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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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What do you guys think?

Gonna paint my rims, but can't decide on how to paint them.


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Or just leave them raw polish aluminum?

Thanks.
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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Re: What do you guys think?

I would paint them black. I would paint the wheel wells black again while I was at it too.
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 09:44 PM
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Re: What do you guys think?

would touch it up tbh ... give it a fresh paint were its black powerder coat that part black and if you could were its polished chrome it.. but thats just me
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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Re: What do you guys think?

Thanks for the replies. Still thinking hard about it, haha.
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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Re: What do you guys think?

Take your wheels off.
Paint your drums black
Tape off your tires and polish/paint the spokes silver. Paint the insides black again. Clear the entire wheel.
Get some chrome locking lugnuts
Hit the road and lose the white letters sometime in the future.
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 12:07 AM
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Re: What do you guys think?

Thanks! I am for sure repainting alot of stuff, including the brake drums. Haha, funny you mention the tire lettering, because I removed it today.
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 11:28 AM
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Re: What do you guys think?

as in you got new tires?
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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Re: What do you guys think?

I think i am going to use the rustoleum gloss black on mine. I did it before and i liked it, not to mention they cleaned up SO easy like that. Looked sort of nascar. Not that i even watch it, but i like the way it looks. I am having the rears just like yours widened to 10 inches so i can rock the 325/50/15s.
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 11:39 AM
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Re: What do you guys think?

The tires are new, but anyways I just used shoe polish and they are black now. Not sure how its gonna hold up though.
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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Re: What do you guys think?

How you have them in the picture but glossy. Good to go.
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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Re: What do you guys think?

definitly paint the wheel wells
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