I like the stock style of the rims, but i wanted to make them black. I know I should powder coat them, but I'm kinda cheap since im putting all my $ in a turbo. Would black heat resistant barbeque paint work ? Would this give me pretty decent durability ?

 

Yea some help on this please. I want to do the same thing and was wondering how to do it. Thanks.

 

I would get them powder coated. Spraypaint doesnt last and will make you and your car look ridiculus

 

I did a search on google and found this webpage... dont know if this is useful... experts... please comment...

http://www.type2.com/library/body/rimpaint.htm

 

spray painting your rims is ricey.

 

if you want to spray them go to walmart or any place that sells spraypaint. Look for the 3M purple SKUFF pads and buy a packo or two. Clean everything off the rims then scuff them up until the rims are nolonger shinny at all. I mean like completely DULL. once uve done that wash them off agian let dry completely then hit them up with primer. any primer will do. after a few coats of primer then hit them up with the dupla-color Gunmetal Rim paint or Black whatever you perfer. If you want them shinny then get the RIM Clear and hit them up with that. My friend and I did his wheels and used a can of paint on each wheel and a can of clear on each as well to make it REALLY thick and shinny. I was told to prep the wheels this way by a body shop. I had them Professionaly spray my old integra wheels but they had me prep them first. This method works best and holds up great. My integra wheels still looks super shinny and its been 3 yeas and my friends wheels which were done with the rattle cans are still as red as the day we painted them. You will encounter some chipping and such wehre the lug nuts go from u taking the wheels on and off but that is common with ANY wheel if youd ont take ur time. Hope that helps you out.

 

just get them powder coated, its only like 50-150 per wheel, its not going to put a huge hole in turbo savings.

 

Glad to see you're rolling in it...$200-$600 is a big "hole" for many folks on this forum.

 

get some 'aircraft stripper' from kragen or autozone, it'll take the shiny coating off the rims. then proceed to spray paint with wheel paint.

 

ehhh better to powdercoat than spray paint it yourself. But if funds are that low, duplicolor makes wheel paint..comes in 4 colors to choose from. There are DIY steps on their website how to apply it properly.

http://www.duplicolor.com/projects/howto_wheel.html

 

well think about it this way spent 50 bucks and spray paint them and they look like crap and you have to deal with chipping, over spraying, and dripping. not to mention if that happens you have to keep painting them. or for 500 get them powder coated and never worry about them again. to me the 500 seems worth it!

 

forget the duplicolor spray paint!!!!

go to autozone and get Engine ENamel.. they have 2 blacks.. low gloss black and high gloss black.. its heat resistent and stays on, spray painting isnt ricey.. its just how some people do it for less money..

 

I wish 50-150 isn't a big deal...lol

This coming from a guy with a 7 gen celica, 2 lexus' and a tC. hehe. You lucky bish

 

I've got a guy here who powdercoats for $25 a rim. And he has about 120 colors to choose from. Plus, the last time I used him, he turned them around in a day for me. It was great. Did it for a customer.

LATER

 

spray painting is so ghetto, get them powder coated, it's not really that expensive, and it looks 100 times better.

friends don't let friends rice up their car

 

i guess my philosophy is "you get what you pay for"
i didnt get the cars and trophies i have by finding the "cheap" way

 

Did anybody paint their stock TC rims? If so could you post up some pics with the details... powder coated or spray paint. Thanks. I want to see how it looks before I do mine.

 

I hate to break it to you, but doing things to your car the cheap way is bascially the DEFINITION of ricey. Save up, do it right. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. The younger members of this board need to stop looking for instant gratification. You should save up and do it right. If it puts a hole in your turbo savings, consider your priorities and decide which to save up for first.

 

just save up and buy aftermarket rims, thats what im savin up for

 

this is more suited in tread and butter....
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