i am planning on powder coating my stock wheels and painting my brake calipers red
the color of my car is sunlight silver what do you guys think?

Powdercoating will look awesome but please dont paint the calipers red.

powder coating them will look pretty good.

ps. if you're going to use my photo of newcastle's car for your profile picture, you should ask us both permission. in which case, it's not cool with me.

haha burn

Powdercoating will look awesome but please dont paint the calipers red.

Whats wrong with red calipers..... :lol2:
I think they look good, if you do it right....

i am planning on powder coating my stock wheels and painting my brake calipers red
the color of my car is sunlight silver what do you guys think?

Metallic Flat Gun Powder Black..... coz I have that on my Sunlight Silver. :)
Check Wheels, Tires & Break forums, many people DIY paint their rims.

your breaking my signature rules.

Whats wrong with red calipers..... :lol2:
I think they look good, if you do it right....

right....
http://i316.photobucket.com/albums/mm353/evolutiontme/01122008177.jpg

wrong...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v304/Silver-Shooter/z12.jpg


black stockies will look good though.

lol thanks for the answers guys i cant really afford bbk hahah so i would rather paint em :p

try something different with your stock. maybe powercoat them gunmetal gray :) or dark bronze. that is what i would do if i was in your shoes :)

i would powdercoat them sunlight silver.

wrong...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v304/Silver-Shooter/z12.jpg

LOL, those are tiny...

but what i am planning to do is to paint calipers red paint wheels black, and get those red wheel nuts i think it will look sick.

but what i am planning to do is to paint calipers red paint wheels black, and get those red wheel nuts i think it will look sick. awww i see. but why red? it reminds me of the honda boys who paint their calipers red to mimic Brembo's. but if that is the look you are looking for then, guess black would be your best bet. keep us updated.

i would go yellow but it wont match my car color lol

you're car is silver..any color would match

do any of you guys have pics of a powder coated stock wheel on a silver?

LOL, those are tiny...

even on the car with aftermarket calipers, the rear brakes will be exactly the same size.

Don't paint the calipers red, powder coat the wheels red.

even on the car with aftermarket calipers, the rear brakes will be exactly the same size.

all the reason not to draw attention to them with bright colors...

how else are you going to attract the deer?

I'm still trying to figure out what kind of car that is w/ the tiny chiclet brakes.

Mm do it! looks good but it takes a lot of time lol. I was planning on doing mines but then it would take around 7 hrs and u need to be good at spray painting and i suck at that haha :X. If ur to cheap for aftermarket rims go for it! :)

I'm still trying to figure out what kind of car that is w/ the tiny chiclet brakes.

I think its a pontiac solstice

how exactly does one go about powdercoating the rims?
what exactly must be done...tools needed n what not?

how exactly does one go about powdercoating the rims?
what exactly must be done...tools needed n what not?
in short:
you have to sandblast the stock rims
apply the color powder of your choice with a special electrostatic gun
bake it in oven

in conclusion:
find a shop that does this specifically

sounds expensive..how much that run?

sounds expensive..how much that run?
depends on the shop and quality of powder coating they do
it could cost between $60-$135 or so per rim

for me it would cost $40 per rim, as I have some connections ;)

still cheaper than buying new rims

go for it, my friend had painted stocks on his ss rx8 and it looks amazing.

I got all four of mine done in black for $60.

I got all four of mine done in black for $60.
how's the quality? sometimes the lower end prices yield a cheaper product

I think the quality is good. They look great and even still today they look great.

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im thinking about doing the same.. i wouldnt go completely black tho.. gunmetal gray looks siiiiiiiick

Yeah dude, i was even thinkin of going gunmetal/graphite on my BB.

Yeah dude, i was even thinkin of going gunmetal/graphite on my BB.

weeerd. that would be kick ass.

does anyone has a pic of just the brake pad painted red or green???

what would be a good powdercoat color on the stock wheels for a winning blue rx8?

do it..it will look good

what would be a good powdercoat color on the stock wheels for a winning blue rx8?
bronze always looks great on WB
just not too gold...looks tacky

.no.

what would be a good powdercoat color on the stock wheels for a winning blue rx8?

a dark bronze color will look nice..

do any of you guys have pics of a powder coated stock wheel on a silver?

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u24/katiewagner222/rims/rims008.jpg

Sorry for jackin the pic without permission.

^that's Ti Gray, not silver

I have searched but is there a thread with all the different colored or powder coated rims?

A patient of mine works for a company that does this and I would like to have my stockers done for track duty and I would like to find a cool color. Ever thread I find has someone bitching about searching. He said I just have to give him a paint code so he can match it.
I was thinking the color of the new IS250 wheels woudl look good on a VR.

Why not paint em? Powdercoating is nice and all but if you do the work properly, painted wheels can provide a reliable and attractive finish.

Why not paint em? Powdercoating is nice and all but if you do the work properly, painted wheels can provide a reliable and attractive finish.
because many people cannot do it properly

what would be a good powdercoat color on the stock wheels for a winning blue rx8?

there is a picture of a WB with gunmetal and it looks good.

found it...

http://pics.spoon.org/Cars/ASCC-SoloII-05-16-2004/IMG_4692.jpg

Wow, that looks good. I wonder what paint code that is? Is that person a member here?

He has not logged in since July 2004 and it is a pic he took of someone's car.

Here is the thread. Not much info but he does list the color he thinks it is.

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=435503#post435503

Gunmetal is the way to go. Looks nice and still not too crazy. I like. There's someone with a WWP who did his wheels in gunmetal and it turned out great.

Do it!