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Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Old 04-07-2007, 09:36 AM
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Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Have to let the paint cure a little bit before I take off the little overspray that I see. One before pic, 3 after pics.
Attached Thumbnails Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.-ronals2640.jpg   Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.-resized1.jpg   Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.-resized2.jpg  
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one last after pic
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Firehawks are great!
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lol yeah they are
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Did you get them painted charcoal grey to match the 2-tone on the bottom?
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yes
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Looks good Justin! I'm till rolling over getting mine matched to the red

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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

looks good
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Much Better.......Good Job
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

RONALS + FORMULAS =
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

need more pictures at a distance, more angles
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Lookin good Justin.
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Looks great I love ronals I want them so bad, but im so broke
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Originally Posted by conlinj
Looks good Justin! I'm till rolling over getting mine matched to the red

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uh, yes!
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

They look good.

Damn I want some ronals.
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

I had mine custom painted by RONAL. I swear the black windows make the wheel
look at least an inch bigger than it really is.


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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Covertible Firebird for trade for Formula 350.

Please PM me.

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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

I love Ronal rims. Look good dude.
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Im partial to the Ronals too =) What was the color on them B4? Mine are the charcoal gray but to be honest they werent the best finish. The spray coverage is thin, on some openings the rear of the opening has almoct no paint and the clear wasnt perfect either. Ive had them since NEW and they are maybe 4 years old. Miles is less than 300 on them. My TA is red as seen in the sig and my garage, Im thinking of refinishing them in either Black or a deeper Gray. How did you prep them and what paint? For now I just want to do the insets...Ill have them profesionally re-cleared later. I did the old GTA wheels a long time ago, but those were easy...strip it all , black center, polish lip and done
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

They look much better painted. I may have to do mine this winter.
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

I like the bumper sticker that says "WOW" on the back of the blazer.
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Originally Posted by Phantom Champ
I like the bumper sticker that says "WOW" on the back of the blazer.
That is an O & A sticker.

They do look a lot better painted black. I should do that to mine next summer
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That is an O & A sticker.

They do look a lot better painted black. I should do that to mine next summer
"Whip'em Out Wednesday"

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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

can you guys tell me were i can find a aset of thes rims please
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Originally Posted by andrew-wagers
can you guys tell me were i can find a aset of thes rims please
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/exte...ps-keys-2.html
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Originally Posted by 1FastZ
Much Better.......Good Job
I agree, very nice!!!!
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

Looks awesome Justin.
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Re: Got my Ronal Firehawk rims painted.

You guys do realize that this thread is 4 years old dont you??
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thats ok. my wheels are still sweet
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I ended up getting a set. Guess we are going to be twins Justin...
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hahaha thats ok because I'm about to buy a set of grey torg thrusts LOL
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@bullydawg where from?
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