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New tyres and rims

Put some new tyres on the rims I repainted last weekend, it was a lot of work but they are good looking some photo's :

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The rims were completely sanded to bare metal sprayed with a rust binder, then sprayed with a mild wash primer and then the front was sprayed semi-gloss black [did this a few months ago] last Saturday I masked the black parts and sprayed the rims silver
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yes they do look good. Dennis G told me what the correct gray color was at Springfield last year but I have forgotten. Who knows what the correct gray shade is?
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Lookin Good! The car could use a paintjob as well
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I have been using rustoliom matt silver on my GT wheels, Looks great but not factory. Don't think that the spelling is right for the paint. But close. I have pics on my photo
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I have done that job a couple of times, too. It is some work, but well worth it. Looking good, Erick.
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Opels now:
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-91 Omega A 2,0i, -85 Ascona 1,6S CC, -78 Ascona 1,9S, -81 Commodore 2,5S Berlina,
-82 Ascona 1,6S CC, -78 Ascona 1,9S, -72 Ascona 1,6S
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Originally Posted by Sparky73 View Post
Lookin Good! The car could use a paintjob as well
working on an other Ascona, so I'll be giving that one a paintjob

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I have done that job a couple of times, too. It is some work, but well worth it. Looking good, Erick.
Thank you Hallgeir, I've still got 8 more to go
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