DaddyBuiltRacing Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 (edited) Only cost me 12bucks at lowes too lol. Even put the gf to work masking off. I tihnk they turned out good and I like em so fuck what you think lol 1. Masked off and 1st coat of Gold applied over white primer http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/alittlelessordinary/Car%20Pics/4dr%20GSR/rim3.jpg 2. 2 Coats of paint, 2 coats of clear and unmasked http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/alittlelessordinary/Car%20Pics/4dr%20GSR/rim1.jpg 3. Back on the car http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/alittlelessordinary/Car%20Pics/4dr%20GSR/rim2.jpg 4 Shitty night time shot http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/alittlelessordinary/Car%20Pics/4dr%20GSR/rim4.jpg Edited April 20, 2009 by DaddyBuiltRacing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted April 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Now you get to repaint them in a month after it all flakes off Guess it will give me something to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 what till neonkiller see's this...he will be painting his rims like this! did you scotch brite them? you know rought them up so the paint will stick better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted April 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 what till neonkiller see's this...he will be painting him rims like this! did you scotch brite them? you know rought them up so the paint will stick better? No never painted before in my life lol...used sand paper on them actually http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/alittlelessordinary/Trash%20Trucks/done.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 liar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted April 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 liar Haha was waiting on your response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Haha was waiting on your response. liar...again and using sand paper must have took all fucking day with all those little corners and shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted April 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 liar...again Yeah this time your right lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SniperMatt Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 looks nice for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Did you use cheap lowes paint or spend $12 on masking material? I would think you would have some better lacquer lying aroung then some rattle can stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderboy Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted April 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Did you use cheap lowes paint or spend $12 on masking material? I would think you would have some better lacquer lying aroung then some rattle can stuff. I used Lowes paint. I have used it before on rims and its held up over a 3 years now. Any paint will fail if its not prepped good and you don't use a primer which most kids dont. Heres the rims I painted 3 years ago that still look like this today. http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/alittlelessordinary/Car%20Pics/Red%20EF%20SI/wheels2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Prepping and quality I understand are both the backbone for a quality job, My only concern would be the ability to clean the rims with enough aggressiveness to remove the tar, bugs, rocks and whatever else these rims are going to see, without just washing right thrugh the paint. Dont get me wrong, I have had project cars with $10 rims that I have rattlecanned tolookn great but I rarely drove them and worse case scenario, I just sprayedit again but it only took about a min a rim. Just seems like with your shop you would of had a high quality of paint or at least a high quality/durable clear to protect the paint instead of lowes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted April 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Prepping and quality I understand are both the backbone for a quality job, My only concern would be the ability to clean the rims with enough aggressiveness to remove the tar, bugs, rocks and whatever else these rims are going to see, without just washing right thrugh the paint. Dont get me wrong, I have had project cars with $10 rims that I have rattlecanned tolookn great but I rarely drove them and worse case scenario, I just sprayedit again but it only took about a min a rim. Just seems like with your shop you would of had a high quality of paint or at least a high quality/durable clear to protect the paint instead of lowes. This was a spur of the moment type thing. If they end up failing then yeah I will order a nicer paint. I used laquer thinner to clean the wheel before and after sanding so they were nice and clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I painted my rims with base/clear. The only problem I noticed it chipped easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 hmmm....looks good, i may be doing this with my prostars...not gold though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I prepped, primered and painted my wheels myself with a Satin Black Acrylic Enamel paint that seems to be pretty resilient to chips and harsh chemicals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted April 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Well so far so good. They have been driven on over 200 miles already with no chipping, scratching or flaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted April 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Took another pic today http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/alittlelessordinary/Car%20Pics/4dr%20GSR/teg-1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Hard to tell in the pics, but the car is green, right? Looks great man! Dark green + gold = hotness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 What is that guy doing in the background? Anyways, looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted April 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Yeah the car is Dark Green...as for the guy in the background that is my buddy attempting to ruin my great photo shot lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast5gp Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 I sand blasted a set of wheels to the bare aluminum, used self etching primer for the first coat, sandable primer for the 2nd, sanded, Dupli wheel paint, and then Dupli wheel clear coat. The paint held up for 3 years now, hasn't chipped at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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