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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 11:15 PM
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Well I bought this set of rims of Sykoro pretty cheap cuz they needed some work. A good bit of elbow grease and here are some results! I used 2 coats of Rustoleum automotive primer and 3 coats of Rustoleum Hammered finish. It's not too normal but it looks pretty damn good imo.

This is after I took the grinder to sort of repair the curb rash. It's nearly unnoticeable once there's a tire on.
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All of them sandblasted
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Showing the finish I chose for the lip. I decided to go for brushed instead of a polished lip. It looks pretty neat but I may eventually polish it.
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Taped off and primed
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Yay all done!
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A shot in the sun.
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And we're off!

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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 02:19 AM
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that came out very well! i would definitely go with the polished lip, though. make it match the chrome window trim
 
Old Apr 26, 2009 | 03:18 AM
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Looks great. Well done.
 
Old Apr 26, 2009 | 03:23 AM
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clean, very nice job!

wish you were lower!
 
Old Apr 26, 2009 | 09:22 AM
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Damn bro, that looks professional - nicely done!
 
Old Apr 26, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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very nice!
 
Old Apr 26, 2009 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by qUaTtRoA4
clean, very nice job!

wish you were lower!
Worst part is the car is lowered... lol...

New picture of it looking sexy in the sun!

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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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awesome job on the wheels man.. looks great.. i think the polished lip would work a little better might stand out a little more.. but awesome job
 
Old Apr 26, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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i had 2 of my wheels done very similarly but mine is the color of metal with just clear coat on it. i wish could color match my spoke color since black is out of the question for me. how much did you pay if you don't me asking. my rear end is lower than yours on just s4 springs but my front is like 3 time higher lol. looks kinda silly but i have to deal with it for now. looks like a very nice job from the pix, can you get some higher quality pix?
 
Old Apr 26, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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i used 1000 and 2000 grit on mine and that turned out really nice also i used NEVR-DULL which made it look almost chrome. I would say if you havent used 1000 and 2000 grit and use NEVR-DULL you would see a big difference. Good luck
 



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