Rim Job ;p

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  1. PhazonPhobe

    PhazonPhobe His name is Sora

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    I got sick of seeing TCs and their rims all over the Inland Empire, so I decided to do this:

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    Stock rim (with Scion centercap):
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    Taping off lip:
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    Primered:
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    Blue Triangles:
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    Lots of blue triangles:
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    Taping off triangles for black:
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    Finished taping off:
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    Black!:
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    Peeling tape off:
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    Finished Product:
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    All 4 Drying:
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    #1 PhazonPhobe, Apr 13, 2011
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  2. HI MPG

    HI MPG Active Member

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    Oye! Was not prepared for that... haha.

    It's very distinctive, to say the least.
     
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    PhazonPhobe His name is Sora

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    o_O

    Good or bad?
     
    #3 PhazonPhobe, Apr 13, 2011
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    a_gray_prius Rare Non-Old-Blowhard Priuschat Member

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    Not a fan. No offense.
     
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    It looks good matching to the car. Just enjoy the results from all your hard work.

    Yet, personally I would not go through all that trouble. It's a lot of work.
     
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    Nicely done. :rockon:

    But then, I may be a little biased.
    Our car, Amapola, with powder coated rims:

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    #6 Rokeby, Apr 13, 2011
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    Very cool. Now show us the rim job.
     
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    very sweet my friend!
     
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  9. PhazonPhobe

    PhazonPhobe His name is Sora

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    When and where?
     
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    I think it looks good! Nice work. Hal
     
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    That's a pretty sick look man!
    Can you go into more details about how you did it? Just use regular metallic spray paint or air brush?
     
    #11 snookums, Apr 14, 2011
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    I think you did a good job... however, I would have preferred to run with the tC rims. ;)
     
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  13. PhazonPhobe

    PhazonPhobe His name is Sora

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    Yeah...I didn't like seeing them everywhere. =\
     
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    PhazonPhobe His name is Sora

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    Rustoleum from my local Home Depot.

    I just primered the shiza out of it. Once that dried, I painted it the colors I wanted. Once that dried, clear coat.

    It's not hard, it's just a pain in the arse taping everything off.
     
    #14 PhazonPhobe, Apr 14, 2011
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    Nice!
     
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    Maybe you could do the same thing with the tC rims. Do the inner portions of the spokes blue with black on the outer face. They'll look a bit like these Weds, which shawnb2 is running:
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    #16 HI MPG, Apr 14, 2011
  17. PhazonPhobe

    PhazonPhobe His name is Sora

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    omg. Those are sexy.

    They're got a few more spokes than the TC rims, but same basic idea...

    Dammit. Now you've got me thinking.
     
    #17 PhazonPhobe, Apr 14, 2011
  18. HI MPG

    HI MPG Active Member

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    Haha... Glad I could help in that sense. Would love to see the finished product if you do go through with it.
     
    #18 HI MPG, Apr 15, 2011
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