Monthly Archives: March 2013

Black Viper Wheels

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Earlier today I mounted my wheels back onto my Viper. As mentioned earlier, I had taken them off to paint them using some temporary paint to see if I liked the look or not.

Now that they are back on the car, I can without a doubt say that I do! I am so going to get them permanently powder coated.

Here’s the left side (left them polished, image mirrored) vs. the right side of my car (black). I only painted one side so I could get a better comparison. The final look will have the center caps polished instead of black (I forgot to mask them off) and it will be gloss black instead of the current matte look. This should result in a slightly brighter look. I might even add a body colored pinstripe around the outside of the wheel.

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Viper Wheel Removal

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Viper Wheel Removed

I took both right wheels off my car today. It was a lot harder than it sounds due to the super low clearance of the car — only about 5 inches between the ground and the frame! After a lot of work, it’s now sitting on wood blocks.

Tomorrow I’ll be using Plasti Dip temporary spray paint to paint the wheels as a mockup to see if I like the blacked out wheel look. I’m strongly considering getting them all powder coated black and this is a good way to see if I like it. Plati Dip is a rubber-like paint that peels off if I want it to. While meant for things like tools, it has a huge following in the automotive world, especially for things like wheels.

For scale, that piece of wood is 6 inches wide (it’s a 4×6″). Yes, it’s a massive tire!

New Daft Punk Album Teaser

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During last night’s Saturday Night Live, a very short 15 second commercial aired teasing Daft Punk’s upcoming album. I am so pumped — they are probably my favorite artist of all time.

Can’t get enough of the sample? Here’s a MP3 of it that’s perfectly looped: http://tiny.ec/42443N2q1e0V I played it for the better part of an hour before I forced myself to listen to something else.