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does anyone know the paint code for wheels..
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<blockquote data-quote="buddha93" data-source="post: 3210281" data-attributes="member: 6433"><p>Ok, here are some much better pics. Here is the finished wheel on the left next to an uncleared one. The other one has a small blem that I want to fix before clearing over. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://[URL=http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=93wheel20xb.jpg][IMG]http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7074/93wheel20xb.th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />[/URL][/IMG] </p><p></p><p></p><p>A close-up of the two wheels.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://[URL=http://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=93wheel37sm.jpg][IMG]http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1376/93wheel37sm.th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />[/URL][/IMG] </p><p></p><p>Here is a finished wheel with the cap on it. You can see what look like white specks, but it's just some of the metal flake sparkling from the camera flash.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://[URL=http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=93wheel45ee.jpg][IMG]http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6334/93wheel45ee.th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />[/URL][/IMG] </p><p></p><p>And finally, one more close up a finished wheel.......shiny, ain't it. :-D </p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://[URL=http://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=93wheel58zl.jpg][IMG]http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/692/93wheel58zl.th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />[/URL][/IMG] </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>All in all, this was a pretty simple project if you guys are looking into doing it yourselves. My only tip is when prepping the wheels, <strong>DO NOT</strong> strip the wheels bare unless absolutely necessary. The fins of these wheels have a very heavy layer of primer/leveler. If you strip it to bare metal, your going to spend a lot of time building them back up to the smooth OEM surface. I was able to scuff all but 1 of mine. The oddball one had been redone previously and had some really bad chips so I did strip it and I had to spend a lot more time on it and I still didn't get it back to %100 OEM, but it's not real noticeable.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>Total cost of this project:</p><p></p><p>PPG DBC Base Quart $52.10</p><p>PPG DT870 (reducer) Gallon $35.50</p><p>PPG DCU2021 (clear) Quart $45.30</p><p>PPG DCX8 (hardener) Quart $85.55 *(This is a lot of hardener. You only need a tiny portion of this. This was the only size available to me. If you can find a smaller container, do so and it will save you a bunch of cash) *</p><p></p><p></p><p>So with tax and everything it cost me a little under $240 and I've done a full set (4) of wheels. I could probably do at least another 8 with the material I have left.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddha93, post: 3210281, member: 6433"] Ok, here are some much better pics. Here is the finished wheel on the left next to an uncleared one. The other one has a small blem that I want to fix before clearing over. [IMG][URL=http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=93wheel20xb.jpg][IMG]http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7074/93wheel20xb.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/IMG] A close-up of the two wheels. [IMG][URL=http://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=93wheel37sm.jpg][IMG]http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1376/93wheel37sm.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/IMG] Here is a finished wheel with the cap on it. You can see what look like white specks, but it's just some of the metal flake sparkling from the camera flash. [IMG][URL=http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=93wheel45ee.jpg][IMG]http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6334/93wheel45ee.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/IMG] And finally, one more close up a finished wheel.......shiny, ain't it. :-D [IMG][URL=http://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=93wheel58zl.jpg][IMG]http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/692/93wheel58zl.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/IMG] All in all, this was a pretty simple project if you guys are looking into doing it yourselves. My only tip is when prepping the wheels, [B]DO NOT[/B] strip the wheels bare unless absolutely necessary. The fins of these wheels have a very heavy layer of primer/leveler. If you strip it to bare metal, your going to spend a lot of time building them back up to the smooth OEM surface. I was able to scuff all but 1 of mine. The oddball one had been redone previously and had some really bad chips so I did strip it and I had to spend a lot more time on it and I still didn't get it back to %100 OEM, but it's not real noticeable. Total cost of this project: PPG DBC Base Quart $52.10 PPG DT870 (reducer) Gallon $35.50 PPG DCU2021 (clear) Quart $45.30 PPG DCX8 (hardener) Quart $85.55 *(This is a lot of hardener. You only need a tiny portion of this. This was the only size available to me. If you can find a smaller container, do so and it will save you a bunch of cash) * So with tax and everything it cost me a little under $240 and I've done a full set (4) of wheels. I could probably do at least another 8 with the material I have left. [/QUOTE]
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