just wonder what would be a good product to use on rims.
powdercoating is a durable choice, although pricey
spray paint can work on the cheap. if you mask them off properly , use a lot of coats, and use some clear gloss as well. I did this for some 5 spoke alloys on my rx-7, and they came out nice.
I painted mine and so far so good!
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Duplicolor makes a wheel paint in a spray can that would be the cheapest way....
^^ yep.. did that to mine and ran roughly 35-40 bucks total to do it so it would last pretty long.. but i had to first get my wheels rebalanced with weights just on the back. then i got a masked off everything
got a wire wheel and small grinder and got the wheels down to bare aluminum, then used 4 heavy coats of primer, wetsanded with 400grit, put lite tack coat of the wheel paint on, then did 6 coats fo the paint and 4 coats fo the clear they sell.. if u get 3 cans of color, 2 cans of clear that will easily be enough, it was for my 16" Z wheels anywyay.. there is a post i cant remember what it was called but someone did a how to on how they did their 17s which was a great how to for any wheel..
the paint rob is talking about is what i used in graphite, its called Duplicolor High Performance Wheel Coating
Thats what the graphite comes out like
^^you bastard! your the one who stole my rear wheels! u must have different ones on the other side right?
but yeh here are the graphite wheels on my Z
But yeh i love em. changed the look so much!
Manta Z ruffly how long did it take to do your rims?? and how long will this last... i wants to do my rims bad, i think stock black rims are just deadly!!
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/819414
It takes about a full day if you do it right. Mine have been done since April and still look new...
have had em done since the first of january.. i spent 3 days.. only becuz i had a lift to keep the car on and it wasnt accessible for others.. but basically one day but i gave em 2 days to cure really good.. which honestly in 24hrs they should be fully cured.. i left them over night and i realized the next day they darkened so dont be afriad if ther dont look dark enough.they look great still after a nice wash lmao and the only problem i have had was from some dumbass at tire shop who switched the tires 2 weeks ago he knicked up two on them in the middle so he prolly dropped them on their face..
ouch, yea, same happened to me with my rims, they went in all prefect, came out, all scuffed up, i was pissed. anyway thanks Manta Z and deflux i got a weekend project
w00t!!!! i hope it turns out good, and also looks good on my car...
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/819414
Heres mine they were painted last summer
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