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Flex
  • Detailer
 i dont think this has been a thread yet... i-ve noticed on cardomain that a few people have actually painted their stock rims... i doubt i would ever do it but they look good... does anyone know how they-re doing it?

[#] Apr 21, 2005 12:20am
scionkid
  • Window Washer
 Hey, I actuallu did that on my bimmer rims. I would not recomend it though. I took off the rim, got my tires taken off (friend is a tire rotator and stuff at sears). Then I took fine sandpaper and sanded the -clear coat- off my rims and then i spray painted them. I fucked it up once and Im telling you DO NOT paint your rims. lol. I did it again and then clear coated them and they look awesome now. But it seriously was nt worth the trouble!!!

[#] May 09, 2005 06:25am
drewpy_dawg
  • Detailer
 Probably would be easier and less stressful (and more durable) to have them powdercoated. They do all the clear coat removal and stuff there in large vats.

[#] May 09, 2005 12:23pm
Snowfox
Vancouver
Washington, US
  • Master Mechanic
 True dat, but painting is budget friendly. Still, it-s up to you. One guy on the site did powdercoat the stock rims black. Looked great, but I can-t be arsed to look for the thread right now. If you-re really eager to see them, check under -Exterior Styling-; I know for a fact that it was in there, in a thread under a similar name to this one.

[#] May 09, 2005 03:26pm
LatinKraze
Las Vegas
Nevada, US
  • Oil Changer
 Here you go.http://www.clubsciontc.co...mp;highlight=painted+rims

[#] May 09, 2005 03:58pm
CinKidVin
  • Window Washer
 I’m hoping to get my tC within the next month or so. I plan on getting one in Super White w/ no options but have a few mods in mind already for it. One of which I’m considering is having the stock 17?wheels painted to match the body. I was wondering about everyone’s opinions on this. Anyone had this done? Think it would look good or too “rice? Also, if I do decide to paint them, where should I have it done and how much should I expect to pay? Can the dealer do it? If I get it done, I want it done well. I don’t want the paint chipping off if I look at it sideways.

[#] Jul 02, 2005 01:30am
Snowfox
Vancouver
Washington, US
  • Master Mechanic
 I don-t think that-d be ricey at all. So long as it-s just straight up a clean job, it-ll look good. Here-s the thing: have them powder coated. I don-t know how much you can expect to pay, but $400 per wheel sounds like a pretty average rate. Maybe even $200. I don-t remember, but there-s a woman that comes into my workplace quite often, who drives a red 350 Z with matching powdercoated rims. Of course, I had to ask.Dealer probably won-t do it. Look around your area for places that specialize in powder coating. Around here, Les Schwab won-t do alloys. Stupid move, if you ask me.

[#] Jul 02, 2005 04:15am
TRD_tC
  • Scion Guru
 400 a wheel for powerdercoating?!?! WHERE? Are they killin you on purpose?I-ve never spent over 150 for a clean powdercoating my rims, and that is w/o a hookup to help me out.Snow, be careful man TREAD LIGHTLY with those powdercoaters!

[#] Jul 02, 2005 01:07pm
CaliRow
Santa Barbara
California, US
  • Scion Guru
 yea, i had a friend who powdercoated his rims black for like 100 bucks. I think he got a deal or somthing but still i wouldnt spend over 200 dollas that for sure.

[#] Jul 02, 2005 01:26pm
Snowfox
Vancouver
Washington, US
  • Master Mechanic
 I just remembered that it was $100 a wheel; $400 total.Anyway, there-s the price you can look into. Not a bad deal at all, and something I-m considering as well. But, I do like my rims as they are. So does the rest of the world.

[#] Jul 02, 2005 01:43pm
Mx6GT91
  • Tech Advisor
 I painted my rims and a lot of my friends rims. I used Duplicolor spray paint. Never used any other paint besides Duplicolor. Cost a total of $8-10 maybe.Heres mine. They use to be gunmetal.http://i4.photobucket.com.../Mx6GT89/76ac2efe.jpgAlso painted these.http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/Mx6GT89/e485e732.jpgI have a lot more Ive painted. My friends 17-s on his 240. They were silver, then I painted them gunmetal and now there black. I had GST wheels on my car painted bronze.

[#] Jul 04, 2005 12:54pm
TRD_tC
  • Scion Guru
 I just hope it will last. Duplicolor is great, and rarely chips...but these are rims...the surface isn-t an awesome surface to paint on in the first place.

[#] Jul 04, 2005 04:26pm
Mx6GT91
  • Tech Advisor
 I give all the rims I paint a little sanding. Paint sticks great and the rims that Ive painted have never chipped. Hard to believe I know, the rims on the Sentra have been painted for about a year now. No chips too far.My GST wheels I only had for a few months. They were track wheels, I treated those like sh!t. I threw them around in my garage.

[#] Jul 04, 2005 11:26pm
TCFuzion
  • Master Mechanic
 I-m definitely a fan of painting your factory wheels as an alternative to buying new ones. I saw a couple nice paint jobs on yoursciontc.com and my friend painted his stock evo wheels. While I don-t like his color choice (bronze) I-m going to paint my stock wheels either black or gunmetal as soon as I find the time. I-ll probably leave the centercap and lug nuts their original color, just to add a little contrast. But one thing I know, is that u have to sand/scuff the clear coat off the wheels before u paint, or else it wont take.

[#] Aug 02, 2005 03:27pm
TCJack
  • Window Washer
 Paint will still take even if you don-t scuff the rims. I didn-t do anything, all I did was clean them with rim cleaner and tape off the tires. I sprayed about four coats of paint and three coats of clear coat. Mine can be seen on my CarDomain site.http://www.cardomain/ride/753643

[#] Aug 02, 2005 05:16pm
TCFuzion
  • Master Mechanic
 Looking....oh well, that link didn-t work for some reason, but I-ll take ur word for it. what color is ur car, and what color-d u paint the wheels? Lug nuts and center cap too??

[#] Aug 03, 2005 01:39am
Snowfox
Vancouver
Washington, US
  • Master Mechanic
 He left out the .com. Just add that after -cardomain- and it-ll work. It-s white with bronze-ish rims and stock lug/center cap color. Looks pretty good.

[#] Aug 03, 2005 04:55pm

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