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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 12:49 PM
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well thought i would paint my wheels but wanted somethin besides just solid color so i thought i try to polish the lip on stock 92 sc300 wheels and paint the the wheel, i got the idea of a honda forum lol
anyway just finished them and thought id post pics
im pleased since its only rattle can


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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 01:46 PM
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Wow.. those actually look pretty cool! Interested to see how they look on the car...
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 01:48 PM
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they came out good, now lets c em on the car haha
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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same as the above comments

Did you strip the silver paint, then wet sand the lip to polish?
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 02:46 PM
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That looks awesome!
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by KingpiN.SC
Wow.. those actually look pretty cool! Interested to see how they look on the car...
thanks and i will have pics of them on the car tomorrow

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Did you strip the silver paint, then wet sand the lip to polish?
yes used aircraft remover and wet sanded up to 800grit i should've have gone to 1000

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That looks awesome!
thanks took alot time though
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 06:10 PM
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how did u tape them off? i feel like it would be hard to get the tape line straight
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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how did u tape them off? i feel like it would be hard to get the tape line straight
masking tape and patience lol
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by sc300bigtx
masking tape and patience lol
you must have the paitence of a saint ahah i woulda said f it and took the rattle can to the whole thing! looks great though
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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Very nice work!
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Nova
you must have the paitence of a saint ahah i woulda said f it and took the rattle can to the whole thing! looks great though
they needed the tlc they were pretty beat up lol and after taping the 1st one i did almost change my mind but hung in there... glad i did


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Very nice work!
thank you
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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k got some pics taken not the best but youll get the idea


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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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nice rims, are those made by work
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Avarec
nice rims, are those made by work
lol ya they are my custom work wheels lol
na they are my stock wheels that i painted
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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Looks good
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