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Some new life for the Storm Trooper...
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 6:49 am
by Sublimewind
Hey all,Yeah, i'm still alive.. Unemployment is killin me, but i'm still kickin... Did some Duplicolor Graphite on the stockers.. Whatcha think?
Re: Some new life for the Storm Trooper... (Sublimewind)
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 7:00 am
by bodhi_tree777
nice. Did you prime them first or prep them at all? I want to do the same thing, and you've got the same bubbling going on with yours.. did you send them down, or just spray as is?
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 7:23 am
by Sublimewind
Thanks..!! If it weren't for the wheel gap, it's look pretty sweet.. I took off as much of the bubbling I could with a heavy wire brush, then scuffed them good with some red Scotch Brite.. Then a good wipe down with Acetone and paint, no priming, this paint doesn't require it AND it makes it LESS durable.. The Duplicolor wheel paint is REALLY strong.. Had it on my OLD Subaru for years and I was always trying to knock the paint off, on the back roads.. lol.
Re: (Sublimewind)
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 7:44 am
by BlueCrush
Howdy, stranger. Me Likey!
Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 2:20 am
by Sublimewind
TY Sir.. !
Re: (BlueCrush)
Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 9:13 am
by A Psycho Martyr
lookin good. Did you put any kind of clear on it? Or does that particular duplicolor not require it?
Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 10:09 am
by Mariachi
i like it! nice choice of color!
Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 11:33 am
by DoubleBaril
I will be doing similar on mine with the same kind of paint, but will be doing them in white.Will attempt it this summer sometime when I have more time for it.
Re: Some new life for the Storm Trooper... (Sublimewind)
Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 11:59 am
by Toasted7
Back from the dead... good to see you around again!I am diggin' those wheels, great color choice.
Re: Some new life for the Storm Trooper... (Toasted7)
Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 11:39 pm
by lovemyraffe
It looks great!
Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 12:10 am
by Sublimewind
Thanks everyone... Clear coat, you can get it, and I have some of it (Duplicolor wheel clear) but these things don't look THAT great up close, so I didn't bother.. I figure the stock paint is going to continue to bubble under the stock paint/clear anyway.. So I'm going to have to touch them up from time to time.. So no, I didn't bother..