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Sep 12, 2008 | 06:53 PM

#21

F8L 500

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From: Ft Bragg, NC

Re: Wheels

I like em alot!!!! great job!

Sep 12, 2008 | 06:54 PM

#22

SubieChik

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From: Hampton

Re: Wheels

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Originally Posted by H8URV8

I like em alot!!!! great job!

Thanks! I was afraid it was going to be too much but it actually turned out very nice.

Sep 12, 2008 | 06:59 PM

#23

Fabrik8

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From: How long is a piece of string?

Re: Wheels

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Originally Posted by SubieChik

It depends. I heard it is good to sand them down but then I have heard that you don't really have to. I think to get the best results you should sand them......but I didn't do anything, just cleaned and painted.

If you go to the Duplicolor website it says to scuff them up......but not necessarily sand.

http://www.duplicolor.com/projects/howto_wheel.html

When I Duplicolored my winter wheels, I blasted them, hit them with etching primer, and painted them. I didn't even clearcoat them so I could touch them up with color easier. They're winter wheels, the paint is going to get destroyed after all..
I think they're the same color that you used, but they look much darker on my car for some reason.

All they really need is a scuff though, you're just trying to break the gloss of the existing finish to increase the surface area that the paint has to adhere to.

Last edited by Fabrik8; Sep 12, 2008 at 07:30 PM.