katiewagg

painted my stock 06 rims today.
some hard work and i love it.
what do you guys think?

before



after:

kersh4w

iTrader: (3)

that looks really nice. did you demount the tires, or did you just mask them off?

you need some tire shine on those tires now.

pdxhak

iTrader: (2)

you really need tire shine with all black wheels. get some black lugs and you will be all set. good job

Rotr8

iTrader: (2)

also need a drop .......

greg985

+1 to everyone

also need tint

katiewagg

i had an extra jack so me and my boyfriend both did a wheel, helped the porcess go faster. And yes, I have tire shine, I just put some on!!
Thanks.

Tamas

iTrader: (1)

Hm... kudos for the work, but I don't think the stock wheels painted black look too good.
For some reason, all black wheels look like steelies to me. But as long as you like them it's all cool.

I think black rims (especially on the titanium gray) look good only if they are shiny and have a machined (silver) lip.

NgoRX8

iTrader: (1)

its a cleaner job then some i've seen. definitely tire shine needed.

Deathcraft

they look like professionally done. Great Job!
Although....I like black stock wheels on a black RX8 better. :D

TopGear8

iTrader: (3)

I think it looked better before painted..But i've never really liked the look of painted stock wheels..Aftermarket wheels always look better.

XDEEDUBBX

You should destrake

Kris

Dub you should De-Carbon

For reals though you need some tire shine, and a drop and some tints and maybe a nice little hangy air freshner.

luis@championsmotorsports

looks good,keep up the good work

Fortunate Few

iTrader: (2)

damn thats how my car could look lol.

Blazed

What kind of paint did you use and how long did it take?

kersh4w

iTrader: (3)

wait, so you just took the wheels off the car and painted them?

did you mask the tires off? what kind of prep work did you do to the rim? sanding? wipe it down with alcohol? anything?

XDEEDUBBX

chrism

not too bad

katiewagg

for paint i used a primer made for high heats from kragen auto parts. also theres a special spray paint from kragen i forget the name but it has a picture of a rim on it, because they are made for this high heat they undergo. and it took about 3 hours

katiewagg

$200 and i'll do them for you...


our exact process:
jacked up one side of the car
took off two wheels
cleaned off all chemicals and dirt from the rim
using a low grade sand paper (320 i think) sand down the whole rim
we used notecards and placed them in the crevicce between the rim and wheel
then put a coat of primer on, wait 10-15 minutes to dry. then did anther coat.
after that drying, we used the rim spray paint and did about three coats.
**make sure to let them dry, and keep the can from spraying too close to the rim and causing dripping***

newguy

looks nice, I have the ti-grey too and am thinking about painting mine gunmetal to give it the all-of-a-piece look like the bright silver car has