on the way to class one day...i noticed there was a wobbling in the rims and stupid me forgot the hub rings from my axis rims on there soo as i was driving the rim wasnt flush with the hub so that caused the wobbling of the rim causing the lug nutt to pop out...but its alright nothing happend im fine haha

 

I figured since I was buying new rims in a month, no worries about spending less than $10 on a rim mod and it was well worth time and money!!! Great DIY you have here!!!

 

just wondering.. since I messed up on this..

and I paint it all over with a silver can.. would it still look like the factory color rim?

 

If you messed up, you can just wait til it dries and just sand it down again.

 

yeah ima sand it down.. but you know that design most people do? well I have some black paint where the silver is.. where the tape was ..

 

Maybe the tape wasn't down all the way..if you try it again, put like 3 layers of tape/newspaper. Better to be safe than sorry.

 

yup, the tape sucked.. so I should sand the mistake down.. and then cover it with silver spray paint?

 

great write up. gonna have to use it when i paint the rims on my girl's tC.

 

Nice. I was wondering does anyone know how the Bronze from Duplicolor comes out, or does anyone have a better brand for Bronze. And is using primer important, if so, which color primer? Pictures would be awesome. Thanks.

 

that looks sick

 

I did mine last weekend. Duplicolor Wheel Paint Flat black.




Took me forever to mask. I used electrical tape around edges and it worked like a charm.


It looks alright from a distance but if you get to close and really really look then you can see paint quality and its not perfect. It was alright until i started messing with clear coat. It feels like a sandaper in some places. Any advice how to use clear coat or get rid of that sandpaper effect? Polish wheels really goood maybe?

 

looks pretty good. so you pretty much have to sand down the clear coat then primer then paint it then clear coat it? that what you did?

 

I put 2 coats of primer, then 3 coats of paint, then 2 clear coats. I didn't even sand it because I didn't want to mess up tape and it already looked and felt smooth. Well I sanded 1 wheel with 1000grit after I put first cost of paint and that wheel turned out to be worst then others. I'm going to be repainting them in a few months if I still be rolling on them. I just like changes and I want to see how long that paint is going to last. Should I wetsand it with like 2000 grit sandpaper and put another clear coat on whole wheel without masking it? I'm just going to put big fan next to wheel this way all that extra paint in the air won't settle down on fresh paint/clear coat.

 

scratches easy?

 

 

damn i like the black insides on those rims up there. i know exactly what youre sayin about the rough spots. when i spraypainted my 18 inch super7's a long time ago mine were like that on teh sides of the spokes it sucked. oh well i have new rims now so i dont have to put up with those anymore.

and the bronze on the superwhite up there looks sick.

if i was to total my tc, id get a superwhite and put bronze rims on it and a cf hood.

 

does anyone know if the silver can of spraypaint matches the stock color rims?

 

Drey, thats exactly what I am gonna do with mine, couldnt decide till I saw your ride, looks swet. I think im gonna paint the whole back black tho.

 

alucas8892 , go for it if you're not afraid to endup with completely black rims j/k Just make sure you got 2 days off to do that. Take your time. It takes about 1.5-2.5 hours just to tape everything around. I started at 2pm saturday and finished around 6am Sunday. Just remember electrical tape and acetone are your friends. After you put your last coat give it 10 minutes (dont let it dry too much), take mask off and start cleaning all that extra paint around edges with acetone just be careful. Good luck.

 

Thanks! Are you sayin to use electrical tape to tape off the wheel?