this is my first DIY so sorry if its bad -_-
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1. Your gonna need rims paint of your desired color. I got bronze to match my SSM. I got 3 of these cans, one is the color, 2 is the primer (black) and 3 is the clear coat.
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2. Next you'll need sand paper to sand down all the minor scratches and dings on your rims. 600P is the best one to use IMO.
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3. Masking tape. This will come in handy when you want to cover up anything you dont want to paint. I used this previously to make my red lip but now im getting rid of it.
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4. This is my rim to start off with. I liked it and all, the only thing is that it didn't match SSM ( Satin Silver Mat.)

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5. I then took a bunch of index cards and put it between the lip and the tire so that while painting, i wouldn't get it on my tires.

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6. Don't forget to cover the valve core cover unless you want it colored lol. I used masking tape for this one.

7. I forgot to take a picture but make sure you sand down the rim pretty well smoothening out any dings, scratches, etc.

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8. Time for the primer. After cleaning and sanding the rims down. Spray light coats of Primer on the rims leaving about 10 minutes in between to dry. Do about 5-7 coats.

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9. This is what my rims looked like after primering.

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10. Do the same thing as you did with the primer but this time with your desired rim color. About 5-7 coats and 10 minutes in between. Make sure you don't miss any spots!

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11. Now do the same thing as you did with those two colors but this time with clear coar to give it a shine and protection. 7-8 layers of clear coat 10 minutes in between.

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12. This is what mine turned out to be like after I was finished. When your done, give about 1 hour of drying before placing it back on your car. CONGRATS YOUR DONE =D



HERE MY CAR NOW AS IT STANDS.

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wow looks good & nice DIY write up :)

i liked it before but even better now :)

you didnt paint the inside of the wheel?

no i was going to but i figured that no1 would see it so i didint ... lol

looks sweet dude i think it looks nice with the black inside the wheel and wat happened to ur fogs?

i had a plastic piece there so i cut it out, im getting fogs soon so i can install it. thanks for the comment =)

how well would it stick to chrome?.....i'll be getting some wheels in the spring most likely, but i'm still using my gay chrome motegi's for winter wheels. i'd like to paint them

use primer first and itll stick like no other.

did you use any technique in spraying it? like how far did you spray the can?

i agree with this DIY, BUT!! i think you should clean all the rims with a degreser first!!!! than prime, or some wet sanding in between.

i had a plastic piece there so i cut it out, im getting fogs soon so i can install it. thanks for the comment =)

oh ok i thought someone stole them

how well would it stick to chrome?.....i'll be getting some wheels in the spring most likely, but i'm still using my gay chrome motegi's for winter wheels. i'd like to paint them


Sand then prime those bitches.....

i sprayed from left to right about 6 inches away from the rims.

sounds easy haha, just didnt know if it would be harder for it to stick

they look good

you shoukd use a good clear coat to protect the rims. Like a clear they use on the cars. The cheap clears is cheap. what you pay for you get. I learned that on the body work i have done

They look nice, a good way to refresh worn out rims!

i am going to try this with some ls mesh i bought from craigslist

turned out great

came out nice man sick diy

looks good!

looks really nice bro very good job on giving your car some extra pep

i like...

hey i wanna ad something to this that gives an awesome result... buy some of the sponge brushes and some hardwood floor lacquer like minwax and paint it on as a top coat... works great... gives it an awesome shine and it is very tough http://www.minwax.com/products/images/helmsman_260x270.jpg thats what we did when we paint my bfs wheels... and when we did our strut tower bars... and I plan on using it again if I paint my wheels

hey i wanna ad something to this that gives an awesome result... buy some of the sponge brushes and some hardwood floor lacquer like minwax and paint it on as a top coat... works great... gives it an awesome shine and it is very tough http://www.minwax.com/products/images/helmsman_260x270.jpg (http://www.minwax.com/products/images/helmsman_260x270.jpg) thats what we did when we paint my bfs wheels... and when we did our strut tower bars... and I plan on using it again if I paint my wheels

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thanks guys and girls, ill be sure to use those next time.

nice DIY man

How's the paint holding up anyway?

Its still on lol I've had it for about 3 years. I Changed though 3 times for the hell of it.
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Then back to gunmetal =p
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wow looks goood! u should do mine!

I would if you live by me =)

can you do that on hubcaps?

looks really good!
how's it holding up?
and what is your car lowered on?

very usfull for me as im guna refurb mine n then sell on

its still on there and it's been over a year or 2 now i think ? Also im pretty sure you can do that to hubcaps but why would you? lol. Also sad to say but I sold them already, im back on my hubcaps.. =/

i painted my rims but for some reason it came out rough and off. i'm assuming its because i did it when it was windy and outside in front of my house. i want to redo them again to make them look better and have that shine. but should i just sand down the roughness or something and paint them again but in the garage? i need help asap :(

Sand them down real well until its smooth. Make sure you use primer and your not in a windy space. Also do a left to right movement and wait like 5 minutes between each coat.

what grit number should i use to sand them down? should i stick to 600? after i send them down, what should i use to wipe off the debris?

