Work in Progress (Metallic Black)

lil black liberty · **Posted:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 1:44 pm

Ok so I just finished the first coat what do you guys think??

wheeee32 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:59 pm

Lookin' good so far. I'll give my final rating when I see them finished and mounted.

lil black liberty · **Posted:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:35 pm

Wheeee.. I still haven't decided whether I want to do the center caps Chrome/Silver or Red... I just finished putting the lacqueor on the rims.. I'm going to do another coat and then re finish it.. This is the first out of four rims..

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:40 pm

Looking good

Stay away from the red... especially if you are going to do the W mod :wink:

lil black liberty · **Posted:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:51 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

Looking good

Stay away from the red... especially if you are going to do the W mod :wink:

Eh.. kinda decided I might not wanna do the W mod.. even though I've got most of the stuff to do it.. I just can't find that darn Reddish Black I liked for the bottom of the Jeep.. it was a metallic red/black like mixed together kinda like the uh Scion TC Crimson Mica color..

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:50 pm

I'm telling you to just go to your napa in town that mixes paint and play in their books. The one we have out here is really good at matching.........

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:55 pm

Or if you can find the color you want , (on anything) take it in and they can match it almost exactly. I bought one girlfriend a new Harley in pearl white, HD didn't have the paint available yet so took the stock fender into my local shop, they used some sort of analyzer on it and mixed the color perfect! Repainted the tank and the custom fenders and the HD dealer went nuts trying to fiqure out how I matched the pearl white :lol:

lil black liberty · **Posted:** Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:40 pm

In this order Metallic Black, Clear Coat, Metallic Black, Clear Coat, Metallic Black, Clear Coat, Clear Coat..

She shines... and a very sexy shine!! :lol:

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:30 pm

lil black liberty · **Posted:** Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:32 pm

The CENTER IS DONE!

kvenner · **Posted:** Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:34 am

What did you do to prep the wheel before you painted it?

lil black liberty · **Posted:** Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:18 pm

I just cleaned it, the spray I got was for metals..

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:28 pm

should've sanded them, especially if you encounter salt in the winter.

I'm sure they will look great for a year or so, but try not to go through any really sandy mud or rocks.

When I had my explorer, i cleaned the crap outta my wheels and did basically the same thing you did, and after about a year and a half and a dozen off road trips, you could see the original factory wheel paint everywhere.

luckily, spray paint touches up easy. :wink:

they do look mighty sexy though!

lil black liberty · **Posted:** Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:15 pm

Lol I love my new wheels.. Now as far as sandy mud don't worry I'm 2WD lol and Rocks not me.. I don't travel down anything NOT PAVED lol.. Strictly show nowadays..

Thanks for the compliments.. I can't wait to get the other three finished and mounted..

Work in Progress (Metallic Black)

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