xDJ DUBx's 03.5 Pure White LX-T
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Lookin' good bro. Now get those wheels powdercoated a nice gloss black and you will be set!
fishdonotbounce
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Wow man the car looks amazing now. I can't believe the difference. Take your time on the wheels and devote the whole day to them. It'll really make it worthwhile.
^Thanks bro!!
Yeah, I'm gonna goto my friends house early in the morning and through out the day while we switch out my radiator, and work on a couple of his cars, we'll clean the wheels really good, prime them real good, and coat the wheels several times and let them dry and coat them several times with clear coat and let it dry so we can get as close to perfect as possible.
Yeah, I'm gonna goto my friends house early in the morning and through out the day while we switch out my radiator, and work on a couple of his cars, we'll clean the wheels really good, prime them real good, and coat the wheels several times and let them dry and coat them several times with clear coat and let it dry so we can get as close to perfect as possible.
fishdonotbounce
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Yea man all I gotta say is that sanding with fine paper and then wetsanding = awesomeness. Can't wait to see how they turn out for ya bud.
I hope better than my last try, I did my 18s 6 months ago or so and the paint ran, it scratched off easily, and you could EASILY see all the scratches through the paint from the sanding so me and my friend aren't so sure if we're gonna sand the wheels.
fishdonotbounce
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I would say use a strong degreaser and clean them off real good. Then go at the wheels with a 400 grit or if you're really scared to sand it, go with the 600. Give them a good sanding but only sand in one direction in any are (i.e. down the length of the spokes). Then, wetsand it with the 600 grit if you're on a budget or buy a 1000 grit and use that to wetsand. That should give you no scratches. Use a good primer and give it a couple to a few coats just so it's even. Then do the paint. Do a very light first coat so that it just covers the whole wheel. At this point a lot of the primer should still be showing. Do another light coat after about 5 minutes and then another after another 5 minutes. Then let it sit for about 5-10 minutes and do a medium coat but make sure to do even sweeping strokes so that it doesn't run. You should have at least 5 coats by the time you're done. Then, after about 10-15 minutes of the last coat, do your first clear coat. Do a medium coat of this but again make sure it doesn't run. I would say do about 3-4 coats of clear and it should hold up well.
What can I say... im a *****... but atleast there all on topic lol. Oh, and don't forget to count the other forums too! lol
Look nice man
Whose sand mica is that? My car started out looking like that.
Thanks man! I don't know, haha, I just seen it and parked next to it to take a pic. It made me think of your car. haha.
Update: Switched out my radiator, painted my stocks black, hooked up a Garmin gps, re-installed my passenger side skirt, pulled in stress point on my rear lip, tucked the wires to my cell phone charger, gps charger and dvd power source, though some Zoom-Zoom stickers in my back door windows, changed my oil and air filer. Damn, busy weekend. haha. No pics really, still have tape around the skirt, but I will leave you guys with this...
fishdonotbounce
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wowzers those turned out great man!
