Winter Rims

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So the Maxima came with RS-A's on it, and after having them on the Bonneville when I first got it - I wasn't about to attempt another winter with those awful things. Picked up a cheap set of rims that came off of an '04 Maxima - they had a fair amount of road rash, so they got some paint to cover it up a bit. Mounted on them are Michelin X-Ice Xi2's.

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Looks good. Why does the "before" wheel look like it's a much lighter shade than the rest?
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Looks good!!!

John, he painted all of them, if that's what you mean, lol.
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Man do those look good! I REALLY like the color - VERY sharp. Just the right shade of gray - not too dark, not too light. Is it really a matte finish that it appears to be in the pics on the car? If so, I'm really liking that too. What kind of paint & paint color did you use? I assume you had to strip/prime/whatever before painting?
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I'm guessing it's the Dupli-Color gray wheel paint w/ no clear coat. My drag wheels look very similar. Scuff, clean and spray.
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Those look better than a lot of the OEM wheels on the newer ones...

Nice work.

Excellent tire too ;) Mine saved my ass a few times this weekend!
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J Wikoff wrote:Looks good. Why does the "before" wheel look like it's a much lighter shade than the rest?
The "before" shot is before I painted the wheel in the graphite paint.
Hotwheels wrote:Man do those look good! I REALLY like the color - VERY sharp. Just the right shade of gray - not too dark, not too light. Is it really a matte finish that it appears to be in the pics on the car? If so, I'm really liking that too. What kind of paint & paint color did you use? I assume you had to strip/prime/whatever before painting?
Thanks! I did spray on a couple coats of clear after and they stayed fairly non-glossy, which is what I was aiming for anyways so it worked out well. I used Dupli-Color paint, in Graphite and then the clear. Yeah, roughed up the existing finish on the wheels, cleaned them up good, and then sprayed them.
BonneMe wrote:Excellent tire too ;) Mine saved my ass a few times this weekend!
Good to hear! No real snow fall here yet so they're untested as of now (and I'm not exactly complaining, lol).
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