komik

I only use my stock wheels for AutoXing these days, and since I no longer run in a stock class, I decided to paint my wheels. I was going for a polished lip look. BTW, I did a very crappy job. I was in a hurry to have them dry for today. I did this from 7-10 last night, mostly in the dark with only light from my headlights. They actually turned out rather nice looking aside from how poorly they were masked off, and the paint peels easily because I didn't really prep them. I'm going to repaint them later on and do it much better.

Wrapped in garbage bag and masked off (somewhat):


After two coats of blue:


After 3-4 coats of clear:


Mounted on car at today's AutoX:




In Motion:


Just thought I'd share.


For more pictures of my car, as well as Scions racing, check out: http://www.deepsouthscions.com/gallery/.

tCholleration

not sure how i feel about those....

DuMa

not too sure i like the color but i like the creativity. im gonna do the same thing to my stockers as soon as find some good black/gunmetal paint.

did you also paint the inside rim as well?

miraclecreator

hmm... maybe dark grey, black or red would be better?

komik

No, I didn't paint the inside of the rims. I just gave them a quick once over so they'd look decent at speed from a distance. I was going to do black, but ended up trying out Metallic blue. I'm really not all that into the color. I didn't want to do gunmetal because my street rims are nearly that color. (See pics below)

A friend suggested doing a black base coat, then only putting blue on the outer edge / flat part of the rims. Once I decide on a color scheme I'm going to paint them correctly. I'll either sand them myself, or get them sand blasted and start with a clean slate.


My street wheels:

miller3624

i didn't think the color was too bad, and i like the idea. red would probably look nice.

Huey

i have a black tc, and im having the stock rims painted black, as shinny of a black as they can get it.

vikvaughn

hmmm...not really feeling that...but to each his own

taek

hahahaha!! im going green rims on my SW. wait till march and i'll be first to rock them =D

dudechewy

it looks good....something different.

bBlover

I think those would look better on a IIP.

daewonder

props for the DIY. pretty cool for auto-x.

NARCOSOMNI

wow, good idea, i didnt even know you could paint the wheels, i wouldnt mind doing that to my rims...uhh how do you do it? (most likely black since the car is black too

aznJ

that is a cool idea

props to you for the creativity

eujin

cool idea, now i'm thinking about doing my stocks too! black, take a look at this



they look freakin HOT!!

komik

Yeah, one of our club members has an IIP xA with aftermarket rims that look a lot like stock tC rims. When I pulled up next to him I told him they'd look better on his car.

You should do that. They look awesome in that pic.

Well I did a really half-assed job of it yesterday. When I redo them, I'm going to sand the wheels down to the metal, spray a base coat of black primer, and spray a coat of gloss black. Then I'm going to mask off the inner edges of the wheels (the parts that are not parallel to the side of the car/tires), and spray a coat of blue/red/whatever color I decide on, and top everything off with a couple clear coats. When I'm done, I should have a nice looking, long lasting finish on them. If the paint holds up as long as my race tires, I'll be happy.

Somnambulated

Stop it now. Just stop.

dlaluan

Please God.. Make it stop!

FW21

hmm interesting, way to be assertive tho

uchihatrunks

yea i plan on paintin my stock wheels also to black. n that pic soldifies my choice haha. they are hott!!!