Just painted my stock wheels Gloss Black
02-23-2009, 07:44 PM
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Thanks. So far there is absolutely no chipping from loose gravel or anything on the roads, so it looks like its holding up pretty good, even though they haven't been painted for very long.
02-23-2009, 10:37 PM
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Good job I was thinking about painting mine but I found one parked at the mall and I was disgusted mainly because the owner did a poor job but I was thinking
Would anyone think a different color would look good for the stock rims for a blue rx8? Any suggestions?
Would anyone think a different color would look good for the stock rims for a blue rx8? Any suggestions?
02-24-2009, 07:13 AM
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Gold or bronze on WB is always nice...
03-01-2009, 10:23 AM
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03-01-2009, 10:54 AM
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Looks awsome,great job. I want to do this cause I just dont have enough money to buy new rims, but the previous owner put some serious curb rash on them.
03-01-2009, 12:13 PM
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03-11-2009, 04:46 PM
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1000 Grit sandpaper did the trick. I was plannin on clear coating but I'm really likin the semi-flat look. When I get the windows tinted I think it'll give it a real stealth look.
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03-13-2009, 12:43 PM
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hey 2004rotaryPWR im going to use your steps this week cause im on spring break and want to black out my car and I dont have the money right now ill let you know how it worked out for me thanks for the process and what type of paint you used.
03-23-2009, 07:24 PM
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can i ask you how many cans of each did you use? Also woah only 2 coats of primer? dang and it looks that great? im planning on doing around 4 light coats hopefully it will look out great! Also what im trying to do is to add the rays or 5zigen extended lug nuts in red hopefully those will look sick with the powdercoated wheels.
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03-25-2009, 09:22 AM
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Looks good man thanks for posting this up. I was thinking about doing this to my wheels for a long time and after seeing all the pics in your thread I finally did it on my car and it turned out great! I went with the graphite color though but I am really happy with the quality. I would post up a pic but I still don't know how to.. Heres the link to my car domain though http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3114232/3
03-26-2009, 08:55 AM
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I think i might attempt this on my car as well and apply 2 coats of clear when finished and see how it turns out. Will keep everyone updated. Should i use that wheel paint or high heat paint seeing as how the rims get fairly hot during intense braking situations
03-26-2009, 09:06 AM
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Looks good man thanks for posting this up. I was thinking about doing this to my wheels for a long time and after seeing all the pics in your thread I finally did it on my car and it turned out great! I went with the graphite color though but I am really happy with the quality. I would post up a pic but I still don't know how to.. Heres the link to my car domain though http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3114232/3
Looks great! Congrats on a job well done!
03-27-2009, 10:38 AM
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Im doing my rims tommorow but i might keep it flat black because it looks a lot better i heard. But i think that a lot of kids would mess with it if i dont put clearcoat on haha. So i really dont know what to do. Is ir reccomended 3 coats for clearcoat?
03-27-2009, 06:39 PM
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still deciding on if im gonna go through with it so has anybody put a clearcoat if so plz post pics with the results.. also which paint did you use the high heat or what??
03-28-2009, 03:40 AM
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its not even funny i called all the kragens around the shop and they didnt happen to carry the duplicolor wheel coat in satin black. I then started to call autozone they did not carry more than like 4 supplies. Had to go somewhere 30min away to pick it up omg what a day. But i heard that some company bought duplicolor so its not duplicolor brand its some other brand for wheel coating which is black. Ill let everyone know with the pictures think im going to clearcoat it once or twice.