cream buddy with red rims

r0sa · Post by **r0sa** » Tue May 27, 2008 7:05 pm

a few weeks ago, my bf volunteered to paint my rims red, and i was meaning to post up a pic but ive been so busy with packing and moving back home from college

a can of rusto-leum(sp?) primer and red paint did the job! prepping the wheel and taping it off was a pain, but i got the help of my wonderful roomates and thanks to my wonderful bf, my scooters pretty sick!

[besides the fact that its scraped up from an accident]

madtolive · Post by **madtolive** » Tue May 27, 2008 7:08 pm

i've been wanting to paint my rims too, but i'm scared to take off my wheels. is it difficult to take them off and put them back on again correctly?

your buddy looks great, by the way!

r0sa · Post by **r0sa** » Tue May 27, 2008 7:14 pm

from observing my bf, the front wheel is easier to take off, but the back wheel, kinda difficult, you need to take the exhaust off and the bolts on the back are screwed on pretty tight, u should probably ask one of your guy friends to help u unscrew them, and just be careful and label the screws and parts off so you'll know where it goes!

ryder1 · Post by **ryder1** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:13 pm

The cream color buddy has special look to it that photos don't capture. Kinda sparkly in the paint.

The red rims add that extra touch the Buddy needs.

SScooterG · Post by **SScooterG** » Wed May 28, 2008 4:05 pm

Great, I've been wanting to paint my rims red too! And then whitewall them

They look fantastic

r0sa · Post by **r0sa** » Thu May 29, 2008 10:32 pm

hey, thanks guys!

i plan on putting white walls on them, but i should probably wait until these tires go bald

SScooterG · Post by **SScooterG** » Fri May 30, 2008 6:01 pm

You can buy whitewall paint - rangerpaints.com has some for 18 dollars shipped (will paint both tires a few times)

jfrost2 · Post by **jfrost2** » Fri May 30, 2008 6:36 pm

My scooterworks catalog has whitewall stickers for tires, they're just decals which slap on, 15-20 dollars depending on what size.

SScooterG · Post by **SScooterG** » Fri May 30, 2008 9:49 pm

I heard those are the sucks - the don't stick on very well and/or peel off quickly.

It can't be hard to white wall my own...right?

Buddezzzz · Post by **Buddezzzz** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:42 pm

love the wheels