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Painted my stock wheels black & red lip
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i think it looks good! how did you paint them or did you powder coat them?
all rattle can bro. Are you wanting to know the steps i took?
ah got it, im not good with painting so i was curious. im thinking of trying the rattle can but all black for me.
Looks real good bro, props to you.
very cool, nicely done! bet those would look pretty goo don my torch red car.
I was skeptical...but those rolling shots taken by me seal the deal. It looks sweet on the car.
...They came out nice...look really good in the rolling pics!
Thanx guys, these black wheels really changed the look & attitude of the car & i think the little red really sets off the black. I'm really pleased but i also know they wont last as long as a powdercoated wheels
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Lol alot of people were. Dude, the rolling shots are awesome. Gf & i couldnt stop looking at them. Before we went to the house i stopped at Burlington's big parking lot and let her drive around so i could see it rollin lol
:beer: I got this idea from seeing red cobras with these rims. Only thing diff is i put a smaller strip of red
I'm curious how you preped the wheels to paint them and how long the paint will last. I think it looks great!
Well I guess I will be the one, I think it looks dumb. I saw a honda civic with the same style rims. I hate color in rims, they should be shades (grey, black, white, chrome). Not red. But good on you for being different.
I like them, nice work!
Took off the wheels and sprayed the backs of the wheels good with Greased Lightning (orange blast) & scubbed em good with a stiff brush. The backs of my wheels were very nasty & hard to get clean. Then i washed them again with Meguiars soap.
I then took 400 grit sandpaper and wet sanded the entire rim good (backs also)
Washed them again
Let dry, wiped down with alchohol
Sprayed 3 coats Filler Primer doing the rear 1st. Once i could tell they were really dry. Doesnt take long for primer. I then layed them down on a piece of soft plastic rim side up and placed big flash cards between the rim & tire. Now i did my 3 coats of filler primer on the front
Once that was dry (doesnt take long for primer) I took off the flash cards, stood the tire up and hit it with the 1st coat of black rolling the tire as i went. I did this for 3 coats.
When that was dry i layed rim back down i put flash cards back between rims & painted the front side black. I put 4 coats on front
Once the black was fully dry i started taping off the rims. I placed a piece of newspaper in the center and taped it down wih blue painters tape then followed that up with alot of blue tape to cover everything but the lip. On the flat part closes to the lip use small sections and use the flattest/straightest part of the tape as close as you can get to the edge of the lip covering the flat part up. You will have the entire wheel covered (minus the backside) but lip will be exposed.
Now wipe lip down with alchohol, let that dry then hit it with a light coat of red on the back side of the lip. Between lip & flash cards. Once dry hit the front of the lip. I did a total of 4 coats of red on the lip
WHen that is dry i pulled of tape, wiped down, then used alchohol again to wipe down. I then sprayed 2 coats of clear on then baked them out in the sun all day for two days. WHen you hit it with clear it will turn a gunmetal color on you so dont freak. The sun will give it a flat black color to it
Take your time and dont rush. You won't do this in one day
Edit: This won't last nearly as long as powdercoat. I did this cause i was tired of seeing my blah stock rims. I just wanted to see how they would look like this & now this has convinced me my next rims WILL BE black cobra rims that have been powdercoated & then i will take those to a local powdercoater to powdercoat the lips red
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No worries its not for everyone :beer:
time attack on a budget... nice! LOL! it goes great with a black ride.
damn that looks sick. i was going to take mine somewhere to get done but this is a lot cheaper lol. what kind of paint did u use? like brands? high temp? also when u sayed u rolled the rims when painting, was that so the paint didnt run down in spots? also, were these polished before or chrome? would this same process work with chrome rims? sorry for all the questions lol
looks great man! great rolling shots too.
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