Im not familiar with the grits but id say use the one thats not rough, you just want to make sure its enough to make it smooth but not dig into the rim and gouge it. After you sand it down wash it off w/ a hose and let it dry. Re-Primer it and then do the left to right painting pattern w/ the color you want.

the gun metal looks the best imo.:tup:

so do i still sand down my stock rims?

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just clean it and make sure you get all the dirt out, you shouldn't HAVE to sand them down, but then again you should do a very fine grit so that the primer sticks to it. If i were you' id sand it down still.

alright sounds good. pretty sure im not going to mess with these but i was jw.

but will the sanding scratch it? even though it'll be painted, that would still suck.

use a very fine sandpaper enough to make it smooth but not enough to scratch it. ;)

looks awesome bro..!:bowrofl:

Great DIY!!!

very nice job!

anybody have pics of how it looks on those 04-05 wheels that look kinda like si wheels. thinking of doing it to mine but not sure.

good diy!
looks good

though i must admit i was surprised that paint would work out so well and last

hah
i will have more confidence in paint from now on!
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Me and my buddy just did his stock WRX wheels we painted them black with a blue lip and they turned out great the only thing we didn't do was prime it first but over all we did the exact same thing you did and they look great!

I'm not a fan of painting rims personally. No matter what you do, they're going to chip. Especially around the lug nut area.

nice i want to paint my stock ones

I'm not a fan of painting rims personally. No matter what you do, they're going to chip. Especially around the lug nut area.

i Disagree. If you take your time and do it well. you will have no problems. I did mine and have had them for almost 6 months and no chips or ANYTHING at all.

haha, good write up. I just did my stock ones a couple weeks ago and been driving on it through snow and salt and its still holding up great. I'm thinking of repainting to bronze though.. not sure.

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that actually looks GOOD.. i APPROVE! :tup:

nice diy
very good instructions

Thanks guys =D Oh and Nyte, that looks sexy as hell, I say keep it.

Thanks guys =D Oh and Nyte, that looks sexy as hell, I say keep it.

Haha, thanks,I'll probably end up keeping it haha

i wanna paint my silver rims flat black but im still kinda skeptical about diy rim painting..my friend painted hers black like 6 months ago and they look like shit

haha, good write up. I just did my stock ones a couple weeks ago and been driving on it through snow and salt and its still holding up great. I'm thinking of repainting to bronze though.. not sure.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/RyuNyte/IMG_0246.jpg

those look bomb:tup::tup:

They do look nice as hell nyte. I might be changing my stocks to bronze. Good write up.

wet or dry sand the rims???

nice diy

I painted my Si's Blue :tup:
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That blue looks really good. I'm jealous! :tup::tup::tup:

some1 else did a diy just like this but didnt take the wheel off. and i think you shoulda paint the inside of the rim 2. but nicly done. i like. looks a lot better that color

opinion i'm thinking of painting my si rims black with red. should i ? or just sell/ trade them ?

they look good man!!..

i'am painting my Stock rims... i'am done sanding them 2day and 2morow i g2g buy everything.

i did the same to mines lol

yah man they look good im gonna paint mine red i think somethin bold to go with my interior what paint suggestions u guys have for it

Looks good man I just got done paitning some 17 inch motegi MR7 black they were gun metal gray. I messed up on my front ones tho because I painted to far away and they turned out rough. Have to redo them.

2003 ciivc coupe

nice diy ty

Was that bronze u used the duplicolor bronze.... I was considering it but didn't think it would look good with Artic Blue Pearl.. After seeing it on ur wheels it actually might look pretty good.

wicked props on the idea with the index cards man im doin this in the winter:tup:

I highly recommend u not to do it in the winter. I did my cuz's in the winter and we ended up doing them in the shed with the heater on. Paint won't stick in the cold. Either do it now while its still hot out or wait and do them in the spring.

Quick cell phone picture. Heres mine just finished the other day, two different color purples on those rims and all that good stuff, i didnt sand anything though and it came out great. Before anyone says anything, i know i need a drop, i've got springs on the way. i'll have some nice pictures up sunday from a meet coming this weekend. they look better in person too. :D

I need a new banner now lol.

