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well,..I got a litttle out of hand with Autocad. I wanted to see what my stock wheel would look like with the inners blacked out.,..and well,..went crazy from there. I really like the look of the last one,..havent decided whether to paint of powder coat,...probably leaning towards paint.

 

I had all these individually done on top of a wheel and tire photo,..but for some reason when I exported the file ,..the photo was distorted....and Im not that good with photoshop.,...so use ur imaginanation.

sorry for the poor quality.

 

For those of who who are gonna say it,..no,..im not buying aftermarket wheels. I like the stockers, and keeping the truck subtle,...and have a budget.

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Looks cool. a Nice twist on the stock wheel. I agree, either last or second last ones are nicest IMO.

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I'm thinking of doing this to my stock rims. How would you paint it so that the paint wouldn't flake off overtime? Yeah, the last one looks the best, the more black the better. Or, maybe I shouldn't have said that. :thumbs:

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I'm thinking of doing this to my stock rims. How would you paint it so that the paint wouldn't flake off overtime? Yeah, the last one looks the best, the more black the better. Or, maybe I shouldn't have said that. :thumbs:

 

 

 

I think dupicolor makes "wheel" paint. I saw on another chevy forum a link to http://www.chevroletforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13837

 

others have used high temp engine paint, not sure why,.. maybe car paint cant hold up to braking heat and the hot rubber?

I have yet to price out powder coating.

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I'm thinking of doing this to my stock rims. How would you paint it so that the paint wouldn't flake off overtime? Yeah, the last one looks the best, the more black the better. Or, maybe I shouldn't have said that. :thumbs:

 

LMAO

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sic lsx Senior Enthusiast

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i thought about powder coating mine since i cant find any wheels i like. I was thinking about doing it like L

sboutin Enthusiast

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Boutin...did you ever go ahead and paint or powdercoat your rims?

 

 

not yet,..I suspect it wont be for a while,..havent even had a chance to tint the windows yet. I wish I was a wiz with photoshop so I could have a real visulization...

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Boutin...did you ever go ahead and paint or powdercoat your rims?

 

 

not yet,..I suspect it wont be for a while,..havent even had a chance to tint the windows yet. I wish I was a wiz with photoshop so I could have a real visulization...

 

 

 

Well I definitely am no wiz with photoshop, but I grabbed a pic of a truck kind of similar to yours (couldnt get a good pic of your truck) and spent 10 minutes in microsoft Paint to come up with this crude (and i mean crude :fume: ) visual for you. I tried to make it similar to your number one choice in rim.

 

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All crudeness aside, i think it would look awesome if you went with that choice! :cheers:

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Boutin...did you ever go ahead and paint or powdercoat your rims?

 

 

not yet,..I suspect it wont be for a while,..havent even had a chance to tint the windows yet. I wish I was a wiz with photoshop so I could have a real visulization...

 

 

 

Well I definitely am no wiz with photoshop, but I grabbed a pic of a truck kind of similar to yours (couldnt get a good pic of your truck) and spent 10 minutes in microsoft Paint to come up with this crude (and i mean crude :chevy: ) visual for you. I tried to make it similar to your number one choice in rim.

 

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All crudeness aside, i think it would look awesome if you went with that choice! :cheers:

 

 

 

whoooooooooohhh....... that looks awesome!!!!!!! same color truck and everything!!!

Thank you so much gforce!!!,..especially the whole sideview of the truck.... I cant wait now. :fume:

I was going to go with the lesser of the black and just paint in between the spokes like the first one,... but now I see it doesnt lose its "chevy" stock appeal., and will be easier to tape/mask off. I going to skip the expense and ordeal of powder coating (as much as I hate too) and paint them semi flat black, and clear them.

Not sure what Im using for product type,..my friends auto body shop will advise me.

 

Thank you again...

 

 

(10 years on autoCAD, ...looks like I need a lesson in microsoft paint...)

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(10 years on autoCAD, ...looks like I need a lesson in microsoft paint...) lol :fume:

 

No problem there Boutin :cheers:

 

I was a mechanical designer for the mill at a potash mine for a couple years, and even tho I'm quite thorough in autoCAD, mechanical desktop, and Inventor, I still tend to make quick visuals with good ol microsoft paint :chevy:

 

Good luck with the project, and as always, post some pics when its done!

 

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someone photoshop

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Just noticed something on your wheels and mine. Those dam ugly wieghts. Two of my wheels have weights that are 3" long.

 

What other alternitives are there? can there just be weights on the backside (inner) side of the rim,..?? are is it required to be on both sides? Can I ask for adhesive weights?

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