newspaper and tape .... or if your super lazy like me, put MADDDDD tire shine on them and dont even mask them off :D the paint wont sick to them

 

so what kind of clear coat have u guys used for extra shine? or do u just use the duplicolor paint and thats it?

 

sssooo how hard is it to actually start sanding your wheels? lol i dunno if i want to do that to em but i want to go black on my wheels

 

Yes how much did you pay for powdercoating? I do it myself so my only cost is the powder... I do it as a hobby and can do peoples wheels, but I don't know if anyone would be interested, I have tried numerous times but no takers (my price would be something in the relm of $150 for a set of 4 stockers but if you find a source that will beat it I will match it)... if you need to see my work first no big deal, I have pictures of the work I have already done plus I will powdercoat mine within the next few weeks... gunmetal ftw!

I hope I can find a paint that will match the powder I am using so I can paint the centercaps to have a complete look (duplicolor's gunmetal maybe?!?).

here's a sample of the powder I am going to use....


can someone that has painted their wheels gunmetal show me a close-up of their wheel so I can compare the color... also has anyone thought of masking off the scion logo in the center cap and sanding/painting around it... hmmmm

 

Woo-Hoo No longer a member of the Painted Stock wheel Crew!....lol...

I upgraded to 18's!!

It was FUN while it lasted....

 

some samples if anyone is interested...










^^before



^^after

^^inserts on this SRT8 charger


^^SRT wheels before (me on left)

^^and masking them, man that took forever!

I think that is all I have.... source = http://www.kcsr.org/viewtopic.php?t=116579&highlight= I am turbolaggg05 on there and you can see a picture of my car as the sig....

sorry to thread jack, lets see more wheels!

 

I would totally get my rims powder coated for $150...if only you were in Texas...

 

Yeah I had that same problem...might as well get new rims...

 

i didnt go through all the posts but i saw that someone asked about the steps involved in painting your wheels. someone might have already put this in here but just in case... https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=159482

 

yeah and I bet shipping would be pricey to ship here to Missouri...

Again if anyone has closeups of their painted gunmetal job please post, I would like to see how it compares to the powdercoat color I have chosen...

 

[quote="TeeCizzle"]Here's Mine again!!...hehe




not my usual taste, but i like.

 

powder has been ordered... will post pic's once the wheels have been coated :D

 

has anyone painted their rims gold and lip color blue??

 

dark-ness your car looks awesome w/ rims painted like that

 

how do people have pics of all 4 of the wheels off the car to be painted, jackstands? I was just thinking that doing each individually would take a long time.

 

I got quoted 175 per wheel plus tax and mounting and balancing of the tires...I thought about it and just bought a new set of rims.

 

hey i was wondering if i could get my rims painted black, but leave the outer rim silver......because i don't like black rims without the silver lip

 

Just get new rims if you are not painting them yourself.

 

how do you paint them?