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#178042 - 30/01/04 08:22 AM
Painting Wheels..Long Term Results
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I picked 5 steelies for my X. I am thinking of spray bombing them myself. I know quite a few fellow X owners have done a great job painting them. I was wondering how the paint is holding up long term? Thanks, Dan
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#178043 - 30/01/04 08:30 AM
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I'm not sure about your question but, I like the switch panel in you photo gallery.
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#178044 - 30/01/04 09:04 AM
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Mine have held up great for 1 month now! Not even the tiniest bit of paint has flaked off but I sanded the shit out of them and put on 4 coats of paint. They were the stock 15" steel wheels.
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#178045 - 30/01/04 09:25 AM
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i have had mine painted for about 6 months now, just cleaned them really really good and painted them with rustoleum industrial flat black and then covered with semi-gloss clear coat, looks pretty bitchin'. they've held-up really damn well even with road salt and four-wheelin, i am very happy with the results. by the way, i have steel wheels too, it's definitely worth doing, it's a pretty bad-ass looking mod too. david
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#178046 - 30/01/04 09:36 AM
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Wordtothis,
Can you send me a pic of your wheels?
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#178047 - 30/01/04 09:46 AM
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i would be happy to, but i have no capability to host images, sorry... check your PM, i will just standard attach one to an email to you, and keep in mind, the picture is just what i had at work, i will try to get you another one if you want. david
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#178048 - 30/01/04 10:42 AM
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wordtothis,
Nice looking, since you used the semi-gloss clear coat, do they have a shine to them?
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#178049 - 30/01/04 10:47 AM
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they actually have more of a dull-lustre to them to tell the truth. it isn't shiny by any means, but it does look pretty slick. glad the pics worked. david
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#178050 - 30/01/04 10:58 AM
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I was going to get a set of rock crawlers like this but I've been worrying about backspace and offset, maybe I'll just get a set of steel wheels and paint them too.
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#178051 - 30/01/04 11:33 AM
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Originally posted by SRTMO: Wordtothis,
Can you send me a pic of your wheels? You mean like these? I used semi-gloss after a 3 minute sanding job.
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#178052 - 30/01/04 01:04 PM
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Mine are rusted up around the bolt holes after only a few days of driving in salt. They look really good painted black, I think I'll have to do this in the springtime now.
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#178054 - 30/01/04 04:33 PM
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Those rims are off a Hummer, where did you fine them with Nissan bolt pattern. I thought those were only made for GM SUV's.
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#178055 - 30/01/04 04:40 PM
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Originally I saw them in an offroad adventure magazine, in an ad for AR. I looked on the american racing website. Than I called a local AR distributor. Than I ordered them through 4wheelparts. I'm stoked. EDIT- The '01 16x7 bolt pattern's a 6 x 5.5
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#178056 - 31/01/04 06:56 PM
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Originally posted by SRTMO: I'm not sure about your question but, I like the switch panel in you photo gallery. Thanks Srtmo It was a little work but has paid off!
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#178057 - 31/01/04 06:58 PM
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Thanks for all the replies on painting steelies. I guess I will shop for spray bombs soon. Those AR wheels are sweet! Dan
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