What paint for painting rims?

[Dak446 10+ year member]

wow that is one of the worst ideas i have ever heard. listen to the guy who says twenty two inch fund. good idea. don't waste your time. or put the money towards getting those obnoxious plastic trim pieces/bumper painted...they're horrible

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

Lol, that would look terrible in my opinion. And I agree with everyone that said paint that crappy looking gray trim before doing the rims. It will cost the same and IMO would look 1234125 times better than leaving the trim and painting the rims. Why do you think you wont mess up the rims but you will mess up the trim?

LOL I dont really care how the rims turn out cause I am gonna be upgrading later. As for the trim. I would want the trim to be perfect so you cant even tell it use to be ugly clad gray. I cant get it done perfect by myself.

 

[Digital Designs 10+ year member]

LOL I dont really care how the rims turn out cause I am gonna be upgrading later. As for the trim. I would want the trim to be perfect so you cant even tell it use to be ugly clad gray. I cant get it done perfect by myself.

Why not at least get it close on your own? Then if you dont like it, get it professionally done later? Im sure a 3 year old with some black crayons could make it look better than how it looks now. I say, do the trim on your own, and save up for new rims.

 

[funkyab 10+ year member]

LOL Now if I had a jack that can lift up the whole front or rear now that would be easier. The jack the comes with the car only jacks up one tire. So Id have to do all 4 tires seperatley.

$20.00 too much for jackstands?

 

[Dak446 10+ year member]

Why not at least get it close on your own? Then if you dont like it, get it professionally done later? Im sure a 3 year old with some black crayons could make it look better than how it looks now. I say, do the trim on your own, and save up for new rims.

what a grand idea...just do em both. you're going to spend more money gettin it all done later or upgrading to nicer rims in your case...i don't see why u don't just wait? up to u bro

 

[ShiningBuick 10+ year member]

Well if you looking at how nice the paint on the truck is, and since he said he's new to painting, I'm assuming the ugly-gray-plastic parts will turn into ugly-black-orangepeel parts if he does it himself.

Getting a professional paint shop to do it will at least ensure proper color match and also a proper clear coat finish, which I'd say is just as important.

Eh, put it on the big money to do list, or find a friend who's really good with a paint gun.

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

Why not at least get it close on your own? Then if you dont like it, get it professionally done later? Im sure a 3 year old with some black crayons could make it look better than how it looks now. I say, do the trim on your own, and save up for new rims.

Theres alot more to it then just that. Sanding, priming, more sanding, paint, clear, which I have no expierence with painting.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Too funnay!

You don't care how the rims you use turn out now till you get the 22's, so why not just roll on the stockers like they are now?

3 more spares.............christ! You think you heard or in this case seen all, but nope. This is close to taking the cake, lol!

 

[Andrizzle 10+ year member]

If you don't care about the stock rims, Just go buy some flat black cans of spray paint for 2 bucks each. Take the wheels off one by one since you have a single jack. Clean them first, then have at it with the paint... Who cares if it looks like crap?

You're going to ditch the stockies anyways. And you're missing one of the stocks it looks like...

And your spare looks to be missing a lugnut.

As far as I see it, you can onnly improve. 20 bucks worth of black spray paint will defintely change the look of the ride. Temporary is all you need.

Its like having two blank pieces of paper - you already plan to throw one away, so write all over that b!tch!

 

[IA2 10+ year member]

I think if you are going to paint the rims, you need to paint the front and rear bumpers as well.........

 

[sexyvic1 10+ year member]

im pretty sure dupli-color makes specific paint just for rims....find a local dupli-color dealer and check them out.

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

I think if you are going to paint the rims, you need to paint the front and rear bumpers as well.........

LOL ****! Your like the 20th person to mention that. I am not gonna take up money and time to **** up my bumpers. Painting the bumpers would take ALOT more work then painting the rims. It would be IMPOSSIBLE for me to get an EXACT color match/clear coat/stock look on my bumpers without getting it done professionally. Like posted about I am gonna be ditching the stocks when I get some real rims. Thats why I dont care how they turn out as long as there black.