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[berserker6]

can anyone post up pics of a buick with American racing torque thrust IIs with the center spokes and hub painted black? And the lips left polished. I imagine someone has done it. Just wanna see how they came out. Or, if you have photoshop skills I can post a pic of my car and you can paint them. I'd be much appreciated. Thanks

 

[TheGovernment]

I have a pic of my grand prix running those rims, center black although the caps are still alum. May give you an idea :



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[berserker6]

thanks. thats exactly what i was hoping to see. they look good. what was done to get them black? is that paint or something else? and did you do it?

 

[TheGovernment]

Ya I just painted them black. There is an easy line to mask so you don't get any on the rim. If I did it again, I would probably get them powder coated, much more durable but as it goes I work at a body shop and did it for nothing. If the grand prix wasn't white, I would have painted the center caps black and had black nuts also.

All I did to paint them was, scratch them up with a red scotch brite pad real good, mask and paint with base/clear. They were gun metal gray and rough at first, thats why they are not smooth black. It onlt took me about 2 hours to do it from start to finish.

 

[berserker6]

i like how the paint came out on your rims.

 

[Back2Spool]

Here's mine..

 

[Back2Spool]

And another with the new front brake setup. (02 blazer)

 

[berserker6]

Back2spool. Good looking car. Rims look nice. Where in new Germany are you located? I thought I'd seen all the buicks down here. Haha are you a member of MAGNA? And is there a noticeable difference in braking with the swap you've done? Thanks

 

[Back2Spool]

Yes I'm in magna.. not in Germany but isn't Jersey just as communist with their laws? lol.. Anyway, yes the brakes are a big improvement and I'd definitely do it again, except I paid top dollar for the setup and wound up having to replace rotors and calipers anyway.