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painting my wheels

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little help please does anyone know how many cans of paint, primer and laquer i will need to paint my wheels gotta abit of money last night doin taxi services lol so wanna get them done :D
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noooooooooo

they look awesome in black!! :lol:

depending on what color, id say couple cans of each

although i never use primer or laquer!! :lol:
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3 cans of each, and you will properly have a bit left over
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when i did my wheels i used exactly the amount Marc said - 3 of each. I'd recommend using primer though - gives a good even paint finish and helps mask any little scratches / buff marks
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I used 2 primer, 3 colour and 2 laquer when doing my wheels green. More than a month later and there still looking just like when i did them 8)
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I'd really like to paint my OZ's white as they'd look much better, but as they're multispoke i really can't be arsed! :lol:
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cheers guys well i got 2 cans of 500ml primer today and i still got like half a can in the garage just gotta get the paint now and laquer :lol:
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jimbob wrote:noooooooooo

they look awesome in black!! :lol:

depending on what color, id say couple cans of each

although i never use primer or laquer!! :lol:
tell truth m8 im realy sick of black wheels with a polsihed lip see them every were lol and im gonna do them rio red :D
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or do you want to swap them for some black racing "watanabes" when i come down :P :top:
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noo as much as i love watanabes lol i like my BBS just sick of black wheels i wanna stand out lol :D
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RDaltron wrote:or do you want to swap them for some black racing "watanabes" when i come down :P :top:

ooooo... if your selling, i might buy them back! :D
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i'm not selling at the moment, i just really want some dish wheels

mo's axis rims are so tempting and so are your mugen's marc but the bank says differently lol

time i start selling some stuff i think 8)
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RDaltron wrote:i'm not selling at the moment, i just really want some dish wheels

mo's axis rims are so tempting and so are your mugen's marc but the bank says differently lol

time i start selling some stuff i think 8)
haha fair enough mate

the mugens arent going anywhere fast...
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Marc_VT wrote:
RDaltron wrote:i'm not selling at the moment, i just really want some dish wheels

mo's axis rims are so tempting and so are your mugen's marc but the bank says differently lol

time i start selling some stuff i think 8)
haha fair enough mate

the mugens arent going anywhere fast...
Dont say that :twisted:

Last time you did i bought these off you lol
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