Who has painted there wheels with cans?

[SmoknHondaOwnrs]

Mine are lookin a little beat up. I guess the previous owner decided it was a good idea to clean em with acid or somthing. All the clear is gone and they seem to be pitting in some areas. I want to either paint em white, black or a dark graphite color.

Any suggestions on paint brand, what wont chip, and color suggestions for a white car? Im kinda leaning toward the dark graphite.

 

[98TRSHO]

we rattle can everything, but some will tell you that you must use a certian brand ot type of paint, we have used everything from .94 cent walmart paint to model enamel and we have had no problem's with anything. The 94 cent a can has held up just fine. As for color's the graphite would look nice but white does also.

 

[Sho Amo]

i say white on your white plus looks awesome. im painting mine gunmetal soon.

 

[SmoknHondaOwnrs]

yea, ive seen the white on white. It looks really good, but i think im gonna wait till i get 17's for the white wheels. Im pretty sure im gonna go with the graphite/gunmetal. I havent seen that on white yet and i think itll look good.

I dont think my car is a plus...i thought it was b/c of the spoiler but the trim isnt painted. IDK

 

[shomesomesho]

Rustoleum metallic black, Chief:

 

[Jarrod]

I personally like slicers painted gunmetal. I've got a set being shipped to me right now that will get painted when they arrive.

 

[CerberuS]

Painting my slicers white with a spray gun with real car paint , i sandblasted the slicers , now time to paint (base coat-clear coat)

pics to come.

 

[SASHO91]

Black....

Some -ish pics....



+1 for the Huntin' rig....

 

[SmoknHondaOwnrs]

Black....

Some -ish pics....



+1 for the Huntin' rig....

that thing looks soo good...what did you lower it with? Looks like the back is stock and just the front is down. Whatever it is thats how I want mine to sit.


BTW...i had some gunmetal duplicololr in the garage (i guess my little bro. had it) so i went ahead and did it like an hour ago. Looks real good.

 

[NeedAPartsCar]

Gunmetal FTW. Post pics.

 

[SuperHO]

Rattlecan what?



nuff said.

 

[SmoknHondaOwnrs]

Here we go...i said F-it and went for it. I left the lip around the edge the bright color. I dont know if im gonna do the center caps or not yet.

weather is kinda crappy today

 

[SASHO91]

looks good...

The drop is in my sig. (cut moogs/tokico) the rear is alot lower than stock, however, by stock i mean non-sagging springs....

 

[Geek SHO]

I don't remember the brand of paint, but it's flat black. I remember that the picture on the can is actually of a Taurus 15" basket weave wheel.

 

[SmoknHondaOwnrs]

looks good...

The drop is in my sig. (cut moogs/tokico) the rear is alot lower than stock, however, by stock i mean non-sagging springs....

So they are OEM replacements that are cut?? Im guessing it could be ok with the Tokico struts

 

[SHOtime3]

Rustoleum metallic black, Chief:

What kind of prep did you have to do too paint the wheels?

 

[shomesomesho]

I just wet sanded them with 200 grit then sprayed away.

 

[SASHO91]

So they are OEM replacements that are cut?? Im guessing it could be ok with the Tokico struts

Kinda, they are firmer than Eibachs... not sure if they are firmer than intrax though....

 

[smokin joe]

Looks good what brand of paint did you use?

 

[SmoknHondaOwnrs]

Looks good what brand of paint did you use?

Its duplicolor wheel paint. I like it how it went on, it laid out smooth and stuck pretty good. There's a little bit of fish eye but nothing too noticable