# before and after gsr rims
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804
**Category:** Builds
**Created:** [February 3, 2009, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804 "2009-02-03T08:15:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@matty11781](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty11781)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/1 "2009-02-03T08:15:32Z")
i got these gsr rims from underboosted on here and they looked like ass so here are a couple of pics…first on is after scuffing 1 of them up and the other is after coat number 1…let me know what you think…might scratch the gloss black and go gunmeatal…
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### Author:  [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/2 "2009-02-03T08:47:38Z")
still see come of the curbage through the paint. Did you sand it at all?
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### Author:  [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/3 "2009-02-03T09:33:34Z")
you should have filled in the curb rash and sanded it smooth before paint.
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### Author:  [@Celtic1982citleC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Celtic1982citleC)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/4 "2009-02-03T09:41:42Z")
[http://shift518.gom-host.com/showthread.php?p=248380#post248380](http://shift518.gom-host.com/showthread.php?p=248380#post248380)
after bead blasting/prep/coat i’d be willing to bet you won’t notice anything
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### Author:  [@jordanEBP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jordanEBP)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/5 "2009-02-03T09:43:23Z")
was never a fan of the flat 5’s.
did you use rim paint? or is that just normal spay can paint? Not a fan of the color … sorrryyyy
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### Author:  [@matty11781](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty11781)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/6 "2009-02-03T10:50:41Z")
> [@The R/T just took a fatal blow](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-r-t-just-took-a-fatal-blow/13227/96):
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> still see come of the curbage through the paint. Did you sand it at all?
yah i sanded it but it was pretty bad and i didnt want to sand it too much…its not that noticable in person…
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### Author:  [@matty11781](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty11781)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/7 "2009-02-03T10:52:50Z")
> [@6/25 ECCN Autox](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/6-25-eccn-autox/13497/9):
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> you should have filled in the curb rash and sanded it smooth before paint.
yeah i was thinking about filling it with some kind of apoxy or somthing and painting… i dont know if im going to keep them black or not but i just wanted to see how they would turn out…i think im giong to go with gunmetal…just got to find out where to buy some rim paint… i think autozone might have it…
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### Author:  [@6SPD\_S4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/6SPD_S4)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/8 "2009-02-03T10:57:53Z")
they look hoorible imo.
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### Author:  [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/9 "2009-02-03T15:13:12Z")
Thats how I got the rims, So don’t think I messed them up.
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### Author:  [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/10 "2009-02-03T15:21:30Z")
I sandedmine down then did a type of primer to fill in any areas then sanded that down in areas . Then painted them with wheel paint .It came out good . One rim was just fucked beyond ablility to fix.
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### Author:  [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/11 "2009-02-03T16:52:56Z")
> [@Think you have a big intercooler?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/think-you-have-a-big-intercooler/13520/5):
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> I sandedmine down then did a type of primer to fill in any areas then sanded that down in areas . Then painted them with wheel paint .It came out good . One rim was just fucked beyond ablility to fix.
please don’t tell me you painted the Falken’s:facepalm
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### Author:  [@matty11781](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty11781)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/12 "2009-02-03T18:38:02Z")
> [@Think you have a big intercooler?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/think-you-have-a-big-intercooler/13520/4):
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> Thats how I got the rims, So don’t think I messed them up.
the were only curbed in like 2 little spots(i dont care who fucked them up, if i cared i wouldnt have gotten them off you)…they were oxidized on the rest and that is from the salt durring winter.
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### Author:  [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/13 "2009-02-03T18:49:15Z")
yea they look real bad, if anything leave them flat :S
idk
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### Author:  [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/14 "2009-02-03T18:50:01Z")
You guys are brutal lol
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### Author:  [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/15 "2009-02-03T19:19:12Z")
that was one coat guys.
looks not bad.
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### Author:  [@matty11781](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty11781)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2009, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/16 "2009-02-04T07:24:31Z")
> [@tdi\_logik"](#):
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> that was one coat guys.
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> looks not bad.
thanks dude
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### Author:  [@matty11781](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty11781)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2009, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/17 "2009-02-04T07:25:57Z")
> [@Torque Wrenches!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/torque-wrenches/13536/14):
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> You guys are brutal lol
thats what i was thinkin but i told them to tell me what they thought so i guess i set myself up
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### Author:  [@HANSTECH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HANSTECH)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2009, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/18 "2009-02-04T07:42:44Z")
not bad. throw a few more coats and they will be fine.
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### Author:  [@matty11781](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty11781)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2009, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/19 "2009-02-04T12:49:38Z")
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### Author:  [@matty11781](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty11781)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2009, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/before-and-after-gsr-rims/241804/20 "2009-02-05T11:27:19Z")
> [@Think you have a big intercooler?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/think-you-have-a-big-intercooler/13520/4):
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> Thats how I got the rims, So don’t think I messed them up.
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