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honsonwong
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Recently I have bought 4 used 245/45r18 yokohama winter tires with rims, since the outlook of the rims are not good, so, today I have them all painted.
Here are what I have done.
1. Clean up the tires and rims,
2. sand the rims,
3. clean up the rims again with painter thiner,
4. wrap the tires,
5. apply 4 coats of dupli-color
6. apply 3 coats of matte clear-coat.

Total 5 hours to complete the job and used 2 can dupli-color and 1 can clear-coat
This is the original looking
This is the original looking
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P600 sand paper
P600 sand paper
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after clean up with painter thiner
after clean up with painter thiner
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Wrap the tires
Wrap the tires
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dupli-color
dupli-color
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After 4 coats of dupli-color
After 4 coats of dupli-color
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Clear-coat
Clear-coat
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After 3 coats of clear-coat
After 3 coats of clear-coat
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Finish.
Finish.
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Last edited by honsonwong on Wed Nov 13, 2013 2:30 am, edited 2 times in total.
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KuroNekko
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Wow, great results. You must upload pics once the wheels and winter tires are on the car.
honsonwong wrote:Edit: Sorry that the picture sequence is backwards.
Yeah, this is something that requires getting used to. When I upload photos for write-ups, I deliberately upload them in reverse order. Last photo in sequence is first to get uploaded as they stack in queue.
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Never fear admin boy is here...

Once you have the files uploaded(attached) you use the "place inline" button to add the image you want in whatever sequence you want. By by default the pictures will display in the reverse order you upload them at the bottom of the post.

If you are trying to explain something complicated this is the way to go.
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honsonwong
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KuroNekko, I will post the pics once the tires mounted on my kizzy, since the weather is still warm in Vancouver, I think I will do it 2 weeks later.

Moto, Thanks for your instruction, I have edited the post and the pics is in sequence now.
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Moto wrote:Never fear admin boy is here...

Once you have the files uploaded(attached) you use the "place inline" button to add the image you want in whatever sequence you want. By by default the pictures will display in the reverse order you upload them at the bottom of the post.

If you are trying to explain something complicated this is the way to go.
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If you have a ton of image files you may want to host images externally and use the

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[img]http://website/imagename.jpg[/img]
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Geeks - Alternatively you could use the following code in this case.

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Sweet tip. Thanks. I will definitely use this in the future.
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Looks great Honson! I look forward to seeing them on the car
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Weather report said the first snow of the year may happen this weekend in Vancouver, so I mounted the winter tires on my kizzy. Some pics to share.
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difference between the 245/45R18 on the left and the original 235/45R18 on the right.
difference between the 245/45R18 on the left and the original 235/45R18 on the right.
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Looking good.
I noticed that you have the window visors and the moonroof deflector. I recently installed the window visors on my car as well.
In your opinion, is the moonroof deflector worth it? Does it really reduce the wind noise?
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KuroNekko wrote:Looking good.
I noticed that you have the window visors and the moonroof deflector. I recently installed the window visors on my car as well.
In your opinion, is the moonroof deflector worth it? Does it really reduce the wind noise?
TBH, I have never tried to open the moonroof just a little, usually, I tilt up the moonroof or totally slide open. However, the window visors are very helpful, especially in the rainy days, it keeps the fresh air circulate, but I don't feel it reduce the wind noise.
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What did you do with the wheel pressure sensors??? just wondering...
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