Stock wheels......

RedCelicaTRD

Moderator
As we all know, out stock wheels are kinda ugly. I was thinking about painting them but i wanted to get some opinions first. I was thinking about painting them a gloss black and have a polished lip. What do you guys think. My car is black so I'm a little worried that it might be to much but the polished lip should help some. What do you guys think? If someone could do a quick photochop that would be great!
 

toayoztan

Moderator
everyone thinks my rims are ugly for the same reason...you can hardly see any part of the brake/rotor/caliper assemblies. If you did want to paint your rims or whatever, go ahead and do powder coating. Maybe a gunmetal with a polished lip for a black car?

Bryan
 

InitialD93

New member
guy on c.net has a black 90 gts he did the same thing ur talking about and it looks really good... the rim just kinda dissappears and the lip shows up really good. i say go for it... black w/ polished lip and chrome lugs (make sure u paint the centercaps too)
 

SLC Punk

Member
Paint them gunmetal..
If you paint them black and it doesn't match, they will stick out like a sore thumb!

If you paint them, let me know how it turns out. I want to paint my Sacchi rims gunmetal, but I am too chicken, in fear that they will chip and look like crap! :cry:
 

st165

New member
I sprayed the bmw wheels on my at180 bronze....it turned out very nicely...i would def recomend trying it
 

shoteh

New member
REDcelicaTRd...did you paint your rims yet? any pics? I have been thinking of painting also...did you all sand your rims before painting?..wet sand? no sanding?
 

st165

New member
i spent a lot of time sanding and its defenatly worth it......



and shoteh, where in minnesota are you located?
 

shoteh

New member
Im from BP you?...well white stuffs gonna be coming down soon so I guess saving paint idea til next year...
 

RedCelicaTRD

Moderator
Ive got them painted but not on the car. Once you strip the paint you will have a machined lip so you might have to do some work if you dont want the machined/polished lip. The surface of the wheel itself was pretty ruff so i didnt do to much sanding. I mainly got around the edges and quickly scuffed the rest. And I'm glad to see someone moved my post :|
 
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