Sun + New Wheels = Pics!

[dubenvy]

Well....finally got around to painting the new wheels this weekend. The MTM's will be showing up on another Avant here soon.

Sun was out so i washed the sled and took some pics. Still needs a little more polishing before D@TB next weekend. Hope to se all you east coast b6'ers there. Hopefully i can get it lowered more before the show....otherwise it's gonna have to wait till WF14.

[jrau13]

Looks sick! Great job

[oregonaudi]

That looks amazing. Perfect ride height and color choice.
As always, I wish I would have waited for an avant to come along

[LAS]

sweet setup. lovin it!

[dubenvy]

Thanks for the Avant Love, AZ!

[Old No.7]

Looks great

[Onese1f]

Wow

[gq9]

Looks great

Idk how you are gona get it any lower?

[dubenvy]

Looks great

Idk how you are gona get it any lower?

I raised it up for the winter because with my steelies on, my oil pan would have scraped on a nickel on the road.

I'll probably go down another half or quarter of an inch for a happy medium between rubbing and breaking.

[absolutegtr]

Im lovin the mods in your sig

[jrau13]

i think if you black out the grills chrome surround you would love it. It would complete the front.

[gq9]

i think if you black out the grills chrome surround you would love it. It would complete the front.

Was thinking that, but with everything else that is done..figured he likes the chrome or it would have been done [O_O]

[jrau13]

^^true

[dubenvy]

i have a full set of Blackout grilles. Normally I have them on, but this year I switched it up with the black rings and chrome surround. Normally it's black surround and chrome rings.

[akaEsCo01]

Nice car, I'll see it at WF. Want to sell me your black grill?

[A4 KiDD 810]

Dont think ive seen your car before but thats real nice. Good job.

[Grenade]

Looks very clean. Great job

[47Ronin]

not feeling it - too dark

[trueno429]

are those bbs ch be?

[AudiBama]

love it! looks hot!

[dubenvy]

are those bbs ch be?

nope, a silver set that I bought and resprayed flat black. I'm gonna post a short DIY when I get home and am not posting from my Treo. cost wise, it's a break even to get the BE's vs. painting a new silver set. however, mine don't have the polished lip and were alot less than a new set.

thanks for the love, everybody

[a4darkness]

Love the wheels... car looks hot.

[diztek]

love it. i too would black out the chrome on the grill. either way, nice car.

[jrau13]

^^^^^^

i have a full set of Blackout grilles. Normally I have them on, but this year I switched it up with the black rings and chrome surround. Normally it's black surround and chrome rings.

[dubenvy]

i pulled the black grilles out of storage. Tomorrow I'll throw em on and take some pics to see how it looks. I'd do it now but my Torx drivers are at work...DOH!

[dubenvy]

okay, as promised, here is the short and dirty of how I painted these wheels. When I purchased them, they were a slightly used set of silver BBS CH's. This is probably the last time i am going to paint like this because i'm going to do a powdercoat next time (or maybe this winter).

So, here is all you need to do this job. You don't need any pain guns, air compressors (although they'd be nice, not everybody has em) Thanks to Joe.audi for the good tips.

Quantities to paint a set of 4 wheels
-8 Cans of Duplicolor Flat Black
-8 Scotchbrite pads
-1 packs of Tack Rags
-1 Roll of Painters Tape
-1 Microfiber Towel
-I Bottle of Rubbing Alcohol
Optional - Drop Cloth or Blue Tarp ( Spray Paint Dust is messy and a pain to clean up)

Prep

First, give the wheels a very thorough Bath. Off the car preferably so the barrel can be cleaned.

Next, break out the scotch brite pads and we are gonna prepare the finish to get painted. Please note, this step is assuming that your wheels already have paint on them. If your wheels are polished or bare metal, the wheels need to be primed before they can be painted.

Take the scotchbrite pads and scuff every inch of the painted surface of the wheel until the paint looks dull and cloudy. Paying close attention to the inside of the lip where the tire meets the wheel, inside of letters, by the valve stem.....EVERYWHERE! This is going to give the new paint a surface to adhere to.

Now we need to tape off the tires, take painters tape and in short 5 inch sections, tape off the tire. I usually slide one side in the rim protector and then flatten it on to the sidewall. Once the tire is totally taped off, I run a small ball of tape through the rip protector and flatten all the tape up against the tire.

With the tire taped off, soak the micro fiber towel in rubbing alcohol and cleat the wheel. When the wheel dries, take the tack rag and continue cleaning the wheel. The Tack rag will pick up any remaining residue of paint dust.

Important! Once you have cleaned the wheel with alcohol, Do Not touch the wheel with bare hands! The oil on your hands will keep the paint from sticking. Over time, it will lift.

Painting.

When the tire is still on the wheel, it's easier to paint when you can lean the wheel up against a wall. Or if you have good tires, you can stand the wheel up and paint.

Time to go to town with the rattle cans. Shake em up good. It takes a few to get a good idea of where to keep the can in regards to distance from the wheel. Too close and you'll get drips. Too far and the paint atomizes and dries before it hits the wheel.

On my recent job, 6 cans did the job for 4 wheels. However, i found that i didn't get the thickness that i wanted. 8 cans and after the wheels are painted in entirety and have dried, you can do a quick scuff and spray on the face of the wheel to get some more strength.

Thats it. All of the above can be done in a day. Obviously, i wrote this assuming that there is fixing of curbing or scrapes. There is a good DIY on A4Mods for fixing curbing.

[HeymyAudi]

Gangsta!

[JMG]

Love the car... is that your real license plate?

[KrUsTyX]

good stuff!

[n7plus1]

awsome car, looks hot man...i was down in white marsh yesterday...didnt see any a4's though...

[dubenvy]

Love the car... is that your real license plate?

yup

[joe.audi]

Looks good man cant wait for the WF cruise

[max09163]

I love that look but I can't afford the BBS CHs -- Anyone know of any reps? or a really good deal on used ones!?

[aaron1085]

welldone!!!

[A4natomical]

nice car. thanks sooo much for that write up. im gonna do my friends tundra with those directions.

[sambrody44]

I love low Avants. Plain and simple.

[dubenvy]

thanks guys!

Okay, so some people were saying I should ditch ALL the chrome so I dug out my euro s-line grilles and threw em on. I'm not sure if I like this much black. What do you guys think?




I'm thinking I might just keep the chrome piece on the bottom. Kinda Frames the Front mount

[sambrody44]

Chrome rings and thats it.

[gq9]

Much better imo.

[CARTEL]

gorgeous, just like you.