LC wheels back from the powdercoater...pics
02-26-2007, 09:17 AM
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i thought the "Caution Hot" disclaimer was a result of getting sued...
02-26-2007, 09:34 AM
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garrett, I think you're right on the caution after being sued.. who knows
rocktown, do know if he used a regular sandblaster? because I'm going to do the same thing, but don't know how much prep I can do myself first
rocktown, do know if he used a regular sandblaster? because I'm going to do the same thing, but don't know how much prep I can do myself first
02-26-2007, 09:46 AM
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Hmmm...he must have used glass bead at a low pressure because black chrome is usually darker than that. They look good...but I could never achieve it that light.
02-26-2007, 03:53 PM
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wimp! put them on now, you don't need no stinkin' lift!
02-28-2007, 07:39 AM
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Very good looking wheels. I would say to wait as well, you don't want to have to mount/unmount your current tires on them and run the chance of the tire shop messing them up.
02-28-2007, 09:11 AM
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My buddy works at a bmw dealership and he'd be mounting the tires, with me looking over his shoulder, and if he scratches my wheels i'll severely hurt him. It's just that he'll be doing it for me as a favor, as well as helping me install the suspension and letting me use the lift at the dealership. I dont want to push it and have him swap tires one month and then have to put new tires on again the next month.
02-28-2007, 09:16 AM
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My buddy works at a bmw dealership and he'd be mounting the tires, with me looking over his shoulder, and if he scratches my wheels i'll severely hurt him. It's just that he'll be doing it for me as a favor, as well as helping me install the suspension and letting me use the lift at the dealership. I dont want to push it and have him swap tires one month and then have to put new tires on again the next month.
02-28-2007, 09:24 AM
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Thank god someone posted on this thread again. I saw these wheels about a week ago in this thread and have been searching for it since.. with no luck. Without a doubt the best looking set of LC wheels I've seen. It's completly changed my thoughts on these wheels. While I've always been a fan, I like the idea of playing with slight coloring to enhance them. So slick. I'm running a dessert dune colored rig and like the thought of running similar wheels with color to enhance the coloring of the truck.
03-02-2007, 01:24 PM
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drool.... I am so copying your wheels 
I love the color, and just got mine in the mail today !!! Keep your eyes out for yet another, "Look what I got, LC wheels" thread in the very near future
I love the color, and just got mine in the mail today !!! Keep your eyes out for yet another, "Look what I got, LC wheels" thread in the very near future
03-04-2007, 05:15 PM
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03-04-2007, 05:23 PM
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03-04-2007, 06:09 PM
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The first time, he screwed up in hanging it so a little section got no coating. He gladly re-coated it and we were looking over it together, and it looked like the base coat had all these fine spiderweb like lines but you could only see them at certain angles. And what was weird, the whole wheel had them. So he's doing them again. I kinda feel bad for the guy....
03-04-2007, 06:12 PM
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The first time, he screwed up in hanging it so a little section got no coating. He gladly re-coated it and we were looking over it together, and it looked like the base coat had all these fine spiderweb like lines but you could only see them at certain angles. And what was weird, the whole wheel had them. So he's doing them again. I kinda feel bad for the guy....
03-04-2007, 06:30 PM
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Spider webbing...looks like cracking...transparents are known for it when you underbake. He should have put them back in the oven for another 15-20 minutes and it would have solved that. Sounds like your coater doesn't know his mistakes too well man. That would have saved him a ton of time on stripping and redoing them. I've ran into all these problems before...
