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painted wheels..

Found a little bit of rust on one of my cragars so I decided to sand them down and paint them.. The color is graphite metallic I think it looks pretty good. Tell me what you think, Thanks, Kenny
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I'll get some pictures of them on the truck this evening.
 
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Looks good.
 
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looks way better
 
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Pics on the truck?
 
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looks good, just watch for chips.
 
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Originally Posted by RazorsEDGE
Pics on the truck?
This evening sir. I've only got two done so far.
 
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Originally Posted by Crackerstein
looks good, just watch for chips.
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Maybe consider like a satin clear coat or something. Make it a little more durable
 
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Originally Posted by 88range
This evening sir. I've only got two done so far.
Yeah. Might help if I read the whole post huh.
 
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Looks good, how do you like those tires?
 
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Doesnt Cragar have a set like that...?
 
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Originally Posted by Ford04Ranger4.0
Doesnt Cragar have a set like that...?
They look similar. I think they may be the same or brighter..

As for the tires, I love them. Cheap and work well for me. I don't do any hardcore offroading but they handle mud holes,hills,loose dirt, sand pretty well.
 
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That's the cragar's silver.. They look pretty close to the same. I sanded the rust off the one wheel (dime sized patch,) put a rust stopper paint, primed, and three coats of graphite metallic wheel paint. Waiting for everything to dry to clear coat.
 
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Rims look good. How do you like those tires?
 
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Originally Posted by My91Ranger
Rims look good. How do you like those tires?

Read two post's above..
 
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Are ya done yet huh? huh? Are ya?
 
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Wonder how durable the paint will be... loooks nice though!
 
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Only have one picture from while I was in the middle of it.. I'll take more tomorrow.

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Looks good.
 
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word of advice silicone them on the seams
 
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^^what? silocone? WHY?
 
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On the seams cause water/ salt is held there and thats what mades the paint buble and peel up. I will go out and take pics in a little bit.
 
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Heres the pics...
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The front you want to run a thin bead so nobody can see it like this
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Sealing it there will keep all the **** out of the face of the rim and not causing it to rott because of water and sand/ salt cant get trapped in there.
 
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you used that duplicolor wheel paint rite? Did it lay down smooth for you cause my rims started that color but i repainted them because it went on super rough.
 
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Valspar Tractor Paint works good, its oil based so it lays down flat with a brush
 
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damnit, i wanted to be the first to paint my wheels that color, oh well, hopefully i will be first to do it to stock
 


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