Painted the stock rims :)

[nellystyle]

What do you guys think? http://home.attbi.com/~Apexi9999/formztsi/wheels.html
that's the site i used for the tutorial, props to him, i know he's on here or dsmtalk.com. very helpful webpage
used everything on that, aircraft ripped it off, some puddy knives, little sanding, primer/painted black/then clear coated. i'm happy with the results. let me know what you think! all ihave to do is hit the lip with a dremel to give it a better shine, and some polish, it's been raining for the last 5 days, doesn't look to be stopping for the next few so i'll have to wait. thanks for the input!

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[HondaEATER]

Good Idea! I just did my stock 1g wheels gun metal color yesterday and polished the lip! oh man they loook good.. I like urs alot to! good job!

 

[1badtsi]

your wheels are pimp shiit now, i wanna do the same thing on my white tsi, anyone wanna photoshop it for me, dont use my pics.... quality sucks........

 

[nellystyle]

thanks a lot guys

 

[TurboBlue]

where in CT are you....?

 

[nellystyle]

manchester, 15 mins from hartford

 

[TurboBlue]

yeah i know where it is, im in the Canton/Avon area

 

[RipperXX]

dont the stockers have a ceramic paint that is baked on or something?

what im geating at is wont that scratch easy...

 

[nellystyle]

i used aircraft paint remover to take off whatever was on there, and sanded it, so i'm not sure. if it does, no biggie , i just touch 'em up or get real rims

 

[Patryk]

what paint is that? i used the duplicolor to do mine but the darkest they had was graphite color. then i hit it with clear coat.

 

[nellystyle]

what i used was the primer that came in black all this stuff is from autozone, then i used their black paint, several coats, and then the wheel clear coating they have. you're right, they only had graphite, white, and a chrome? can't remember the other one but nothing that i had wanted.

 

[Beef Jerky]

I just did my wheels black. Duplicolor does make a solid black..."Universal Black" is what it's called I believe. Got it from Wal Mart.

 

[Patryk]

now you need to paint your headlight housing

 

[nellystyle]

is there anywhere that shows you how to paint the headlight housing? sounds like something i might wanna do

 

[Turbonium]

i just did my wheels in a white pearl. looks alot better than chipping silver paint, only suggestion is maybe not to go with white brake dust shows up horrible. later
Ryan

 

[Patryk]

Originally posted by nellystyle
is there anywhere that shows you how to paint the headlight housing? sounds like something i might wanna do

sure.

there is a whole thread on it.
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44662

someone in the middle of 2nd page there is a link that shows how to do it once u get them off.

 

[nellystyle]

 

[mitsuspeed]

very nice, i like.

 

[TKI]

I painted my '96 GST rims gunmetal metallic with the polished lip. They look awesome, and everyone always compliments on them.