heyitsvu

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what do you guys think. it still needs some sanding, but eventually it'll be good

jjashaa

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ooo.. nice paint job on the rubber.......










and the rim.. haha

6MTUA5

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6MTUA5

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I need to redo mine...

Jake 6MT

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haha I'm wondering why you didn't cover up the tire. Is that Duplicolor Gunmetal rim paint? I used that to paint my current rims. Make sure you do a few coats of clearcoat if you hadn't because it fades fast without it.

I actually just did a coat of that paint today before putting the wheels for sale. haha good paint choice though

Rajca

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still needs more work. but its comming along good

ProjectTLS

now just paint the tires gloss black lol

jwskier187

Haha whats with the silver tires?

ArTL-S

little trick i learned while painting my wheels. put a good coat of tire gel on the tire and the paint wont stick. no need to tape off tires. paint and then wipe it all off. works like a charm

What are you going to do with the centercaps. You can paint over the A on them and use some paint thinner and a qtip or something and do the little detail stuff with a toothpick and then clearcoat everything

Rajca

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or u could use note cards and put them between the rim and tire, and for the center cap, i think if u use some of that white/yellow painters tape and tape the cap off and then trim it bc u could see threw the tape sorta

ILLustriousUA6

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sup vu.. i see you're from the bay area as well.

here's the bay area meets sectino. check us out!

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...396342&page=23

and btw, nice job on the spray..

heyitsvu

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haha, thanks guys. work is not quite done yet. and like i said, picked up these rims with about 2/32 left of thread. they're practically gone. already planning to purchase some new rubbers for this guy, so i'm just going trigger happy on the spray bottles

The color is actually graphite from duplicolor. notice how on the bad side is a very bad paintjob. i'll be fixing that as soon as i get home. just came back from a family dinner so yeah. I'll keep you guys updated

heyitsvu

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I was going to do gunmetal, but i couldnt find it, so i figured, my car is abp, might as well go with a darker color

nayaab88

is ther a DIY on this anywhere??

heyitsvu

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maybe i can DIY this thing. anyone interested? here's the finished product. sorry it looks shitty, i learned from my mistakes, and the last 3 will be nice i promise

ChrisQ1980

Not bad, a lil too dark, but it still looks good. Better than scratched up rims lol

maxxxboost

doesn't look bad,
lets see the finished product.

Duriisimo

I would love to do this to my TL-S rims...I need a DIY to get it right!

nayaab88

[QUOTE=heyitsvu;9981993]maybe i can DIY this thing. anyone interested? here's the finished product. sorry it looks shitty, i learned from my mistakes, and the last 3 will be nice i promise

YA! i need to do this so bad. My rims are in the worst condition. Get a DIY up here ASAP!!

bigeshorte45

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Hey guys, i started a thread on this last week.... lets start posting on my thread to keep it going as it already has some good info! heres the link:
https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tl-tires-wheels-suspension-100/02-type-s-painted-rims-686132/

ArTL-S

its alright to have 2 threads. Yall are both doing different things to yalls wheels so it makes it easier if yall are seperate that way it causes a little less confusion for those who are wanting to do this

srtorelli

hahah x2. I'm not sure what you where thinking when you decided to paint the tire

heyitsvu

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i guess you dont read old posts and jump to conclusions.lol. the tires are BALD. NADA. Nothing left! So out they go when im done painting!

Xquisit'sTLp

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nice!

ts_vaj

Lol...shoulda rolled in them silver tires first!

Jake 6MT

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Oh ya! Totally called it.

For the center caps, if you just use a crayon you can draw over the A and then paint, peel it off. My friend did it when he painted his engine to keep the word Honda silver when he painted red

heyitsvu

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JakerfTL, thanks for the suggestion. you're a freaken genius! I'll see what i can do with it tonight. do you suggest i sand the caps down before the primer/paint/clearcoat?

ArTL-S

i wouldnt sand the caps. Just clean them good with alcohol and use some good primer

Jake 6MT

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^ x2. and make sure the wax from the crayon is on there thick enough like it covers it well

maniaC_99

ohh, thats just what i've been looking for!!!
i have my 99 tlp rims painted black right now, but
they need a new coat...thinking that gratify gonna
look perfect on my HMM???
ill wait and see how they look on your car! gl

02type-s

I will have to see them on the car

bigeshorte45

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^same

TequiLa

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masking tape and index cards ftw..?

Audiovibe-Mike

masking tape and index cards... or just some newspaper and masking tape. if he says they only have 2/32" anyways then it doesn't matter.... DIY ftw. good job lets see em on the car