Ive done a good deal of searching on the diy's but can't find a diy rim painting on which you can leave your tires on. I don't have the tools to take off my tires or get them taken off. Is there a way to just tape your tires off and do it like that?

 

I've seen ppl use a bunch of index cards around the space btwn the rim and tire....I've seen it here before but cant remember who did it......

 

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=diy+paint+rim

 

yeaah, or you can use playing cards. its the same thing

 

pricelesss!!!!

wish we could do that with rx-8 site!!!!

 

I just used painters tape around the tire and painted them, came out fine!

 

send me your rims and ill paint em and take pics and vid while i do dont have my stocks anymore or i would

 

wait i just realised your in houston so if you wanna come down to my place bring the paint and your car and we can paint em and take pics for a diy

 

^payment=case of beer.....right?....that's a pretty good payment if you ask me....I recommend powder coating but will cost alot more and if rod knows what he's doing(not doubing you) would b a good deal....

 

lol yup beer works fine for me ... yea when i did the rims to my z i had a few years back it turned out shitty BUT since then ive done 2 audis an evo my 8 another 8 a z and a corvette ... lots of different styles and ive mastered most of em ... i wont **** anyones rims up lol but yea id you dont know what your doinf they look real nasty but if you do and follow the steps patiently you can do all 4 for under 60 bucks in oppose to 100 to 150 a wheel for powdercoating ... of course you get what you pay for but if you dont wanna spend that much painting isnt bad at all and it doesnt look bad at all either

 

damn rodjon, painting rims and a case of beer doesnt sound like a bad saturday. Unfortunately i moved to lafayette temporarily, i'm back and forth between houston alot when finances allow but going back to school and well i wont bore yall with a sob story about how i want to get back to houston asap. It's so damn boring here i figured i could dedicate a day or so to paint my rims.

 

lol sure thing if you ever come down here hit me up we can take care of your rims in a day ...and i wont mess em up

 

thats the problem though! this place is boring lol, i need a saturday filler, although with my luck they'll look like hell if i do it myself

 

What kind of paint do u guys recommend? I want to paint my stock rims black.

 

 

im gonna try to make this happen by wednesday, ill post pics!

 

got all the stuff today
3 cans of paint
1 clear coat
1 primer
sand paper
degreaser and wire brush
note cards....
ran into a big problem, cant rent jack stands from autozone and i dont have them or money to buy them....now i do have 4 jacks (1 from my car, 1 from a buick rendevous, and 2 from mustangs)... sounds sketchy though...ideas?

 

you should be ok just do one at a time or one side at a time so the other side is solid on the ground