish em! Those are nice rims man... And if you look in GM's catalogue, they're more like 500 bux a piece...
Its up to you though... |
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Brando
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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Location: Michigan, USA
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:06 am Post subject: |
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What's that "OldsConnection.com" watermark doing in the lower right corner of that picture? :shock:
:laughing:
I agree...polish them!
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oldsmobile420
Joined: 21 Dec 2003
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Location: pa
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:37 am Post subject: |
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| i agree polish them up |
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furyolds
Joined: 20 Apr 2004
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Location: Vernon
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 3:15 am Post subject: polish |
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| ya but either way i dont know how to do it :p |
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88delta88
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:20 am Post subject: |
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| i was just looking at your location... you're not in vernon B.C. are you? Just wondering. |
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furyolds
Joined: 20 Apr 2004
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Location: Vernon
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:55 am Post subject: hahaha |
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| hells ya! w00t w00t...vernonite! hhaha....most depressing town :p hahahaha |
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88delta88
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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oh well its cool to know at least ONE person is close to my area... :-)
I'm in lethbridge... |
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