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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 01:36 PM
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And i think they turned out awesome.







and a close up to show the shine and finish of the paint



4 coats of duplicolor gunmetal wheel paint and 3 coats of clear.


Insert images since it makes it easier
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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 07:47 PM
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Very nice.. would be better if you could re-attached the enkei stickers on..
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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 08:00 PM
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Very nice this is what I have been wanting to do to my Apex Silver Evo. Anyone able to photoshop this pic to what it would look like on silver. Also where did you buy the paint??
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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 08:03 PM
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Very nice this is what I have been wanting to do to my Apex Silver Evo. Anyone able to photoshop this pic to what it would look like on silver. Also where did you buy the paint??
comon dude, a paint store or home depot
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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 08:08 PM
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Looks good. I would like to see an APEX silver also.
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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 08:49 PM
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Very nice. I.m seriously considering doing this to my Rally Red as well. I'll probably go a bit darker, though. Thanks for the info and pics! This really pushes me towards doing it myself.
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Old Nov 1, 2004 | 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Whooopasss
Very nice.. would be better if you could re-attached the enkei stickers on..
yep agree , you can have the sticker here

http://www.vinylmayhem.com/store/Add...9BED98400CE%7D
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Old Nov 1, 2004 | 04:36 AM
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yep agree , you can have the sticker here

http://www.vinylmayhem.com/store/Add...9BED98400CE%7D
well I'll be..i might just hafta order me some of those
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Old Nov 1, 2004 | 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by mattfl
I did the 4 coats of gunmetal in the span of 2-3 hours on saturday..let everything dry overnight and did the clear today..I didn't get started till like 4pm otherwise I probably could have done the whole thing in a day.
thats damn quick
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Old Nov 1, 2004 | 11:03 PM
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Looks great, and professional
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Old Nov 1, 2004 | 11:14 PM
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Nice Nice

Last edited by HxllxMan; Nov 1, 2004 at 11:16 PM.
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Old Nov 1, 2004 | 11:31 PM
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Hmmm.. I think I might give this a try if I take my car off the road for the winter.
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 09:25 AM
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not bad man... i'd like to see it with the lip polished though...
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Diesel
not bad man... i'd like to see it with the lip polished though...
yeah i want to see someone try that. polishing the lip that would be nice!!! is that even possible though? or would they have to be dipped or something? sorry if this is a dumb question
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 09:41 AM
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i did the same exact color the same exact weekend on my tarmac...

will post pix soon..

looks good though
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