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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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maybe a conspiracy to put her out of her misery :?:
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 10:27 PM
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wow, rims look pretty hot an no...... they don't draw attention away from the rust homes how long did it take you to paint/dry those?
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Mista_SC
wow, rims look pretty hot an no...... they don't draw attention away from the rust homes how long did it take you to paint/dry those?
dang, i was hoping they would a little bit


well, since i painted them with a brush(NOT the way to go, imo) they take about 1- 2 hours each to paint, but im happy with the results, and i can complain, so far the whole paint job has costed me maybe $10
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by sqela
not bad just need to take a plunger to that front fender


out of all the rust problems on the car, you pick out the Dent

Squrilly, you are funny
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by GoldenBullet


well, since i painted them with a brush(NOT the way to go, imo) they take about 1- 2 hours each to paint

how freakin' small was your brush?
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Peterg22000
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well, since i painted them with a brush(NOT the way to go, imo) they take about 1- 2 hours each to paint

how freakin' small was your brush?
it was a 2" brush but i had to use a tiny one around the edges, my problem was that the paint was pretty much as thin as water so i had to do multiple coats, spray paint is WAY more efficient, im gunna use that if i do this again
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 02:31 AM
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Taping off tires is a PITA, i resprayed the wheels on our nova a few years ago..

My question... why did you do the letters on the tires?
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 12:36 PM
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And what did you use on the tires? Hate to burst your bubles, but if it'* DupliColor Hot Tires you'll have to re-apply it every couple weeks. Not near as permanent as they make it sound.
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 04:02 PM
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the rims look nice, this gives me an idea for another thread.
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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The wheels look good. I'm sure it wasn't easy.

If you are doing the raised white-lettering on the tires, do both sides of the tire as they need "balance" in the look (as in three o'clock and nine o'clock positions). That'* if there'* anything to paint in.

Lookin' good.

Are you starting a true-blue ground-up restoration here?
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