Like the title says. Im looking for pics of stock 17 inch painted rims. Black red green yellow what ever. Im looking for some ideas. Plan on painting my rims this weekend.

Can anyone provide some pics...

 

I'm going green by the end of this month, early oct.

 

see man. thats what i wanna do. go green.
went to the autoparts store a little while ago. THey have 854 different krylon paints and like 6 of them are High Temp. and the green is more of a forest evergreen tree color than Tein Green.

Could anyone lead me in the right direction...

 

Bronze FTW.

 

but doesnt it chip and crack after awhile. i heard it doesnt work to well.

 

When you first paint your rims take your time. Don't half a** it. I didn't take my time the first time and I'm looking to painting my rims again. Probably Black with a White "lip". I've had the rims painted for about a year and its held up very well for just being Engine paint.

*** I did this myself by the way.****

 

i did mine aswell well my friend did it and it came out amazing lots of people with tc`s asked me if i got them black as an option but i hit a curb on one side so it looks bad rite now im gonna go bronze very soon aswell

 

i agree





and pink



and gunmetal




painting is fun... ive done it 2 colors, bronze is my favorite :D

i thought about doin green im not gonna lie

 

lipflip..that is a hot Tc bro..idk why i just am loving it...spray your side markers in the headlight black as welll...:drool:

Kishan P.

 

I like that.........any more pics of bronze???? what type of paint and how much

 

no good ones

 

I would think powder coating would be a lot more duable. It may be a little more work but in the long run it would be better. Just my opinion.

 

i didnt powder coat i used spray paint... lots of it lol. lots of sanding and lots of prepping., cleaning. all that good stuff.

 

Paint will certainly work I just thought powder coating would be more durable in the long run. The problem with powder coating is you have to remove and then remount your tires so paint would be cheaper and eaisier.

 

do you know the name of the brand of spray paint you used for bronze, and what color it was...obviously bronze but the name of the color

 

yup
i went to autozone and picked up SEVERAL cans of BRONZE WHEEL PAINT by duplicolor, and a couple cans of clear, 600, 800, and i think either 1000 or 1500 grit sand paper, this stuff that smells bad for cleaning all the sanding dust off, and err... i think thats it... lots of free time too. it might be a good idea to pick up a can of primer... although you dont have to.

just sand the wheel down wiht 600 grit paper first to scuff it up, then sand with the 800 to get rid of the lines from 600 (or you could just skip the 600 step lol), then clean with the smelly stuff (sorry i wish i could remember what its called lol), let AIR DRY for about 20 min, then lay your first coat of paint (make sure to use THIN coats to prevent running), the paint drys really fast which is one of the many things i like about it (another being that its VERY VERY durable paint, i was surprised), 10-15 min to dry, then another THIN coat... i did about 5 or 6 coats becuase i wanted the bronze to show really well... then i waited about an hour to make sure the paint dried well, then started clearing. after about 2 coats use the 1500 grit paper and wetsand in between clear coats to get a nice shiney wet look to the wheels... all in all i put about 4 coats of clear on each wheel. and they hold up great :D im proud of them... ill probly redo them after winter.

 

i beg of you for more pics of the bronze rims

hehe...pretty please? even if they are bad, i sjut want an idea of wat it looks like cause im rlly interested

 

ok ok.. seen as how your beggin, ill see if i have any more

 

heres a weird angle comparing to stock wheels





guess which is mine haha (hint: only one with bronze wheels)







damn i miss that exhaust....

 

i hope my little run down a few posts up helped.

just remember to take your time bro.. this is not a quick job. and wheels are one of the first things people notice about your car. so take your time... plan on it taking 2 days partially, or 1 full day... morning to night.