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Painted my rims!
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Painted my rims! Now im no expert at painting at all. But I had these v6 wheels lying around doing nothing. So i thought to myself...."self, lets paint em'!"
I dont want people critiquing them on an expert scale, cause like I said, im not. Just tell me if they look okay. And if they look shitty, well let me know that too! I think they look decent.
I dont want people critiquing them on an expert scale, cause like I said, im not. Just tell me if they look okay. And if they look shitty, well let me know that too! I think they look decent.
the paint doesn't look super smooth, and the masking isn't very straight, but like you said if they're track wheels it's good.
even for around town, it's pretty damn decent.
even for around town, it's pretty damn decent.
Those look pretty decent man. You had the same issue I had with some ZR1s I painted a while back with the lip and getting it to look straight on the tape line. Even if you think you get it right, any imperfection will come out due to the contrast. I was thinking about picking up a set of silver stock camaro wheels from a friend for a street set...now I'm definitely giving it more thought and shooting them either black or gunmetal. I think I'll pay a paint/body friend of mine to tape em up straight though and shoot em with some good paint/clear this time around.
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I mean honestly, I think these are way better than stock set of rims, and It only cost me 15$+time. I have y2k's (chrome) but those aren't good track wheels, So these are my new track wheels and I think there sex for what I put into them.
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I bought, 1000 Grit sandpaper,Brite Touch Black paint, Dupli-color clear coat.
I scuffed up the orignal paint then I marked off the outside edges then begin lightly applying the black pain so I wouldnt get runs, then just keep applying light coats untill you get it all covered, its quiet cool actually that the original paint had glitter in it, and it shows through the black in the sunlight. Then after it dried apply the clear coat.
I scuffed up the orignal paint then I marked off the outside edges then begin lightly applying the black pain so I wouldnt get runs, then just keep applying light coats untill you get it all covered, its quiet cool actually that the original paint had glitter in it, and it shows through the black in the sunlight. Then after it dried apply the clear coat.
not bad for the amount of time put into it, but it should be fairly easy to get much better results
here's what i'd do:
1) strip off what's on there and get down to bare metal.
2) get some self-etching primer and spray down several light coats
3) lightly sand (with 800+ grit paper) those coats to get them smooth, then lay down a few more light coats and smooth those down also.
4) spray several light coats of FLAT black (NOT enamel or glossy black).
5) sand those smooth, then lay down a few more light coats of flat black and sand those smooth also.
6) lay down a few thin layers of clear.
7) yep, you guessed it, WETsand those smooth with 1000+ grit paper, then lay down a few more thin layers for the final clearcoat.
i'd leave about 15 - 30 mins in between each coat, and give it at least 2 hours before doing any sanding on it.
rattle-can is fine for all the above paint, since they are only going to be used at the track, and not for a show car or anything.....and get some masking tape, that stuff is cheap as hell, and will do a much better job than duct tape.......
here's what i'd do:
1) strip off what's on there and get down to bare metal.
2) get some self-etching primer and spray down several light coats
3) lightly sand (with 800+ grit paper) those coats to get them smooth, then lay down a few more light coats and smooth those down also.
4) spray several light coats of FLAT black (NOT enamel or glossy black).
5) sand those smooth, then lay down a few more light coats of flat black and sand those smooth also.
6) lay down a few thin layers of clear.
7) yep, you guessed it, WETsand those smooth with 1000+ grit paper, then lay down a few more thin layers for the final clearcoat.
i'd leave about 15 - 30 mins in between each coat, and give it at least 2 hours before doing any sanding on it.
rattle-can is fine for all the above paint, since they are only going to be used at the track, and not for a show car or anything.....and get some masking tape, that stuff is cheap as hell, and will do a much better job than duct tape.......
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What did you use for the center cap I have those wheels in chrome and I like how they look with the center caps you have on wheels when they are on the car.Nice job.What kind of paint did you use on them?
He just sat the wheel next to the car. Those are corvette center caps, from his y2ks that are actually on the car.