Duplicolor Wheel Paint sorta DIY
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I just painted mine too and they look fantastic. I decided to only paint the spokes gloss black to match my exterior and used dupli-color high temp engine enamel (500 degree) and some clear coat. also dupli-color engine primer of course. then just masked off the parts i didn't want colored with masking tape and a razor blade and went to town on it. I took the wheels off and did all this too. seemed like less work than to have to go back and re-paint my calipers and such.
As far as the interior work goes, dupli-color makes a special vinyl paint that works great for tib's, esp rd1's and rd2's because they have very little fabric. the newer ones have all that fabric all over the door panels. you might could wanna check that out before throwing wheel paint on your interior. it might all turn out looking like completely untextured plastic.
As far as the interior work goes, dupli-color makes a special vinyl paint that works great for tib's, esp rd1's and rd2's because they have very little fabric. the newer ones have all that fabric all over the door panels. you might could wanna check that out before throwing wheel paint on your interior. it might all turn out looking like completely untextured plastic.
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From: Leesville, Louisiana
Vehicle: 2001 Hyundai Tiburon
I did mine in 2 tone with the same stuff.
1.put a bag on the whole tire
2.use tape to secure it to the tire.
3.tape off the area you don't want to paint
4. spray the paint over the tape and the are you want painted
5. remove the tape when the paint is wet
6. wait 3 hours for the paint to dry
7. tape off the area you already painted
8. spray over the area you want painted and the tape
9. remove the tape
10. clearcoat over the whole thing.
These pix are pretty old and i'll probly never get to post them again.
1.put a bag on the whole tire
2.use tape to secure it to the tire.
3.tape off the area you don't want to paint
4. spray the paint over the tape and the are you want painted
5. remove the tape when the paint is wet
6. wait 3 hours for the paint to dry
7. tape off the area you already painted
8. spray over the area you want painted and the tape
9. remove the tape
10. clearcoat over the whole thing.
These pix are pretty old and i'll probly never get to post them again.
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Just wanted to restate that you should follow the manufacturer's directions on the can for preparing surface. When you put paint on a surface it pairs up with the surface, but only if you prepare it properly.
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Vehicle: 01 / Hyundai / Tiburon
quick question to sum everything, if i take the tire on the rim and gloss black it, how will it turn out and look?? cause im kinda confused
yea i think im going to try this cause one of my rims theres a yellowy paint showing through near the hyundai symbol
yea i think im going to try this cause one of my rims theres a yellowy paint showing through near the hyundai symbol