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Customize Your Classic Car – Paint Your Own Rims

Paint your own Rims? Who would have thought something previously done by professionals could be done in your own home.

While the concept of painting your own rims has been around a few years now many questions pop up of how to do it and I thought I would share my own experiences with painting my Integra stock rims. I have read up many examples of how to do this but my first time trying was this year when I chose to refinish my winter rims. I was quite please with the outcome.

First what the hell do you need to paint your rims? Paint of course : This is where Duplicolor comes in with their wheel paint. They offer paint colors to match your style coming in white gunmetal classic silver and bronze as well. I chose to do mine in gunmetal leaving my lip the stock polished style look. So here are your options:

So you chose your color bought your paint and are semiready. First you need to sand down your rims. Why? This gives the surface a rough texture so the paint has something to adhere to. Reference the article to polish your rims on how sanding of the rims works. The only difference with this is how far you want to go. In my case being winter rims painted I chose not to go through the process of stripping the paint on the rims completely. I simply sanded down the surface with 300 grit sandpaper ensuring to make everything sanded equally. This gives the rough surface required for the paint to adhere and as long as your rims had no damage it should be good enough.

Your rims are sanded; you have your paint and now are ready. First make sure you clean all sanding dust off the rims and ensure a totally clean surface so the paint will stick and not flake off after your first drive out with your newly painted rims!!! Here are my rims washed and ready to completely dry before painting:

My rims are masked off with newspaper and masking tape. Of course you want to do this so you don’t turn your tires into the color you are painting. I don’t want gunmetal painted tires. Also if you look close enough you will know that the lip has been masked off as well. So I carefully applied the masking tape on the lip to protect it from being painted as well. Also you know the little thing you pump your air into mask that off as well unless you want that to have a color change as well :

The rims are dry you have masked off what you don’t want painted and now you are ready. Put some newspaper on the ground and place the rim on top of the newspaper. You don’t want to paint the concrete underneath the rim so keep it clean with the newspaper.

Now apply your first coat of paint. Let the paint dry well and next day admire your handiwork and results.

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Cruising Las Vegas In A Classic Lamborghini

One of the mustdrive classic GTs by far is the Lamborghini 400 GT. It is one the first few car models ever released by the renowned Italian truck manufacturer Lamborghini. First introduced at the 1966 Geneva Auto Show it was one of the first series of coupes produced by the company to rival the Ferraris and Maseratis. Only a few of this model was ever produced which makes it one of the most soughtafter exotic cars all over the world. With its sleek and elegant vintage look excellent driving and road handling and ultrahigh performance the Lamborghini 400 GT would sure be an exhilarating ride from Las Vegas to anywhere in the United States.

Compared to its predecessor the 350 GT 400 GT was built with a longer wheelbase durable steel coachwork with a modified look evident in its longer hood to accommodate the engine a scaled back rear window four circular headlights and a slightly higher roof to provide more interior room.
Equipped with a 3929 cc 4.0 L engine it kicks off 320 bph at 6500 rpm with 276 lbft of torque at 4500rpm making it one of the most desirable sports car of its time. The coupe had enough power to generate to almost 160 mph. Only twentythree units of this coupe were produced from 1966 until 1967. Twenty units were steel bodied while three were bodied in Superleggera.

Another version of the 400 GT was also released. This twodoor coupe was modified to not only accommodate two but four passengers. It was dubbed as the 400 GT 22. However there were very minor difference between the 400 GT and the 400 GT 22 enginewise as well as in the overall structure. Two hundred twenty four units were produced during 1966 to 1968 including five righthand drive units.

The production of these GTs were limited due to the fact that it was handbuilt in the factory at Sant’Agata Italy . Now having one would surely be impressive. But if you are having difficulties finding one to purchase then why don’t you rent one? There are practically car rentals anywhere in the world. Surely there’s bound to be several Lamborghini GTs available for you to drive. Now just imagine cruising around Las Vegas or perhaps Paris in a classic Lamborghini GT. It would definitely make your visit to these popular places a remarkable one.

Moreover with the growing car rental industry it is now possible for almost anyone to drive their dream cars albeit how shortlived as well as make certain occasions in their lives extra special. Also this industry makes it more convenient for people to travel from one place to another in their own pace while on a vacation or on a business trip in a foreign land.

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Conception: Honda Cr-v

At the end of September shows Honda on that Paris autosalon the new CRV. More sportily and more approximately the new one is to arise and to continue with it the success of the predecessors. Nevertheless the Japanese could into that so far to eleven years construction period scarcely two and a half million vehicles under the people bring. Large Fussstapfen into which the new one steps.

Despite the stately feature the third generation of the Japanese SUV does not work klobig. Above all the window front tapered to the tail lends the necessary breath sportyness to it. Optically the CRV is stretched by a pronounced edge which rises at the large headlights and ends only in the rear lights.

The tail lamps pulled into the length are rather unusual for a SUV. They remind strongly of Volvo. The front against it is thoroughly independent. A large air intake and the powerful coloured set off front apron let strotzen Honda before Kraft.
Practical entrance

Larger doors and lower Trschweller than with the predecessor facilitate the admission for the passengers. Voluminsere armchair in the first row are besides the comfort to increase. Generally speaking trunk even two Mountainbikes are to find problemfree to place with put up back bank. With a second load soil the Gepckabteil can be divided beyond that into two floors.

Front side and Kopfairbags as well as ESP called with Honda VSA and trailer stabilization the program TSA are standard in the CRV. The latter supervises continuously driving stability when pulling large loads. The new one may nevertheless attach up to two tons. Practically: Honda is now also available with a radarcontrolled speed control which automatically keeps the distance to the aheaddriving vehicle.

Gasoline or Diesel

To engine side the Japanese set two aggregates to the choice. The again developed 20LiterBenziner carries 150 HP out when high 6200 revolutions and develops with 4.200 routes a maximum torque of 190 Newtonmeters. It is combinable with sixgearbox or a fivestage mechanism.

More highly in the buyer favour the 2.2 litres large self fuzes might be. 2005 as engine OF the Year celebrated carry 140 HP strong Diesels out a respectable torque of 340 Newtonmeters. It is available however only with a manual sixcourse transmission.

Improved handling

For constant propulsion the standard all wheel system DPS dual pumping system provides. If necessary the power transmission is connected automatically to the rear axle. Owing to the sinking of the emphasis around 35 millimeters which broader trace and larger wheels 17Zoll are series are themselves the handling characteristics noticeably to have improved. Starting from January 2007 the CRV stands for approximately 25000 euro with the dealers.

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Conception: Honda CRV

About the writer:  Tim Dillard is a marketing executive who has worked with some of the largest law firms in America. Dillard is currently the president of Dillard Local Branding http://www.dlbllc.com a Houstonbased web design Internet marketing and search engine marketing firm.