*Update! Pure sex!* Pics are up! Now only if all this snow would melt...

I go get tint and 3M protective vinyl next friday, so hopefully they can do wheels and protect my investment!
Paint cans were mixed by Dupont Paint shop, Brandon MB. 4 bought, 1.5 used
Clear coat, Duplicolour High Performance Wheel Clear Coat. 4 bought, 1 used
and some 1000 grit sandpaper, and scuff pads to do the dirty work. And a big thanks to Dad for the amazing spray job!

HoverBalt!

What i started with


First coat (no flash)

First coat (flash)

Final base coat (3rd) (no flash)

Final base coat (3rd) (flash)

Final Clear (2 coats) (flash)

Four wheels (no flash)

Four wheels (flash)


Finished, closeup *When done correctly, you can leave the rubber on the car! (Thats dust, not crap in the paint, i shoulda cleaned it...)

Finished, on the car


My car!

 

oohhhh what color are the spokes gonna be

 

Sweet idea, im sure its gonna look awesome, i love color matched lips.

 

mmm this should look sexy.. was it a spray for the paint or did you need a gun and how much did it run you?

i thought about doing this to my old stock 16s

 

i'm kinda excited

 

Thanks all!
The spokes are staying Gunmetal, works with my LBM and chrome/silver theme.
Paint is all spray bombs, custom LBM Base 4 cans, $80. But i only used 1.5 for in between the spokes.

 

what the **** show the end result

 

The end result isn't done yet. I don't half a** anything. When i cut polish the gunmetal tomorrow, and polish the studs, then i'll post the end result.

 

ur polishing the studs that are covered by the lug nuts?!?!?

this is pretty much what i was gonna do with my rims but i decided im gonna just powdercoat them all black

 

lookin good..cant wait to see the final outcome

 

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well if you want to unload some of those cans of paint i need them to paint some dash peices .. either that or link me to where i can get them for that price.. how much it was it for all the paint supplies (minus the sand paper and tape)?

 

should have taken the rubber off.. Would have got a much cleaner result and only cost 40 bux for a shop to do it.

 

I got them through a paint shop in a neighboring city. A GM dealer with a paint shop can do it too. For way cheaper then it would be for me to send them out. And i can still to touchups or whatever with mine. Paint cans were $80, clear was $50.

Studs, i meant the wheel nuts. My mistake.

And i would have taken the rubber off, but i wasn't going to chance the morons around here busting up my new paint. I'll touch it up, and await my 3M protection (hopefully)!

 

dude nice progress. Impressed ur steping out of the box

 

Updated! Wheels on car, and complete.

 

great job!!!

 

Thanks! I can't wait till the dang snow melts, and i can go take real pics!

 

I'd like to see them in natural sunlight. That's when they'll really pop. Nice original idea. Good job.

 

Thanks, and absolutely, unfortunately, its a mess outside.

it snowed again... i'm never gonna get to take my car out... ugh

 

I did something very similar last spring, and I got the idea from another member. Check my sig.

Looks good Cap'n!!

 

Looks great just needs a little touch up in some areas but overall a great job. I like how the calipers match as well

 

Yea, i noticed the touchups after i took the pics, they're fixed now!

 

Need to see a pick of them rolling, good job on painting em though!

 

those are badass dude, how many hours did it take?