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post May 14, 2010 - 9:08 AM
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youseman

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Bored one afternoon after Uni, me and my mate decided my car should start work on my car. Had it for a while now and it was completely stock. started by painting my rims. not a serious job but just as an experiment and they REALLY needed doing.

the state of them (pretty bad i know):


applied nitromoors paint stripper:


forgot to take photos of sanding and priming as i got a little overexcited... yes i have the mind of a child.
we used filler primer to make sure there was a nice smooth finish.

base coat applied:

nice smooth coat tongue.gif. the colour is bmw sparkling graphite and its lush biggrin.gif

clear coat:

sorry for my bollocks photography.

on the car with a little caliper paint applied too:


not bad for a rough job i think. i was also pleased we managed four wheels and calipers in a single afternoon/evening.
im also aware my tyres are whack and way too big. getting some tasty 215/55/r15s soon smile.gif

anyone else got some nice diy rims?
 
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post May 14, 2010 - 4:02 PM
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great job matey thumbsup.gif

i did mine almost exactly the same colour a few years ago smile.gif



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post May 14, 2010 - 8:28 PM
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QUOTE (manphibian @ May 14, 2010 - 5:02 PM) *
great job matey thumbsup.gif

i did mine almost exactly the same colour a few years ago smile.gif



i like the celica 10+hp lol hmm i wonder if it is posible to something similar but by welding hmm...

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