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Old 12-09-2004, 07:30 PM
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this is what they look like.... i was thinkin bout sandin em even and paintin em black.... how much work is it to get these things chrome? how hard to make them atleast look decent? thanks alot for input
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Old 12-09-2004, 07:39 PM
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do you really want to keep them?
white would look better.
a guy that dips them here would charge like $150 bucks each
don't sink money on them go to ebay,and check,and see what they got.
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Old 12-09-2004, 08:05 PM
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im not keeping them, but gotta keep them for atleast 8 more months.. maybe less.. this is just a temp thing... and white would not look good on a red vert IMO.... im gettin cobra r's but after alot more other things on the list lol
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Old 12-09-2004, 09:20 PM
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wouldn't mess with chrome on them.
if you want them black, get them sandblasted, prime em and paint em.
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Old 12-09-2004, 09:55 PM
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wouldn't mess with chrome on them.
if you want them black, get them sandblasted, prime em and paint em.
or you could have them powder coated, they can clean/prep the wheels and the when the powder coating is done they will look like brand new.
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Old 12-09-2004, 10:57 PM
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im lookin for the cheapest way out lol.... ima just paint em black........ would clear coat paint over the black look good? gloss or flat black?
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Old 12-09-2004, 11:10 PM
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do gloss black. juss take ur time and sand them real good and first add a nice coat of primer to give ur black paint something to grip too. then hit it with a couple of coats to make it look fresh
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Old 12-09-2004, 11:15 PM
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I personally wouldn't do them in black. I have never seen a fox with black ponys that I liked. I would shoot 'em with a gun metal color. That way, they would be darker than stock, but wouldn;t be black. It would definetely make someone say, "hmm, what's different about those wheels?". My $.02
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Old 12-09-2004, 11:18 PM
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thats my plan, what about clear coat?
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Old 12-09-2004, 11:39 PM
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i sandblasted my stock 10 holer's, then sprayed them in a silverish color and cleared it, looks good for what they are.
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