Mindspin311

Not to bad for a rattle can job

Secondmessiah

ok thats it im painting my t2 rims black, what did you use specifically

Mindspin311

It was a spray paint I bought from a local auto paint shop, the brand is R-M.

Mindspin311

This is the exact paint I used

http://touchupspraypaint.com/proddetail.php?prod=AM200

Digi7ech

iTrader: (1)

I used Duplicolor paint I got from the autoparts store. It's kicked *** on my wheels so far.

Prep is %90 of the equation.

Wash with soap and water then lighty sand your wheels to give the paint a perfect surface to adhere to.

iSP33D-for-J3SUS

Yeah I've had nothing but good experiences with Duplicolor.

Besides the fact that I don't like those rims, the paint job itself looks nice.

iSP33D-for-J3SUS

CodyHokieFD

right on!

JFR

I want to do the same thing, except instead of all black, I want to leave the outermost lip or whatever chrome or the stock rim color.

LexTalionis502

I'd just tape off the lip if you were going to do that, wouldn't be too hard.

Mindspin, that looks really good for a rattle can job.

VacavilleFC

wow you guys just inspired me to paint my stock 4lug s4 rims black tomorrow.

Twofer

Yep, I'll be painting my rims this weekend as well. Anything to make the phone dials less noticable.

JFR

Yeah, really easy actually, haven't really got around to it.


The only thing I think that can be a problem with all black wheels is that it kind of looks like the spare tire. The paint does look good on the wheels I must say, especially without using a spray gun. No runs!

Mindspin311

Thanks for the compliments guys. Just something temporary until I get some better black/polished lip wheel in a few months

darksider

its clean, did you wet sand at the end? wince this is kind of in the same boat im going to ask aways. what the best stuff to clean that brake/tire dust off the rim without messing up the original paint? whats the best stuff to clean the tires and make them look new? thanks

Mindspin311

Yea it was a very simple process. Take the wheel off the car, spray it down with whatever cleaner you want (I used a pretty rough brush to get them really clean), once you scrub/wash them, rinse them off. I then used 400 grit wet sand paper and went over the wheel twice. You can very easy tell how smooth they get when you go over with the paper. Once thats done, rinse again and let dry, then paint.

Here is a work in progress pic:

slow_2ed_gen

nice looking, now it needs to sit lower

i have a set of wheels i've spray painted, and people will try to make fun of you. but i take about a week of sanding, primering, and paint. brake dust makes regular spray paint look darker after a while and its hard to wash off, if you use rustolium they come clean nicely

sharingan 19

iTrader: (16)

I too have learned not to under estimate the importance of good prep work.

Slow: do you mean use rustolium for primer, or actually use it to paint your wheels? I ask because my mom used it to paint some metal lawn furniture, and it became brittle and started chipping/flaking off after not too long. Also, did you use any clear coat/gloss?

uRizen

iTrader: (2)

I spray painted my wheels over a year ago and they've held up quite well aside from some small nicks due to some retards at the tire shop. I used a good automotive filling primer which went on pretty thick, then a few coats of the Duplicolor wheel paint over that and let them sit in the sun for a few hours.

JFR

NICE. Now does anyone have pictures of the same type of paint job, but rather on stock TII wheels? Preferably ones with the seven spoke rather than nine, just for a better reference?

metal

When I got mine, the previous owner did the stock GXL wheels in black, doesn't look half bad until I get new wheels.

fc.fanatic

holy shiznit ur rex is nice. you should take the rear fender reflectors off another rx7 cuz they are red, and use em to replace ur yellow ones on ur front fenders. and if you dont use ur brights, smoke the ftp lenses black and holy jezus. just a suggestion, i know this is besides the topic but i had to comment it, its a beauty.

~ Mike.