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Chat Area => Omega Gallery => Topic started by: steverubberduck on 04 May 2009, 12:47:29
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Had a busy day yesterday...
got fed up with the bad bad corrosion on my mv6 alloys so, spent the day sanding, and painting.
this is the results....
From this....
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/omega/wheels-1.jpg)
To this...
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/Image003.jpg)
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/Image004-2.jpg)
Then to this..
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/omega/Image005.jpg)
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/omega/Image014-1.jpg)
Will get somemore pics up next week, when i put them on the car.... :y
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a good difference, whats the final colour gonna be?
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a good difference, whats the final colour gonna be?
That is the final colour :D
"Dark carbon grey" it says on the tin.
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Good paint job but dark pictures imho :y
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hi did you hand paint the wheels or spray ???? + where did you get the colour from 8-)
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Good paint job but dark pictures imho :y
Try these cem -
(http://www.dbug.co.uk/pics/oof/Image014-1.jpg)
(http://www.dbug.co.uk/pics/oof/Image005.jpg)
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a good difference, whats the final colour gonna be?
That is the final colour :D
"Dark carbon grey" it says on the tin.
o right, i thought they were still in primer
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Good paint job but dark pictures imho :y
Try these cem -
(http://www.dbug.co.uk/pics/oof/Image014-1.jpg)
(http://www.dbug.co.uk/pics/oof/Image005.jpg)
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they cleaned up a treat...intresting colour!
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i know what you mean about the primer colour...
i didn't want them too dark, but then again, not too light.
i will get some pics on here next week, when they are on the car, thought i'd give them a week in doors to dry that little bit longer.
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Nice finish on em Steve but would it be to much messing about to mask em up to get the original two tone which i personally think gives these wheels their look :).
Have you lacquered them as well :question.
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Nice finish on em Steve but would it be to much messing about to mask em up to get the original two tone which i personally think gives these wheels their look :).
Have you lacquered them as well :question.
Tbh i originally planned just to sand off all the corrosion, and re-lacquer, but the back wheels were that bad i couldn't really save them.
I could of painted them in the same sort of style as standard, but i think that may have been a nightmare.
I have lacquered them but the pictures don't really do them justice, they look a lot better in sunlight, hoping they look even better on the car :D
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Nice finish on em Steve but would it be to much messing about to mask em up to get the original two tone which i personally think gives these wheels their look :).
Have you lacquered them as well :question.
Tbh i originally planned just to sand off all the corrosion, and re-lacquer, but the back wheels were that bad i couldn't really save them.
I could of painted them in the same sort of style as standard, but i think that may have been a nightmare.
I have lacquered them but the pictures don't really do them justice, they look a lot better in sunlight, hoping they look even better on the car :D
Fingers crossed for you then Steve, post up a few pics, would love to see them on the car :y :y
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Looking good :y
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the wheels are now on the car...
i have also painted my discs as they were rusty in colour, and also painted my calipers...
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/Image021.jpg)
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/Image020.jpg)
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I think they turned out very well Steve :y :y
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the wheels are now on the car...
i have also painted my discs as they were rusty in colour, and also painted my calipers...
:o :o :o :o :o
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I think they turned out very well Steve :y :y
I don't know if it's just me, but i think i'm getting used to the colour now.....
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Looks a nice finish, are you having chrome Griffins in the wheel centres? ::)
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Looks a nice finish, are you having chrome Griffins in the wheel centres? ::)
i was actually thinking about doing that actually, think they might set the wheels off. :y
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the wheels are now on the car...
i have also painted my discs as they were rusty in colour, and also painted my calipers...
:o :o :o :o :o
yeah i thought that as well
shocking ;D :o :o :o ;D
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Looks a nice finish, are you having chrome Griffins in the wheel centres? ::)
i was actually thinking about doing that actually, think they might set the wheels off. :y
Think they'd look good - it would set them off as you say :y :y
Matthew
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the wheels are now on the car...
i have also painted my discs as they were rusty in colour, and also painted my calipers...
