Well just like the title says, what do you guys think of my little project? Built a little paint booth in the garage, and went to town, just letting them cure for a few days before I throw them back on.

 

very nice, pics on car next

 

what finish is that?

 

Gloss, i wanted maximum metallic it looks rough but its not

 

If you don't mind could you tell me what paint you used? And what steps did you do to paint them?

 

1.rough up entire face of wheel with 320-400 grit abrasive pad
2.degrease with final wipe solvent(X2 just to make sure thewy are clean)
3. paint -3 coats
4.clear -4 coats
5.after cured (about a week i'll probly wait 2)wet sand with 1500-2000 sandpaper
6.polish with rubbing compound
7.wax
I dont even know the brand of paint i went to a local auto body supply shop and got custom cans made up

for sure i cant even wait! I just want to wait long enough so i dont screw them up putting them on

 

They look pretty good

 

they came out good

 

Are you going to run them in the winter Chad? They look awesome!!

 

will let you know when i can view pics. saved for after school

 

No car doesnt move all winter

 

very nice

 

subd for pics on car

 

you didn't use any primer?

 

looks good

 

they are going to chip on you without primer :/

but they look increadible!

 

very nice!!

 

I didn't need primer because they are already painted and cleared from the factory, same paint and clear as on the body, as long as you prep the surface properly it will stick as good as any primer. I would have primed if i would have sanded down to the bare metal.

 

QFT.

I have a boat load of experience with painting, both powder coating and liquid with pot gun and aerosol. As long as you prep the surface properly, as he did, your paint should be good. Especially with 4 coats of clear.

Looks good bruh. I'm gonna do a dark gunmetal powder coat on mine when my car shows up.

 

Here you go guys finally got them back on and im very happy with the results, let me know what you think. Sorry for the crappy, dark outside driveway pics

 

If I knew how well most paints hold up on wheels, I'd definitely paint my wheels gun metal like I wanted...seeing as they will not be on the car this winter anyway.

 

i painted them with automotive paint and clear exact same **** as was on them from factory, should hold up just fine.

 

They look awesome Chad! You already got black housing headlights and tinted tails? Not wasting any time i see!

Oh wait, on second look, it doesn't look like tinted tails. Am i seeing black headlight housings too? Is it time to get my eyes checked?

 

no, tails and headlights are still stock i took these picks at 9:00 last night , it does look like they're blacked out tho.

 

Ok, so the paint might hold up ok.

I don't want to take the tires off the wheels, so could I just mask the tire and paint the rim without having any real problems?