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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: xwill112x on June 12, 2008, 06:22:27 PM

Title: bottle caps
Post by: xwill112x on June 12, 2008, 06:22:27 PM: what do u all think about blacked out bottle caps? as of now i have the gay hub caps on the m42, but im getting the bc's on monday..
some people say black them all the way out or, leave the rim silver..but paint the centers?

kinda confused on how to get the spray paint to stick as well, help would be appreciated :D
Title: bottle caps
Post by: vonkamp on June 12, 2008, 07:06:31 PM: Quote
kinda confused on how to get the spray paint to stick as well

You ARE kidding....Right?
Title: bottle caps
Post by: christophbmw on June 12, 2008, 08:04:54 PM: Quote from: vonkamp;51153
You ARE kidding....Right?

......i think he means for the long term :rolleyes:. personally though, he should powder coat them.
Title: bottle caps
Post by: xwill112x on June 12, 2008, 08:27:07 PM: well a guy told me to spray paint them..idk

anythings better than the hubs on it right now..
oh btw, i cant figure out why my fog lights dont work either..it didnt come with them originaly, and i wired them to a toggle switch from the connector thingy up in the dash. still they dont work?
Title: bottle caps
Post by: Jimmy Lewis on June 12, 2008, 09:10:35 PM: Do you guys honestly think it is worth it to powdercoat a set of bottlecaps that are worth like $100? Just prep them well and make sure they are clean and put a couple coats of clear and it should last quite a while, right?
Title: bottle caps
Post by: xwill112x on June 12, 2008, 09:18:12 PM: hey now, my bottle caps are 50$ wit hbrand new tires!
:P
Title: bottle caps
Post by: txleadfoot on June 12, 2008, 09:54:16 PM: what color are the steel rims? save the black paint for non-oem wheels.
Title: bottle caps
Post by: xwill112x on June 12, 2008, 10:02:01 PM: like stock coloring, silver.

but as for the hub caps..
those tires have taken hell the past few days...dual black marks out of every intersection !
:P

ty 325is 4:10 lsd!
Title: bottle caps
Post by: Choking Hazard on June 13, 2008, 08:46:06 AM: I used lacquer (spelling?) silver and clear on my Mille Miglia wheels after I curbed one (little JB weld in the gouges first- "shhh, don't tell!"). Then my son curbed another (no gouges this time) and I was able to respray and blend the gnarled portion without any obvious probs.
Title: bottle caps
Post by: RouteZeroDesign on June 17, 2008, 07:11:07 PM: Check out http://www.Wheel-whores.com. There was a guide on there a few weeks back on how to paint steel rims.
Title: bottle caps
Post by: strad on June 18, 2008, 12:10:10 PM: Quote from: xwill112x;51152
kinda confused on how to get the spray paint to stick as well, help would be appreciated :D

Sanding is over-rated. I don't recommend it ;) Just spray it on and hope for the best.
Title: bottle caps
Post by: xwill112x on June 18, 2008, 04:47:11 PM: oh...i didnt plan on sanding htem..just cleaning them up really good.
Title: bottle caps
Post by: xwill112x on July 05, 2008, 12:06:57 PM: yea i got em blacked out...they look good.
u can see in my sig pic.
Title: bottle caps
Post by: bmwman91 on July 05, 2008, 12:58:13 PM: Aaah haha I was going to recommend slathering them in JASCO paint remover first! That stuff will eat your face off, as well as paint on wheels. Oh well, I am sure the black paint will stick just fine.