Duplicolour is cheap and totally recommended. If you want to have an idea of what the graphite colour looks like, my crappy phone pix on this post http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3163229&postcount=103 should give you an idea.
How To: Repair curb rash and paint rims
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ok mine are done
now pics
stupid nail in my tire
royal blue outside
flat black inside
centercaps
flat black outside
masking off, not clear yet
clear coat
what does anyone think, i think they look decent, not perfect, if you look close up in person you can see scratch marks because the lowest grit sandpaper i used was i think 240, i should have gone finer, and the clear coat didnt go on that great and it kind of accumalated in the corners and its looks crappy brownish color that i hope will dry clear, and one of them the clear came out crappy because i guess i didnt shake it good because i think it was nearing the bottom of the can and the paint was coming out bubbly
now pics
stupid nail in my tire
royal blue outside
flat black inside
centercaps
flat black outside
masking off, not clear yet
clear coat
what does anyone think, i think they look decent, not perfect, if you look close up in person you can see scratch marks because the lowest grit sandpaper i used was i think 240, i should have gone finer, and the clear coat didnt go on that great and it kind of accumalated in the corners and its looks crappy brownish color that i hope will dry clear, and one of them the clear came out crappy because i guess i didnt shake it good because i think it was nearing the bottom of the can and the paint was coming out bubbly
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Looks great! except for the drying clearcoat puddles of coarse. Did you paint the lip of the rim black? Props for trying a new color, but I am not sure that color would go ver well with silver though. But what ever you like is the only thing that matters. Make sure to post a pic when you get them mounted back on the car. Also make sure to get a wheel alignment(very important!)
the lip is black kind of, i didnt really coat the whole lip well because i assume it might get damaged or scratched when they put tires on
why do i need a wheel alligniment? i thought i just needed to get them balanced, im gonna have to check cuz im getting new tires so it might come together i hope
Those actually came out better than I expected. Actually that color scheme looks kinda cool...
Canadianzoom
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Looks incredible. Can't wait to see it on the car. +1 for BALANCING teh wheels.
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- 03' Mazda Protege 5
Yah, sorry I ment you had to get them balenced, not a wheel alignment. Sorry for the mixup
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- 03' Mazda Protege 5
Great color choice!^^^ Lookin good
justanothermp5
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its possible, just sand it down good and prep it good
it will work,im painting mine tomm. black with a gold lip so ill let u kno how it works
justanothermp5
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oh and habeansha what clearcoat did u use? cuz i bout some the otherday and it shoots it out in like a stream and makes bubbles on the surface of the paint its sticking to, weird
but i might try some high heat clearcoat, would that work? or is clear not even needed?
but i might try some high heat clearcoat, would that work? or is clear not even needed?
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Use the clearcoat that I posted in the first post shown here(the blue can):
It is by Dupli-color and it is aspecially made for wheels, looks and works great.
It is by Dupli-color and it is aspecially made for wheels, looks and works great.
Well, going to give this a try. Thanks a ton for the write up and everyone's advice.
Went out tonight and got the light silver and clear coat, and pretty much exactly everything else you recommended (ended up getting 220 and 320 grit sandpaper, no one in town had 400).
I'll try to take pictures as I go, I suck at editing so they'll prolly be huge.
Went out tonight and got the light silver and clear coat, and pretty much exactly everything else you recommended (ended up getting 220 and 320 grit sandpaper, no one in town had 400).
I'll try to take pictures as I go, I suck at editing so they'll prolly be huge.
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- 03' Mazda Protege 5
Good deal, no prob. Just take your time and do lots of prep and they should turn out great. Good luck! Make sure to post some pics when your done.
Well, ended up finding some 600 grit paper. Sanded everything down real good, put on the putty and sanded that down. That was amazing stuff. I cant believe it works lol.
anywho, got my primer on last week and put on my paint coat tonight. I'll let it sit overnight and then clear coat (unless I screwed somethign up...in which case I'm sanding and starting over ><). The silver paint turned out real nice, looks close to the stock silver right now...dont know how bright they'll be after the clearcoat! Now to buy some tires...
Have some pics of the last primer coat pre-sand.
anywho, got my primer on last week and put on my paint coat tonight. I'll let it sit overnight and then clear coat (unless I screwed somethign up...in which case I'm sanding and starting over ><). The silver paint turned out real nice, looks close to the stock silver right now...dont know how bright they'll be after the clearcoat! Now to buy some tires...
Have some pics of the last primer coat pre-sand.
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- 03' Mazda Protege 5
Sweet! Good work, way to take your time. Are those Mazda3 rims?
