okay so I'm planning to paint my rims. and i need some advice on what paint to use and how to do it (take original color off/ paint over it) right now i have the standard rims standard color but i want to paint them black.

 

What color are you planning on doing? My advice is don't do black, it never really looks that good, a black rim needs a lip or something. But gunmetal looks decent on the 8.

 

got any pics of the GM? cause i cant find a good pic on google.... lmao

 

well i don't know what you would call this but i want them to be a "stealth black" not a shiny color...

 

ya.. see, the issue with that is your tires are black. you have nothing to separate the two. There is a guy on here who did that and painted his hood and roof and all that... looks like crap. I would seriously reconsider painting them black, it needs something else, some sort of lip or accents, anything.

 

I'm VERY partial to black chrome, but I also like dark gray wheels kind of like the Mazdaspeed Miata had. I agree that just straight black wheels are a little bit hard to get right.

black chrome

Mazdaspeed Miata

 

I went with graphite grey.

 

well i have a sunlight silver and i don't want to put a different shade of silver... but srinivasadi i like what you have. can you get a direct pic of the rims?

 

okay a better question now would have to be: what color should i paint my rims on a sunlight silver 8?

 

my friend has a BB and he had his OEM wheels powder coated black. it looks good, i wish i had a pic. i think he said les schwab did it for a few hundred bucks.

 

well im planning on doing it myself...

 

I have a Sunlight Silver and I painted my rims myself. Here's a link to my car domain if you want to check it out. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3114232/3

 

I agree NO black.....

 

ztbear13 this is what I'm looking for... and what did you do?
and if i decide not to do black i might do srinivasadi, graphite grey...

 

If you must paint your wheels, I would go with a gunmetal color. But personally, I don't think painted wheels ever turn out right, either go with powdercoat or buy wheels that are already the color you want.

 

would GM look good on a sunlight silver?

 

+1 That look 1000% times better than black

 

ye i like the graphite Grey too... ill see if i can find it at Auto Zone or w.e thanks for the opinions...

 

Ok here are some more pics to help you decide.... just in case you decide to go for Graphite grey. I did get it from Advance Auto/ Autozone. It is fairly easy to do. Make sure you sand and prime it well and sanding between coats helps to get a smooth finish. And finally clear coat. Also, if you decide to paint ...please don't leave the center caps unpainted it looks unfinished and get some aftermarket lug nuts to go with the color scheme. I used Muteki lugs and masked the Mazda symbol and painted the rest. I am quiet happy with the results and its been few months now and it looks like the day I painted them. Get this http://www.unitedmfrs.com/cart/detail.cfm?item=3322 very helpful to paint using the spray cans.

 

I just got my rim paint from autozone. It wasn't that hard to do just get a primer, the color wheel paint you want and a clear coat. There are directions online if you look up the wheel paint on autozone's website I think. Yeah and my wheels and srinivasadi's wheels are the same color we used the same paint from autozone im pretty sure.

 

not bad! i guess i have a project this weekend lmao thanks for all the tips and pics...

 

yeah don't do black, its ugly.