So today my friend and I had some fun with my Rota Subzeroes. They were looking pretty bad so we said, "hey, why not paint em?" We headed to our local kragen where we found wheel paint for 5 dollars. We also picked up some 600 grit sandpaper for 2 bucks. In total this project cost 7 dollars and about six and a half hours, but my wheels look a hell of a lot better then they did before and I love em!
here's a before and after shot, before on top, after on bottom.
Here's what the car looked like before.
And here's what it looks like now.
Here's a close up shot of the wheel done and on the car.
you know, im going do it. ive talked and talked, and thats all i have ever done, im going do it. ladies and gentlemen, im going get some new wheels, as soon as i have enough money after the intake, tb, header, catback, and suspension upgrade.
Question: If one wanted to *pitch* black out some aftermarket wheels completely (no chrome or brushed ring between the tire and the spokes), would it be advisable to use wheel paint or simply take it to a powder-coater?
if you have 200 bucks, take it to a powdercoater. I would go the cheap route and head to kragen! it would be a lot easier to pitch black the whole wheel because you wouldn't have to tape off the lip, just the tire.
Thanks! The paint we used was Dupli-Color High Performance Wheel Coating. I got it at Kragen for 5 bucks. The paint has only been on a day, but it still looks great. I'll post more about how it holds up within the next month or two.
Very good job! Did you put any clear coat on? I really want some black wheels with mashined lip but cant find any...so I will probably be painting the wheels I get black and leave the mashined lip[]
I didn't use any clear coat because the paint I got is kind of a two in one deal with the paint and coat. I'll see how it holds up and if it starts getting all effed up then I'll do em again some other time with coat on top, but for now it shines nicely and looks pretty good so I'm happy.
I didn't use any clear coat because the paint I got is kind of a two in one deal with the paint and coat. I'll see how it holds up and if it starts getting all effed up then I'll do em again some other time with coat on top, but for now it shines nicely and looks pretty good so I'm happy.
If it is the Graphite wheel spray paint, I can tell you it is really good at holding up. I painted my brake calipers that color and it has held up extremely well. I used it on my Ranger's brakes before my SVTF and they looked the same after two years, just took a little scrubbing every now and then but never a respray.
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