Painted Rim

[highrollin113]

so i finally got around to painting my rim, yes i only did one, i want to see how well it holds up, because if it does not then i am going to powder coat.

what they look like normally

and what the painted one looks like

i love it, sorry lol, camera phone pics

 

[jomulk56]

Much better!

 

[nytahoe]

looks good ryan

 

[dropmech]

Mikey likey

 

[pats hoe]

i did my boss rims the same way used the wheel paint to see how id like it.so far held up pretty well.Now that im getting new tires this week i resanded them and might just shooot the gloss black and clear them with the gun.

Yours looks much better now.

 

[highrollin113]

thx, ya i love it, only thing is i work 6 on 3 off and im not off again till next friday and i dont think i can wait that long to do the other 3 rims, i cant decide if i like the chrome centre cap or if i should go black, i masked it off and when it was covered in tape and solid black it was pretty kool

 

[pats hoe]

Heres mine with black cap i had chrome too then changed i like it better all black.

 

[LuSe4]

Looks great. I personally like the chrome center caps. They tie it in with the chrome on your bumpers and your enblems.

 

[clean454]

thx, ya i love it, only thing is i work 6 on 3 off and im not off again till next friday and i dont think i can wait that long to do the other 3 rims, i cant decide if i like the chrome centre cap or if i should go black, i masked it off and when it was covered in tape and solid black it was pretty kool

those boss caps come out it makes painting them easier

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

paint the rest!!

 

[WhoDatPanic]

so how did u do this high rollin !!! i want to do this to mine we have the same set up as u know haha

 

[thehoe92]

looks good!! I remember when I did the new purple on mine I used a black primer and it looked SICK!!
definitely do the center cap and like clean95 said they pop out just do light coats though because its so rounded it will just run

or do something creative

 

[highrollin113]

i like the way you did yours kasey, i am actually doing them right now and should be done tomorrow and i will post pics, as for the process i degreased and dewaxed with cleaner, then sanded with 400 grit, then cleaned again, then adhesive promoter, then self etching primer, then primer, then paint then clear. i think they look good, i popped out the centre caps and left chrome for now, but i think i might try and paint the boss black to match

 

[skyl3rm]

Do you have to use a special paint? Or simple as just spray paint? I was thinking about doing this to some chrome rims I wanna buy but dont know if I'd mess it up or not..
Would it be better to take it to a painter in town or?

 

[BlackDenali]

paint the rest!!

I Second This Statement!!!

 

[pats hoe]

Self etching primer is the key,then honestly ive used everything .My latest is rustoleums textured black for my 20's,since i lifted it back up i want an aggressive look and instead of flat or gloss i did light texture look.CHIP RESISTANT.

 

[Tahoewhat]

Looks really good ryan. I wanna see the whole thing done. bumpers, grille, side mouldings, rims, all of it.. lol.... Looking good though.. ( i seem to always miss your threads)

 

[highrollin113]

here are the pics from tonight, no bumpers done yet, key word yet, but i love the rims they turned out better than i even imagined they would.

 

[alxs210]

looks great!

 

[jmyler]

that looks great dude.