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C_Ramsey1
03-03-2004, 09:34 PM
I've seen a lot of people rolling on stocks that are black...And I want to do the same. I talk to this one guy whose wheels were painted over black. He said that he did it with basically a spray paint from a car store. I don't want to this, because I'm scared I'll screw up my wheels and I don't know what they will turn out like, because i saw the guys in the dark, so what is the other methods of doing this.

master7
03-05-2004, 10:31 AM
Just pay a few hundred and get them professionally powder coated at a paint shop etc..

Civicvtec1ps
03-06-2004, 11:31 AM
http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22181&perpage=15&highlight=paint%20rims&pagenumber=4

1.clean the wheels and tires.
2.scuff the wheels or sand.
3.clean the rims with rubbing alcohol
4.if the metal is cold heat with a heat gun.
5.spray filler primer heavy.
6.bake the primer with the heat gun.
7.spray the wheels the color u want from left
to right from top to bottom lightly, don't let
it dry, put on another coat, etc.
8.when ur done with ur coats bake it with ur heat gun.
9.when dry , sand down with 1300 sand paper, and buff it out

EP3inRI
03-06-2004, 09:27 PM
yeah, that's kinda what I did^^^ except for the heat gun stuff and since I went flat black, I didn't sand and buff... they look pretty good for cheap paint you buy at pep boys and some H decals at a sign shop and the big a$$ fender gap!
somebody sell me your springs before I take another picture of my car!:D
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/i=wMzAwNTc0NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg