Painted my rims, check it out.

[adamism]

Man, what a P.I.T.A... I don't think it's too bad, what do you guys think?

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[ckozlgod]

Can't post a link to another car site cause we will need a login to see it.

 

[adamism]

Oh, my bad. Let me fix that.

 

[Four20A T]

Looks good man, how did you polish up the lip?

 

[ivanr4g63]

Props...

Looking great...!

You dont happen top have a close up do ya...? just to help with the critizising...

But hey, for a Do-it-youself job, they look real good.

 

[dave99gst]

good job

 

[realitytb]

those do look good. What size are they? they look like 17's. and how did you polish the lip?

 

[RedTurboEclipse]

those look really good.. esp on a lowered 97-99 w/ turbo spoiler eclipse.. great job man

yes they are 17" gsx rims .. correct me if im wrong..

 

[adamism]

That they are.. 17 GSX Rims.. The lip was already polished, I taped it up.

To help with the criticizing?

 

[ivanr4g63]

I ment Constructive Critizism... (sp?)

 

[ckozlgod]

Never liked black rims on a red car but DAYUM that's mighty fine!




Very Nice

 

['98 AWD DSM]

I give you props man looks sickk

 

[HyperGSX]

looks awesome, how about some more pics and a write up!

 

[adamism]

I'll have some more pics tomorrow.

Well, basically these are the steps :

- Prep the rims by totally removing all the dirt. Aircraft stripper works good.
- Rough up the surface a bit w/ 220 grit sandpaper wet or dry.
- Applied 3 coats of Krylon primer.
Allow each coat about 30 mins to dry.
- Applied 4 coats of Krylon Gloss Black paint.
Allow each coat about 30 mins to dry.
- Applied 3 layers of Clear Coat.

And there you go. Just tape off the lip if you want that polished lip look. Oh and steel wool works wonders.

 

[allshow_2g]

Look great. This is like the 5th or so time I've seen this conversion, nice everytime.

I'm also gonna need to repair one of my rims... it's a hyperblack color, anyone have an idea how much that may cost? I don't need a lot of paint, just painting one 18" rim with a polished lip.