simpson_G37X

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soooo as usual i get an idea in my head and obsess about it until its done haha so here it is

wheels off (after fighting with the car and stands)


1st layer


finished the 2nd layer and guess what happened? if you guessed it started to rain your right! so i kicked the audi out of the garage haha


3rd


thought it was a good time to take a pict of the spacers cuz i hadnt before


5 coats later


and boom (tinted today also, overhead light messing with the picts)
i bought the rustoleum gloss black, but i was so impressed with the PD black that i decided to just go with the flat PD black.





and btw a major reason why im not dropping the car is because i have to contend with this driveway. its a LOT steeper than it looks. the audi scrapes all the time, the G is very close to scraping stock.

tomro99

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im glad you followed up on the process. i knew it would look good in the end. how long did it take you ? im looking forward to doing mine as well but with a gloss finish. next up you should do your grill, headlights, and rear valence!

simpson_G37X

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well i got delayed for an hour or so due to the rain, and it kinda cold here right now so it was taking a long time to dry. after removing all the wheels (which took about 45 mins haha i couldnt find any jack points!) it probably took me 4 hours including the hour delay to get the car back on the ground. did 5 coats. i wasnt in a rush. it comes out best when you do many light coats.

i bought the gloss but didnt put it on haha.

im going to be doing the grill today . and i would do the headlights if it was easy to get them out. and i dont like the black rear valence look IMO. probably going to tint the rear tail lights in the future too.

myk1013

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very nice!

IMO, the stock 18's split 5 spoke design looks more sportier than the 19" sport wheels.
too bad u can;t drop the car. Would've looked 10x better.

What kind of spacers do u have on?

simpson_G37X

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thanks man

25mm rear 15mm front

myk1013

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^

brand?

simpson_G37X

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edit: deleted post

tomro99

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i see you used the playing card method as well. how far away were you when spraying? 1 continuous spray for one coat or...?

Alpha Ice

Did you have to sand down the coating on the wheels or did it work perfectly w/o having to do anything? They turned out really well btw...Ver nice!!

simpson_G37X

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cards worked great. i found short bursts to work better. my technique which was developed haha was i did the sides of the spokes (which in turn did the face of them too) then did the lip. if there were any parts not covered i just did a quick spray over everything. i was probably 6-12" away depending.

no sanding necessary with PD. if you do sand it it will be harder to take off. just need a clean and dry smooth surface.



did the grill thismorning too

Djfarhan

^ good looks!

tomro99

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that looks so much better. did you pop out the grill or did you have to take the bumper off?

dal1307

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From what I have seen Raul knows how to make a vehicle look sharp. I would take his advice.

dal1307

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Although this looks pretty dang good too! Good job.

myk1013

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do your rear valence too. and your headlights.

J/K about the headlights.