Nice write up. props.:werd:

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god these are nice, i want to do this to my stock rims

hook it up man, ill back you up :tup: not ricer at all. baller status :bubbrubb:

That Dupli-color paint looks good and is ok in a warm climate.I painted my wheels with the same stuff only white.But,I live in Canada where the weather and roads are crap. The rims are now sand blasted from rock chips and cracked up from expansion with cold temps at night and warm in the day. The paint don't stretch. I am now going to do them in base/clear.

im in canada too, ive tried painting my rims before but failed cuz they always chipped. you recommend any particular paint?

im wondering if it would be a good idea to use an electric sander, like a da sander to remove old spray paint so i can re spray.

Im going to give it a try as well. Its time for a change on my 17's. If they turn out good I might give it a shot on the 20's as well.

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just sharing :wave: used Bosny Bronze Gold spray paint

Duplicolor Bronze, need to order another can one rim is still showing throught. Index cards ftmfw
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just sharing :wave: used Bosny Bronze Gold spray paint

^^ that looks sick. The hardest thing I find is covering up an area, especially the outer lip of the wheel which you DO NOT want the paint to fall on. I have tried using masking/painters tape but I have sucked from time to time again lol.

still debating whether i should do this to my stockies or just to find someone to powercoat them. just don't want to spray my wheels and have to redo them every 6 months to cover up chips.

^^ that looks sick. The hardest thing I find is covering up an area, especially the outer lip of the wheel which you DO NOT want the paint to fall on. I have tried using masking/painters tape but I have sucked from time to time again lol.

thanks :D and yes you're right, covering it as clean as possible is a very tedious task.. and taking off the tape after painting is another story.. since I'm a noob in this I accidentally chipped off some paint with it on the rim (very very small though)..
well, lesson learned, I should've taken more time in the initial wet sanding phase... :)

here a noob question: in cases like this when do you usually take off the masking tape? on the same day you finished painting when the paint is already dry but still fresh? or do you let the paint dry for a few days first?

thanks in advance :)

result:
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^^^ how many coats of clear did you use?

Damn those turned out great..

thanks, i hope the paint doesn't fade anytime soon..
i applied 2 clear coats, which emptied the whole spray can

hey i wanna ad something to this that gives an awesome result... buy some of the sponge brushes and some hardwood floor lacquer like minwax and paint it on as a top coat... works great... gives it an awesome shine and it is very tough http://www.minwax.com/products/images/helmsman_260x270.jpg thats what we did when we paint my bfs wheels... and when we did our strut tower bars... and I plan on using it again if I paint my wheels

WHAAA???? Serious? does this actually work??
if it does than im guessing its not for white as floor lacquer has a kinda yellowish tint so would turn my championship white into a yellowish championship white.. Yea or nay??

win those wheels turned out the shit, good job :tup:
better to take the tape off asap cos if left 2 long the glue goes all weird and is a nightmare to get off

Ill just go powdercoat mine :coffee:

thanks fado5, you're right, I also read somewhere that the masking tape has to be pulled off at a steep angle to avoid chipping.

how well would it stick to chrome?.....i'll be getting some wheels in the spring most likely, but i'm still using my gay chrome motegi's for winter wheels. i'd like to paint them
Hey just sand the chrome with like a 600 grit and the paint will stick to the chrome. I painted the chrome hood and trunk trim a couple of days ago and the paint stuck lol

Hey just sand the chrome with like a 600 grit and the paint will stick to the chrome. I painted the chrome hood and trunk trim a couple of days ago and the paint stuck lol I just need to update my sig pic he he!

Hey just sand the chrome with like a 600 grit and the paint will stick to the chrome. I painted the chrome hood and trunk trim a couple of days ago and the paint stuck lol
Ill just go powdercoat mine :coffee:
That's the way to go, better to have a durable finish you can trust:werd:

wow very nice and good color selection where did u get that paint from

civicivicivicivicivicivicivicivicivicivicivicivic

how about doing black with a bronze lip?:dunno:

just sharing my latest DIY
Honey Gold rims :yumyum:

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Nice job it seems hard to get a good line on the rims without dismounting the rims from the tire.

Or why not ..

POLISH THEM! :D

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4 more GSR blades to go haha. Gotta have a spare blade for emergencies :tup:

Nice work on polishing the blades, should post a diy after your done!

are you guys hand sanding this or using a sander?

I might do a DIY since I got a few more rims to do.

nice diy props man

Nice color choice...

Nicely done, I will be using this in a couple weeks when I paint mine black with a white stripe.

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just sharing my latest DIY
Honey Gold rims :yumyum:

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looks dope

I like that dark bronze paint! :eek5:

I used the VHT engine block paint its high temp and oil resistant and looks awesome imo. but thoughs polished ones are killer had blade on my eg a few years back but never atemped polishing them. :bowrofl: