painting stock rims

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Apr 19, 2003 | 06:57 PM

240sxer

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painting stock rims

i have 2000 RS rims on my car, and i was wondering if anyone knows what it takes to get them painted. what kind of spray paint do you guys use? do you gusy primer? or use a finish?

Apr 20, 2003 | 09:12 PM

BzY

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befor you go spray painting.

hello. i was wondering of you would like to sell your wheels instead of spray painting them. please let me know.

Thanks in advance
Brent

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Apr 20, 2003 | 09:13 PM

BzY

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oops! that was suposed to be in a PM. O well

Brent

Jul 24, 2003 | 08:35 AM

scoobysnack

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here is a very good link on how to paint your own wheels i found at ScoobyMods

Good luck
-Brian

Jul 24, 2003 | 09:06 AM

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It would probably be better to have them powder coated as it is less likely to chip if you hit something. Paint does stick to the wheels pretty well though. I think it all comes down to availability and convenience. If you have somewhere by your house that does powder coating I would do that. Probably not too much more $$.

Stephen

Jul 28, 2003 | 01:54 AM

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I painted all 4 rims for less than like $20 and they turned out great. Now going to have them clear coated for a little extra shine.

Aug 6, 2003 | 02:31 PM

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painting is pretty easy. instead of masking your tires off with tape try using 3x5 index cards inbetween your rims and tires

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Aug 6, 2003 | 02:41 PM

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Here is a picture of the rims I spraypainted on my car. I know it is not that close up but you can get the idea. All in all it cost me like $20 w/ primer and paint and sandpaper. It took me a while to do but in the end I felt the result was well worth the time and cost.
http://www.weclik.com/eugene/pages/185-8568_IMG.htm