Huge thanks to Ripplechip (Ryan): Painted Avus' with new LM25 snow's

Old 11-16-2007, 05:35 PM
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If you remember my post last week about painting the stock rims to fix some scratches and rashes, well Ryan offered to help out and did an absolutely amazing job! He cleaned them, sanded, taped and painted. Wow. What a difference. We went with Duplicolour wheel paint in Titanium Grey with no clear coat (thanks Koz4.2 for the idea of easier retouching)

During that time, I cam across a killer deal on almost new (2 weeks old) Blizzak LM25's (225-45-17) through Kijiji for $600 and picked them up.

Tiredepot on Doncaster (Thornhill) did the rest.

Ryan is a class act!

Bring on the snow!!!

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Old 11-16-2007, 05:47 PM
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Great work. A+
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Awesome job and great score on the tires !
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Nice!
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They look great Bruno!
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Excellent work! The car has a purposeful look that tells enthusiasts you're ready for winter.
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That looks great. I gotta do something similar to my winter setup.
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just curious, why no clearcoat?
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oh man- those look awesome! Whats the longevity like with this method??
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It was koz4.2 that felt that with the clear coat it would be tougher to touch up scratches/scuffs

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