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Old Dec 21, 2002 | 06:44 PM
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Ah, paint them. If you really hate them, you can always strip the paint back off. I recommend you do a good job though. Have the tires removed, spray a few coats of sandable primer and smooth out any small scratches or dips. Give a few coats of a good quality paint (preferably something that can stand up the temperature of your brakes) and then give it a few good coats of clear. Here's a set of '95 GS-R wheels I painted gunmetal on my two cars.





The paint and clear hold up pretty well to brake dust and road damage over the year. In the spring I usually redo them just so they look good. Only take a few hours. You can try not painting the lip but I probably would. It may not look right because those wheel don't really have a lip (like a spoked wheel would). Seeya.
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