I got bored and decided to do something. I wanted new rims but i made the stock ones look pretty sick if you ask me.


Before:


Primed/taped:


After:


Fronts doen, rears tmrrw:



I sanded them down with a sanding drmel type thing in a drill to etch them up. Then i took some good 'ol duct tape and taped them off. Put down about 4 coats of primer, then about 5 coats of paint. Then i went over them for a few mins with a torch to sorta bake it on. Turned out alot better then i had expected.

Comments welcome!

 

Looks good from a distance. Whatever you used to cut them left some decent scaring that you can see in the paint.

I definitely like the way it looks in the last picture though.

 

yea, i know. I used a grinder wheel type thing to get the paint off for the first one. The second one doesnt look like that at all, its smooth.

 

Yeah. First of anything is always a learning curve.

 

Yeah, take it from someone who has worked in a body shop... never lay paint over anything thats heavier than 320 grit scratches. And even that rule has its limitations. Should look good when your done though.

 

yea. I learned that the hard way lol. But you cant notice it unless your up close.

For the second one i just used the sanding wheel, not the grinder wheel and it came out much better.

I'll post more pics when its all done. Pretty stoked on my good idea

 

you need to paint your center caps to match.


looks good though

 

Im gunna buy a plastic paint like Krylon for them.

 

When you prep the center caps, go buy a grey scotch-brite pad from a home improvement store or an autoparts store in the paint section and scuff them wet with a non waxy car wash soap and water. Then clean them very thoroughly with a paint prep spray you can get at any autoparts store and don't touch them afterwards. Then spray on 2 to 3 light coats.

 

i painted mine semigloss high temp. just because i had it laying around.

but definitely use soap/water with GREY scotch bright pad