:o :o :o :o :o
yeah i thought that as well
shocking ;D :o :o :o ;D
I'll get a pic up in a bit...
see what you think to the discs... :y
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This is a picture of my wheel on the car, showing the painted caliper and the painted disc.
See what you think. :y
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/Image023.jpg)
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Which discs are we talking about Steve?
Centre discs in the wheels?
At first I thought you were talking about brake discs, hence the ::) ::) ::) ::) ::).
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Which discs are we talking about Steve?
Centre discs in the wheels?
At first I thought you were talking about brake discs, hence the ::) ::) ::) ::) ::).
The centre discs are colour coded, the brake discs have been painted black :y
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a bit of a closer pic...
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/Image023-Copy.jpg)
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........a variation on the standard wheel - I like that.
I've got the Vx centres from my old MV6 Wheels - they any good to you? :-/
Matthew
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........a variation on the standard wheel - I like that.
I've got the Vx centres from my old MV6 Wheels - they any good to you? :-/
Matthew
Thanks for the offer, but i have 3 sets :D :y :y
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;D ;D ;D ;D
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........a variation on the standard wheel - I like that.
I've got the Vx centres from my old MV6 Wheels - they any good to you? :-/
Matthew
Thanks for the offer, but i have 3 sets :D :y :y
Nothing like bragging is there!
The wheels look good by the way :y
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Just want to say thanks to VX1 for painting his wheel, as that is the colour i have now done mine.
I have put a couple of pics up as 3 have been done, the other 2 are halfway done, and as i have monday off work, i will finish tomorrow.
Will get pics up with them on the car after :y
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/omega/S8001520.jpg)
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/omega/S8001516.jpg)
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Looking good Steve....
Nice one :y
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In all fairness, when i put the first coat of paint on it looked like the wheel had been powder coated.
Then just look at results after a few coats of lacquer...
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In all fairness, when i put the first coat of paint on it looked like the wheel had been powder coated.
Then just look at results after a few coats of lacquer...
Looks good, look even better once you get them on to the car :y
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The finished article....
I think they finish the car off nicely..
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/omega/S8001544.jpg)
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/omega/S8001533-Copy.jpg)
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/omega/S8001532.jpg)
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They do look nice on the car :y
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Looks much better Steve suits the car :y
Paul :y
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Looking good Steve....
Nice one :y
As said they look even better on the car Steve :y
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A side on pic....
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/v6veccie/omega/S8001547.jpg)
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That does look very nice Steve. Shall be finishing mine off tomorrow hopefully, now that I have got another spray can :y
Paul :y
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Came up a treat steve :y :y
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That does look very nice Steve. Shall be finishing mine off tomorrow hopefully, now that I have got another spray can :y
Paul :y
Sweet...
I love the colour, especially when the sun bounces off it. :y
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That really looks nice, well done!
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What are the circular sections in the black side fog light grilles ?
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What are the circular sections in the black side fog light grilles ?
Do you mean the hole near my drivers side foglight?
If yes, that is my direct air feed into my air box. :y
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Does it make much difference ?and how did you get that trim to be so neat a fit ?
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Does it make much difference ?and how did you get that trim to be so neat a fit ?
I just had a play around one day, wasn't a fan of the standard air intake.
So i just gave my car a direct air feed.
Does keep it a little cooler.
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What colour are the wheels as they look lovely
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they are painted with halfrauds high temperature metallic black paint.
looks like it had been powder coated before you apply the lacquer :y
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Nice one steve. is the paint out of a can and if so how many cans andf how much did it cost ya
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i think they were about £6 a tin, used 1 tin per wheel :y
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I was just wondering Steve, if because the wheels are all black and so are the tyres that maybe the inner part of the rims would look better silver with the spokes left as they are :-/.
Just a personal observation but do look OK as is :y.
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The wheels aren't black, just a very dark metallic grey.
It's a lovely colour.
I'll have to try and get some better pics up :y
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The wheels aren't black, just a very dark metallic grey.
It's a lovely colour.
I'll have to try and get some better pics up :y
Maybe i should have said darkish Steve :).