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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 01:00 PM
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dont forget to post your pics of the finished job
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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I wont forget i will update in a couple of days
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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i painted my bmw rims but black is not nice at all i chose the lambo murcielago gray rims colour and its amazing
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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Look into powder coating too.
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 08:33 AM
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i will definitely look into it
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 01:21 PM
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Powdercoating stock wheels (of mediocre quality) is generally not a good idea. That is why I had mine painted. In short, many stock wheels (save for OEM BBS or Rays made) have too many impurities in the metal and during the process of powdercoating it causes the aluminum alloy to become weaker. Powdercoating is better reserved for higher quality wheels that use say for example, T6-6061 aluminum alloy.
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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aha i didnt know this info thanks sleeper408
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