Painted Steelie w/ lip

biancoxb · Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 585

ok so today I sanded down my rusted faded steelies and primed and painted em a fresh black, my camera is charging I will snag some shots when I can. One thing I attempted to do was paint a red lip on to them, they actually looked great but came out just a bit off due to the tape being impossible to get straight. It looked decent bu I ended up just painting it black again until I come up with a better idea how to do it right (flash cards around the steelie really helped) Anyone have any tips? I was hoping the final product could resemble this, minus the massive lip

(note this is not my box in pic)

http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=widensteelies003bd7.jpg

burstaneurysm · Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 6223 Location: Forest Park, IL

You could always use a vinyl tape around the lip... that would be cleaner.

EZ-BAKED · Posted: 9/16/08 5:59AM Post subject:

Looks good

hbrooke28 · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 54 Location: 32801

i like it.

WhoKilledTheJAMs · Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 284 Location: Fredonia, NY

Very nice. Black steelies with a red lip is always a good look.

Big_Bird · Joined: 09 Apr 2005 Posts: 5214 Location: North NJ / PSU

fyi people, that's not his box

Post some pics when you're all done.

SEXB909 · Posted: 9/17/08 2:49PM Post subject:

EZ-BAKED wrote: Looks good

LOOKS WOW! Can I possibly get a close up shot?

biancoxb · Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 585

This week im going to take a stab at doing it, Im gunna take pics and I'l show ya how it goes

biancoxb · Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 585

still cant figure out how to paint a solid lip , attempted on one of them using lots of tape , and it looked great just not right, I looked into the vinyls but its just not the same lol, has anyone out there tried this ? I remember reading this thread on an evo forum, the guy managed to paint it pretty decent on to his stockies
http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=194291

Improbcat · Joined: 05 Dec 2007 Posts: 85 Location: West Hartford, CT

At the link you posted, if you scroll down and look at the pics of the completed rim before he put it back on the car he didn't do a perfect job either. The third pic from the left you can see an uneven edge, and red overspray on the tire & on the rim.

Unfortunately you are trying to mask on the inside of a curve, which is not the easiest thing in the world. A couple of suggestions, and I haven't tried any of these for this specific application so take them with a big grain of salt.

-Try reverse masking. Mask the tire, paint the lip red, then once the lip is dry, mask that off and paint the center of the rim. An example of this technique is here.

-See if you can find a round lid or container (garbage can, salad bowl, flower pot, etc.) that is just the right size to fit against where you want the inner edge of the lip to be. Mask with the flash cards, then have someone hold the round thing in place as your inner mask while you paint the lip. Be careful as shifting the round thing will cause an uneven circle or possibly smear the paint.

-Try using electrical tape. It has some stretch to it so you can sometimes get it to form curves better than masking tape. Make sure you have a pair of scissors to cut it with as trying to tear it will stretch it and likely ruin your masking job.

- Try using brush paint(One Shot makes some good stuff, call around to art supply places), and a foam brush (or a Macs pinstriping brush if you have the cash) . Leave the rim on the car, mask with the cards, then have someone spin the wheel slowly while you hold the brush to the lip, if you do it carefully you should be able to get an even edge all the way around.

uninc · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 56

kindda makes me wish i still had steelies around.

biancoxb · Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 585

thanks for the tips improbcat , I was thinking of getting my hands on a piece of oaktag and using a compass to trace a perfect circle and try and cut it out clean, I cant find anything around in the house to fit the perfect circle though . .

ShawnBenton · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 96 Location: charlotte,nc

what about just spending a little money on some trim rings and then sand and paint them? i know this method wouldnt be as cheap.. but its not too expensive. and it would come out exact and take less time.

[quote="SEXB909"] EZ-BAKED wrote: Looks good

has anyone noticed the exhaust tip on this car?? wtf is going on there??? lol

bB2NER · Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 10992 Location: Heeere's Johnny

Those look HOT. You could do Rim Strips Tape. You can even get the stuff in red reflective. Looks great at night. I put some on my wifes motorcycle for safety.

TheTintBox · Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 29

biancoxb · Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 585

^ that looks awesome , is that paint or vinyl?

bB2NER · Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 10992 Location: Heeere's Johnny

My guess is vinyl considering it's a graphic place co. vehicle.
I'm considering painting the TRDs semi gloss black and putting reflective red rim strips on the 18s.

TheTintBox · Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 29

Paint.

Dark-Nes · Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 75

*** did anyone notice the exhaust tip on that slammed box with the red/black steelies. CRAZY SICK!

bB2NER · Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 10992 Location: Heeere's Johnny

Dark-Nes wrote: *** did anyone notice the exhaust tip on that slammed box with the red/black steelies. CRAZY SICK! I was thinking more like RICEY SIC :doh: