!FINNALY! painted rims black. pics =)

Mar 29, 2009 | 02:33 AM

dhan

Guest

Posts: n/a

!FINNALY! painted rims black. pics =)

After everything i finnaly got my rims done. I decided not to get lazy and took about 8 hours doing these.

some 5zigen lug nuts

Some Primer

3rd coat of the actual paint

2nd coat of clear coat =)

Tah dah! Hope you guys like it. Took me the whole darn day 8 hours

. Who says i should black out my tail's as well?

Mar 29, 2009 | 02:37 AM

SiLVeRE8

a.k.a. WhITeRE8

iTrader: (8)

Joined: Apr 2005

Posts: 2,231

Likes: 0

From: Nor Cal *

nice lookin clean

Mar 29, 2009 | 03:35 AM

rx8phase1

Registered User

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Sep 2007

Posts: 410

Likes: 0

From: Chino CA.

nice and i like how u used flash cards i used newspaper and that takes forever lol

Mar 29, 2009 | 04:42 AM

lokaldisruption

04 Grey

Joined: Nov 2008

Posts: 217

Likes: 0

From: La Habra, Ca.

id say black tem out. i just recently got vht niteshades and will trying that out tomro.any1 had experience with them?

Mar 29, 2009 | 10:06 AM

Peppy@kacework

Hoarder of RPF1's

Joined: Aug 2007

Posts: 206

Likes: 0

From: Duluth, GA

Looks good, btw your exhaust shroud is falling off.

Mar 29, 2009 | 10:40 AM

shazy

Registered

Joined: Oct 2008

Posts: 2,256

Likes: 0

From: Montreal,QC

I say don't black them out, as it looks cheesy on this car. But tint them abit to make it look darker

Mar 29, 2009 | 12:16 PM

flip

LOVE / HATE Relationship

Joined: Oct 2003

Posts: 1,018

Likes: 0

From: seven0two

Looks good. I would've popped out the centercaps and sprayed them separate... but good job.

Mar 29, 2009 | 12:24 PM

pdxhak

Official Post Whore

iTrader: (2)

Joined: Jan 2003

Posts: 10,462

Likes: 32

From: Portland,OR

Need a drop now to help with the aggressive look

Did you paint the inside of the wheels? If so then the wheel weights are going to leave a mark the next time swap tires or get balanced.

Mar 29, 2009 | 02:43 PM

dhan

Guest

Posts: n/a

Yeah shazy i should of tinted my tailights as well. Am i suppose to disconnect all the bulbs? I do not want to mess up taking it out haha. But hopefully ill do those today since i have my nightshade besides me.
Yeah thanks guys. Im trying to get coilovers next so i can get a big drop. Yeah my exhaust shroud is all messed up. Anyone know what i can do to fix it? maybe just buy a new one?

Mar 29, 2009 | 03:05 PM

#10

myriadshalaks

rot8ing

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Feb 2007

Posts: 1,538

Likes: 1

From: merritt island, fl

i've said it before, and i'll say it again. i don't like this. spray paint from can + car = bad idea.

Mar 29, 2009 | 03:07 PM

#11

mscamp02

Blue Bullet?

iTrader: (3)

Joined: Dec 2008

Posts: 2,593

Likes: 1

From: morehead, Ky

I think I should have did this instead of buying aftermarket black ones, and yeah you should black out your tailes

Mar 29, 2009 | 03:23 PM

#12

TheBurkeMan

Registered

Joined: Oct 2008

Posts: 322

Likes: 0

From: LaVergne, TN

looks nice maybe a little more info like what kind of paint did you use and the process

Mar 29, 2009 | 08:43 PM

#13

Alucard

RX8 Club OG

Joined: Aug 2004

Posts: 2,459

Likes: 0

From: Clinton NJ

looks great... you might wanna put some more clear on them and then buff them to get a better shine

Mar 29, 2009 | 09:43 PM

#14

dhan

Guest

Posts: n/a

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alucard

looks great... you might wanna put some more clear on them and then buff them to get a better shine

Am i allowed to do that after its been a day? i only put 2 clear coats because i liked that flat black look.

Mar 29, 2009 | 09:46 PM

#15

2tone

The RX-8 is missed

iTrader: (3)

Joined: Aug 2005

Posts: 2,084

Likes: 0

From: Houston, TX

i think it looks nice man. the lugs really set it apart from other black oem rims. looks like a pretty good shine already...i don't think i would have the patience to do that!

Mar 29, 2009 | 10:03 PM

#16

dhan

Guest

Posts: n/a

yes im a person who has no patience but i was like alrite im going to do this today and finnaly got to work. Arent you suppose to not spray anything on the finished product? wouldnt it be weird if i added for example the paint or clearcoat hahaha.. -0-

Mar 30, 2009 | 07:22 AM

#17

kah6987

Registered User

Joined: Aug 2008

Posts: 51

Likes: 0

nice man you wanna give me a step by step on what you did cause I am thinking about doing this to my whip but not 100% sure on how to do it

Mar 30, 2009 | 07:07 PM

#18

dhan

Guest

Posts: n/a

Pretty simple actually. Just takes a lot of time. Wash your wheels very well with acetone etc and then wet sand them i had only 600 sanding paper. After that i put on 3 coat of primer 30 min per coat, i guess you can do more. then 3-4 coats of the actual paint 30min per coat, then if you want to clearcoat it 30min inbetween i only did 2 coats of clearcoat but i guess you can do more if you want it more glossy.

Mar 30, 2009 | 09:43 PM

#19

kah6987

Registered User

Joined: Aug 2008

Posts: 51

Likes: 0

sweet thanks man

Mar 31, 2009 | 01:47 AM

#20

dhan

Guest

Posts: n/a

haha np man. so hrmm anyone know if i can use "paint" over the clearcoat so i can give my rims more color? i know i can clearcoat it after the finished product but i really dont know about the "actual coating paint"