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Old 10-03-2020, 03:13 PM #1
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Painting oem rims

Since I just did the tundra brakes and painted them with caliper paint it inspired me to paint my rims as well to get everything looking nice. New color is bottom and original color is on top. I was going for something a little darker than stock but similar. Paint color is metallic graphite with a matte clear coat. What do you guys think?

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Subtle change, I think it looks good!
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I like it. I painted mine gun metal grey. A little darker like yours gives it a bit of a richer feel
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I like it. I painted mine gun metal grey. A little darker like yours gives it a bit of a richer feel
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Finished the rest of the rims late last night, I’m pretty happy with how they came out. Not perfect but good enough and way cheaper than buying new rims lol..







Here’s a before pic just for comparison
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I think the matte clear looks really sharp with that color
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Nicely done, the color works well with your truck.
What brand paint did you use as I don’t think Duplic-color has s metallic graphite, just a plain graphite.
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Nicely done, the color works well with your truck.
What brand paint did you use as I don’t think Duplic-color has s metallic graphite, just a plain graphite.
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It’s called Montana spray paint, a little more expensive than standard spray paint but it goes on really nice and they have a huge selection of colors/finishes. MONTANA-CANS - Highest Quality Spray Paint made in Germany

I went to check the top nuts on my rear struts cause I’ve read people don’t tighten them when installing aftermarket suspension. Low and behold the previous owner didn’t tighten those nuts lol.. While I was checking I noticed the back of my rims are already starting to corrode!! Luckily I already cleaned the backs of the rims really good so I just need to do a once over and throw some paint on them...
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Really like how close it matches the cladding, nicely done!
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Nicely done, the color works well with your truck.
What brand paint did you use as I don’t think Duplic-color has s metallic graphite, just a plain graphite.
HWP102 has a ton of metal flake in it
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@T4topher -- Off topic, but how do you like the KM3s? My KM2 are close to wearing out and I'm trying to get a gauge on if the KM3s are any better than the 2s. Are they pretty smooth/quiet for a MT tire?

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Really like how close it matches the cladding, nicely done!
Thank you, was kind of shooting for the matching cladding but it was closer than I expected.

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Love them, had ko2’s from the PO and they were way louder on the highway than the km3’s. Planning on getting them again when I need tires.
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You sir....have good taste. Looks better on that green!
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Looks great. I prefer the color you painted them over the OEM.


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Got paint on the backs of the rims last night, messed up the front of one of them in the process.. Removed the paint with some thinner and ordered another can..
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Fantastic!!

I've been thinking about painting my wheels and this is very convincing - your wheels look incredible. That color really brings out the shape of the wheels and gives them a lot of depth! Thanks for sharing!
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