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Winter Rims
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:28 pm
by THawes
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.
Before (this just happens to be the best looking rim of the set):
After:
Re: Winter Rims
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:00 pm
by J Wikoff
Looks good. Why does the "before" wheel look like it's a much lighter shade than the rest?
Re: Winter Rims
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:02 pm
by 00Beast
Looks good!!!
John, he painted all of them, if that's what you mean, lol.
Re: Winter Rims
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:13 pm
by Hotwheels
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?
Re: Winter Rims
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:56 pm
by 00Beast
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.
Re: Winter Rims
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:15 pm
by BonneMe
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!
Re: Winter Rims
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:44 pm
by THawes
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).