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rim painting
#1
should i sand blast my wheels and paint them the colour of stock svt wheels?

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somthing like this


i know they got nothin on bbs wheels but i think EAPs would be hot in flat silver
i installed eibach srings and im just waiting on my H&R spacers to get here then ill post up pics
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#2
Find a place that sandblast's rims and then just clear them after instead of painting. Wink
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#3
Powder coat those EAP's. That would be pimp.
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(07-03-2010, 09:59 PM)castone Wrote: Find a place that sandblast's rims and then just clear them after instead of painting. Wink

me and my buddy rented a sand blaster for this weekend. were gona sand blast his ranger.

i gess i never thought of just clear coating them?


i wonder how that would look.
In Europe FORD is pronounced "\kwa-le-te\"

2008 f250 6.4 powerstroke/twin turbo/crew cab/XLT/4x4 Edge programmer, Cat and Dpf delete, mbrp exhaust. 650hp 850ft/tq.....
2002 red SVT sport'in European Appearance package rims, AEM cai, #4111 of 4788, ranger 12v plug cover, 4500k HID HI/LO, eibach springs, H&R 15mm wheel spacers. sold Sad
2000 yellow zx3 sold
1994 mazda mx3 sold
1992 ford festiva (RIP)
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#5
We installed tires at work on a set of Altima SER wheels that were sandblasted then cleared.
They looked great!
They had a nice subtle sparkle from the sand blasting, they looked like they were painted almost.
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