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Old May 8, 2013 | 05:24 AM
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Looks really nice! How many cans did you need (of each) to do the 4 rims?
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Old May 8, 2013 | 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Bounce
Looks really nice! How many cans did you need (of each) to do the 4 rims?

3 black and 2 silver...if you order the kit from dipyourcar.com, they give you 4 black and 3 silver. Have about 1/3 left in the 3rd black and 2nd silver.

It takes a lot of patience and careful spraying to get insides of the spokes well. I also hit the inside (behind the spokes) of the wheel to keep it consistent.
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Old May 8, 2013 | 07:23 AM
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wow this looks awesome!
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Old May 8, 2013 | 11:52 AM
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I've always wondered what 172s would look like black....Yours look great.
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Old May 8, 2013 | 12:24 PM
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Dude! That's amazing. I was thinking of getting them powder coated... Can you please outline the steps and exactly what product did you buy from the website you mentioned. I'm new at this.

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Old May 8, 2013 | 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by rrordona
I've always wondered what 172s would look like black....Yours look great.
When they were still black before the metalizer...they looked mean.
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Old May 8, 2013 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 550Hi
Dude! That's amazing. I was thinking of getting them powder coated... Can you please outline the steps and exactly what product did you buy from the website you mentioned. I'm new at this.

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Here is a
of this process.

There is a wheel kit with 4 black and 3 silver metalizer cans on their site.
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Old May 9, 2013 | 04:02 PM
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That looks amazing! you have motivated me to do this on my rims, love it.
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