Cutlass Queen
06-30-2008, 07:18 PM
So I took the advice of lilws6 and decided to attempt painting the ninja rims myself. I must say that with the amount of labor that went into these, it was well worth it. I spent about 60 bucks on good materials and it took a few days all together. If all goes as planned the bike should be back on the road this week. I pick the rims back up tomorrow from getting the bearings thrown in them along with mounting and balancing. Here are some pics of the process:
Before anything was done to the rims
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/FrontBeforeSandingandDegreaser.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/RearBeforeSandingandDegreaser.jpg
After sanding the rims down and degreasing them
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/RearAfterSandingandDegreaser.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/FrontAfterSandingandDegreaser.jpg
After primer
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/FrontafterPrimer.jpg
First few coats of the color
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/Frontfirstfewcoats.jpg
Final coats of the color before the clear was applied
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/Finalgreycoat.jpg
Some coats of clear drying on both rims
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/Bothrimsbeforeclear.jpg
Pics of the rims on the bike are coming soon! I'll include the chrome rim pics on the bike as well so I can get some opinions.
Before anything was done to the rims
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/FrontBeforeSandingandDegreaser.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/RearBeforeSandingandDegreaser.jpg
After sanding the rims down and degreasing them
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/RearAfterSandingandDegreaser.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/FrontAfterSandingandDegreaser.jpg
After primer
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/FrontafterPrimer.jpg
First few coats of the color
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/Frontfirstfewcoats.jpg
Final coats of the color before the clear was applied
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/Finalgreycoat.jpg
Some coats of clear drying on both rims
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u310/Hotrodloverz28/Bothrimsbeforeclear.jpg
Pics of the rims on the bike are coming soon! I'll include the chrome rim pics on the bike as well so I can get some opinions.