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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 11:10 AM
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holy crap, that looks amazing.
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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That looks pretty good
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 11:15 AM
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looks like a subie
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 11:22 AM
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i like blue and gold, but did you just sand clean then spray paint, or did you spray some kind of primer or something to make paint stick?

good job
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by MeKilla
looks like a subie
really? it looks like a BBY evolution with gold wheels to me.
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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im sort of lazy so all i did was clean the wheel with degreaser and soap. sand them for like 5-10 mins due to my laziness and just painted them with gold paint i bought from pepboys. after the paint dried i used a few coats of clear coat and that's it.
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 02:54 PM
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Did you paint the inside of the rim?
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 03:05 PM
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that looks pretty pimp
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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Looks like a WRX...lol
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 05:03 PM
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surface prep is everything... anyone can make rattlecan look like a quality paintjob if you know what your doing!

looks clean... good work
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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W0W looks real good...........u should do a write on this..... can save ppl money.
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 11:55 PM
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wow, the blue by you with gold rims looks superb! any more pics of it off the jack? I'd love to see the lowered pics!
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 12:23 AM
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looks good but it may not stick if u didnt sand it first to give the paint something to stick to.. a kid just did his and it went..

sand with wetsand fine grit
primer
paint
clearcoat x3
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 12:54 AM
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i did the same thing on my RR evo...gold as well...came out good,just sanded,then cleaned and dryed and came out good...took while cus of the rain off and on..but looks just like that
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 01:05 AM
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does look like a subie...but since its an evo i think it looks better
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