Tint, louvers, & painted rims
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RE: Tint, louvers, & painted rims - 4/25/2008 8:07:15 AM
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4Rowdy
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Looks good! Some cheap easy fixes can make a heck of a big difference!
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RE: Tint, louvers, & painted rims - 4/25/2008 8:21:16 AM
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king07
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Ya. I wanted new rims but when I bought the car I didnt know about take offs. It needed new tires badly so I spent $650 on new tires. The very next day I learned about take offs. Boy was I pissed. Any way the wife says no new rims till these tires are wore out. Lol. I wanted a different look so I figured If I cant buy new rims Ill just paint the ones I have.
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RE: Tint, louvers, & painted rims - 4/26/2008 8:23:40 PM
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It came out really nice! Good Job!
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RE: Tint, louvers, & painted rims - 4/26/2008 9:46:50 PM
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tmsmith
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Painting those rims really bring them out. Otherwise, I don't perticularlly like them.
Car looks real good! What percent tint if you don't mind me asking? Should be my next thing to buy. 
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RE: Tint, louvers, & painted rims - 4/27/2008 5:34:37 AM
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JimC
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I really like those wheels. I have a set that I use for my drag radials, and I think I may try painting them like that next weekend so that they are closer in look to my black bullitts up front and more in keeping with the overall look to the car even at the track.
Very nice, they came out great.
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RE: Tint, louvers, & painted rims - 4/27/2008 6:12:55 AM
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black08mustang
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what paint did you use for the rims i have the same ones and i would like to do that with the black paint. and what percent tint is that??
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RE: Tint, louvers, & painted rims - 4/28/2008 10:35:13 PM
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king07
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My front tint is 35%. That is the legal limit on the front in Missouri. The rear window is 15%. I didnt want any darker on the rear because I work night shift. Need to see while backing up LOL. As far as the wheels go I sanded them with 320 grit sand paper and used a scotchbrite pad in the tight corners whare I couldnt get with the sand paper. Then I used Duplicolor adhesive promoter before I began painting. The paint I used was Duplicolor wheel paint. It is suposed to be spacificly for wheels. I also used Duplicolr clear coat for wheels after aplying the black paint. I tryed to do it right. I spent about 13 hours sart to finish doing this by my self. I would have spent longer and added a few more coats of paint and clear caot but ran out of time. I had just enough time for the paint to safely set before I had to be back to work. The Duplicolr paint runs abou 6$ a can. Not the cheapest but I believe you get what you pay for. It took allmost 2 cans of black paint and 1 can of clear coat. I hope this helps you out. Good luck.
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RE: Tint, louvers, & painted rims - 4/30/2008 3:56:49 PM
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Kara
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Looks really good!
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RE: Tint, louvers, & painted rims - 4/30/2008 4:28:03 PM
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landon.moss
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looks like you did pretty good....r u going to do the 5 indentations on the wheels? you could pry just dab it in if you do 
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RE: Tint, louvers, & painted rims - 4/30/2008 10:30:25 PM
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king07
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At this point in time I dont think ill do the tabs. My brother asked the same question when i was painting them and at the time I couldnt think of a good way to do it and have it still look good. When I go back and redo them in a month or two I might then. Plus when I did them I started on them as soon as I got off work and had to have them dry enough to go back to work that night. So I didnt have much time to tinker with different ideas.
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RE: Tint, louvers, & painted rims - 5/1/2008 5:21:40 AM
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SuperNac
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Everything looks really good. I'm contemplating removing the side stripes from mine but my wife really likes them. Painting those rims really brought them out.
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RE: Tint, louvers, & painted rims - 5/1/2008 5:35:26 AM
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Never really cared for those styled rims, but I must say painting the inside really helped bring them out. Good Job! 
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RE: Tint, louvers, & painted rims - 5/2/2008 12:30:50 AM
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king07
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My side strippes were silver and seemed to be starting to crack if you looked close. Plus every sixer around here has side stripes and there are a lot of them. I wanted a cleaner different look. But I know what you mean about the wife likeing them. My wife liked them too. So I waitd till she was at work and pulled them. Its better to ask for forgiveness than permission. LOL. After I did it though she thought it still looked ok. So I wasnt in trouble. Ha ha.
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Mods: MRT AeroTurbine - 3D carbon louvers - Billet Grill w/ pony cut out - Window Tint 35% front and 15% rear
GT rear swaybar
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