that looks pretty good!!!

what was involved for the wheels???

 

definately stock, but powdercoated black and VERY pimpin

 

Just a lot of sanding, then spray a coat of primer and then a couple good coats of Dupli-color wheel paint.
It turned out better than I thought it would.

Now people won't stop staring at my car...haha

Just gotta get window tint and the side molding painted next.

 

Nice lookin'!

Do you know if the paint comes in a darker black than the one you used?

 

I used gunmetal. That particular paint doesn't come in black, but you could always use a high temp engine enamel, flat or gloss.

 

where did you get the paint at? does it come in white?

thanks
p.s. sweet car

 

Looks sweet.

 

Yes it comes in white. I got it at my local O-Reilley's autoparts store. Also known as Ozark automotive.
But you can probably find it at NAPA.

 

Are you worried about the paint chipping?? or does this "wheel paint" prevent that???

 

very good. very good. people on the jet seem to be very good wheel painters. most self painted wheels look like they were self painted....oh well

i give you a

 

Do you have to take off the tire to paint or is there a way painting w/ the tire on.

 

Yeah, I just left the tire on the wheel, taped off the tire and sprayed away.

 

I like it. Think I'll be doing that too now. Good way to procrastinate on getting rims for the time being and improve looks as well as cover up the scratches on one of my rims.

 

That looks sharp

What did you sand it with? (band and grain of sandpaper) And what would happen if i didn't sand? The wheel looks pretty smoothe as is.

 

looks awesome!!! you should give us a how to

 

Well, if you don't sand, the paint will not adhere. I just used some 220 grit and did it by hand. I will post a how to in a little bit.

 

here we go....

You will need:
220 grit sand paper
1 can of primer
1 can of wheel paint (your choice of color)
1 bottle rubbing alcohol
1 airhose if you have it(to blow the dust away)
1 roll masking tape
1 newspaper

First you need to use some sort of tire cleaner or really strong cleaner to take all of the old tire dressing off the tires (tape will not stick otherwise)

Then sand the wheels, just sand them evenly and enough to rough up the shiney surface. Blow off with air hose throughout sanding.

Next, take some alcohol on a rag and wipe the wheel down thoroughly. Let dry, might take 10 seconds.

Next, tape off tire. make a ring around the tire, just 1 row all the way around will be good. Make sure to leave outer rim of wheel exposed. Then take some newspaper and attach it to the tape you just layed down. Make sure to tape off the vavle stem too.

Then spray a coat of primer on the wheel.....walk around in a circle, you will get better coverage this way. Let dry, this will take like 5-10 minutes.

Then, spray your primed wheel with wheel paint(same way as priming). Do about 3 light coats, and it will come out nice and even all over.

Keep in mind, you only have to paint the face of the wheel.....not the whole thing.

let dry for about 45 minutes to an hour....longer if you want.

then viola! you be finished...hehe
install the wheels and go turn some heads!

 

Black wheels suck.

Nice paint job though.

 

nice job. i can't really tell the difference between powdercoated and the paint.

 

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by BowDown:

Black wheels suck.

Nice paint job though.<hr></blockquote>

They aren't black. They're gunmetal.

 

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by JOBI:


They aren't black. They're gunmetal.<hr></blockquote>

Close enough. Should I say "black-look-alike?"

 

Oh come on....they don't even look black up close.
The camera makes them look darker than they really are.


Thanks to everyone else for your interest and compliments.

 

Not my taste. But good job anyhow.

 

Not many people liked my satin black Cougar rims either. I think your wheels look good, especially for the amount of money you spent on them!

 

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr> Black wheels suck. <hr></blockquote>

Boooo!

Great job on the wheels! It gives the car an Integra Type-R look. And since you did it yourself, it makes it even better! Keep it up!

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