kput

I got a set of stock v6 rims that I'm going to mount my snow tires on for the winter.
I'm sure you know how incredibly ugly the stock rims are, so I was thinking of painting them black, (Gloss or flat...idkk!!!), and switching my car over to a black appearance setup for the winter! (Switching out trunk lid cap, black rims, maybe a few other things.)

Was wondering if anyone has painted their stock rims black, and had some pictures I could take a look at.
Was thinking of attempting to do a silver lip, but not even sure if that's possible...

livinloud98

its your friend.

go pick up a can from home depot, plasti dip spray, you will be amazed.

Blacksmoke

I'm sorry but I must DISAGREE with this.
I would skip painting them and have them powder coated.
Much more durable as far as flaking or chipping.

I always say... powder coat all the way!
I have heard of places doing it as cheap as 40 bucks a wheel but most around here
charge 50.

Well worth it in the long run.

That plasti dip is also a one time use product. The top does not seal properly on it.
Also I question the durability of it and longevity.
Here is just one quote from a number of bad reviews I have read on it:

"Not even a month.
So here's where things got ugly. The 14.5oz can doesn't have enough goop in it to coat this stuff more than once because the amount of plasti-dip used from the first dipping drained the canister down far enough that I couldn't get the handle of the punch down far enough to coat the whole thing. This time I tried 3 coats, waiting an hour in between. I'm waiting for them to dry right now and I can tell you it looks like a disaster.

As I said, the canister is depleting with each coat enough so that each consequential coat is further down the handle."

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I'd do it right the first time and get them powder coated, or call a place that does this type of work
and find what paint works the best..... and not have to even think about it lasting.
Again powder coating will give the best durability.

kput

I think I'd rather take the 200 from getting all the wheels powder coated, and buy myself a new set of rims.
These are JUST for my winter/snow tires, so I'll only be wearing them 4-5 months out of the year. I paid 150 bucks for all 4, plus the barely left tread on them.

I'll probably just go with some dupicolor spray paint,
thanks though!

emin

Plastidip!

ufstang

I've painted three sets of wheels, with the 19" 5.0 wheels being the latest, and have had good results. I prep the wheel by wet sanding, followed by a couple coats of primer and finally paint it with duplicolor wheel paint. I'll see if i cant run outside and take a quick picture for you.

kput

awesome, thanks!

ufstang

Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics and the wheel is dirty but this is the best I can do until I get home. Just so you also know, the paint I used here was duplicolor satin black. The wheels have all been painted for about 6 months now with no chipping or scratches.



Heres a full shot.

MoneyShot

I painted just the spokes black. took forever, kinda rushed it took so long but looks like a set of nice custom wheels. If you don't wanna take forever to tape out the spokes, and i don't blame you, just tape off the lip.

Tanner05

^ That actually looks pretty nice.
Avalanc3 also painted his until he got new rims, looked good.