whitebb2727
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Wife is doing good. Surgery seems to have worked. She's gaining feeling and strength back in her leg.
What did you accomplish today?
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Three Berries
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Beautiful day for painting the car rims. Day 2 and they should be done except for any touch ups.
raratt
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These glue on, not like the rubber ones with clamps. A slip slip is a common spice for ABS or PVC.Those slip connections suck.....this house had it under the kitchen sink. If you emptied a full sink of hot water it would let that slip off and it was a sink full of water under the cabinet
raratt
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I have to ask this, why didn't you paint them before you got the tires mounted?
DarkWeb
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What are those 14's
Three Berries
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18" 225/50/ and 245/50
Three Berries
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It would take at least three more days and I was worried about them nicking the fresh paint. It really needs to sit a good week to cure. The cards worked really easy and good.
Used two cans of this. It comes out in a heavy fan spray. Just a second or two per wheel at a time.
DarkWeb
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Guess I'm just used to much larger tires.
DarkWeb
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It looks like it still got all over the tires though. Or are they wet?
Three Berries
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It did a little but won't be hard to remove.
Three Berries
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The car came with 19". I went to the lighter 18"s. Saved 12 lbs a wheel over stock. Went from 40 series to 50 series to compensate and is a much smoother ride.
DarkWeb
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Oh I bet it's smother.
ANC
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most tire machines will chip your paint on the rims.
TerryTeacosy
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I reiterate: I am a mere male. Some things do, occasionally, explode & tend to make a mess.
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BarnBuster
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One of BB's first jobs was tire buster and manually studding snow tires in a really busy full service (remember those?) Phillips 66 gas station. Sucked
BarnBuster
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Oh my gosh, White, just noticed you were back posting and read the backstory on your wife. So glad she's doing better and welcome back. Much love to you and her.
whitebb2727
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Good to be back. Thank you. I've had a little more time. I've had to stay home and help her. Things are calming down a little for me so I should have some more free time this fall and winter.
manfredo
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That was a slick trick with the cards!! My truck rims need paint!! I'll remember!!It would take at least three more days and I was worried about them nicking the fresh paint. It really needs to sit a good week to cure. The cards worked really easy and good.
Used two cans of this. It comes out in a heavy fan spray. Just a second or two per wheel at a time.
Three Berries
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It's 8 miles to the closest shop, 15 to the next. No way am I going to trust any tech to not chip it and if they did and if the shop was good to fix it, then that's another two weeks anyway.
I've used the paint before (Rustoleum Gloss Back) and it takes a good two weeks to fully cure and harden. I won't even mount them on the car until tomorrow. Rustoleum BBQ Black is a tougher paint but not available in the big cans.
I originally was going to get these powdercoated but the Corona run them all out of business around me.
