Let's see 'em. I'm planning to paint mine soon, but need some inspiration.

Painted or Powdercoated - bring them all!

 

if you can go POWDERCOAT

 

I painted my OEM wheels 14 months ago using rustoleum wheel paint and they're holding fine.

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I used Chris' procedure

 

I second GGENIUS, if you can get them powder coated, do it.

Painted anthracite from Advance Auto Parts:


Polished Muranos, black trim:


Polished lip, gold painted center:

 

forgot the name of the color, picked it up at o'reileys .
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moeedq/6688026287/http://www.flickr.com/photos/moeedq/6688026287/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/moeedq/, on Flickr

 

I can't decide on a color for my S14 wheels.

Anyone have suggestions?

 

What's the best way to paint your wheels? Did you guys dismount wheels or tape? Also what paint? Engine high temp?

 

I personally prefer contrast. With the exception of the G35 rims I once had, I've always liked charcoal/anthracite/black on white cars.

Disregard the fast and furious look lol.

 

if you wanna kill a sat. afternoon, go to powderbuythepound.com and shop for some powder. that site gives me all kinds of inspiration

 

and to answer the persons question about masking, theres a neat industry trick with a deck of cards that a LOT of wheel restoration places use. you literally "mask" the tire off by lodging the cards in between the tire and wheel.

this is the same idea with index cards

 

ughhhhhh those muranos look so ill!

 

Polished those yourself?

 

That Q45 makes me want a Q45 and swap a 300zx 5speed in it

 

I want to do this but want the process straight, and plus i need to fix some minor curb rash. I just want to repaint the stock color or close to it.

1. clean wheels
2. Dry wheels COMPLETELY
3. Primer wheels(unsure)
4. paint wheels(unsure of what kind of paint to use)
5. Clear coat
6. lets dry
7. enjoy!

if this sums its up can I get a +1 if not direct me to the thread that tells me because I can't find the one I read a few months back and didn't bother the bookmark it

 

you only need to prime your wheels if you sand down to bare metal, or if youre trying to do an extreme color change. otherwise theres no real reason to prime.

you also forgot the most important part, which is sanding. you have to have 4-500 grit scratches for basecoat to stick to the wheels.

 

just read the curb rash part, my bad. if youre fixing curb rash then yeah, its a good idea to prime the spots that go down to bare metal. then you want to use 400 grit wet on the primer. then you paint basecoat over that.

 

cool, would any brand work from my local autoparts store? or does it have to be a particular kind(if some performs better than others)

EDIT: just seen the rustoleum wheel paint post...will look into that.

 

i dont know because i dont use spray paint much. im not a fan of it so youll have to look elsewhere. but for the primer make sure you get some automotive outdoor primer.

 

will do, thanks for you help!

 

JNCoracer,

I had a friend do that before I know what to do. I was highly impressed, then I realized I could have done it myself lol. Anyways, I knew how I wanted them to look before I ever got them, and that's what I did. I'm about to redo them, with paint, since they're going on my white 99 max.

 

g35 sedans in dulpi-color graphite... pre drop:


post drop:


I'm going to say the same as everyone else, if you can afford to powder coat them I would do it. My rattle can job didn't fare to well after mounting tires and a winter of rocks on the road. They still look better than when I got them with lots of scratches and rash.

 

People still paint stock wheels?

I like Rustoleum wheel paint > Duplicolor though.

 

Painted stock wheels actually look pretty good!

I had the stock 15" sawblades before and hated them, I wonder how they would look painted. But either way really disliked the style

 

Looking good

 

i powdercoated them 98% black.

 

those polished murano wheels are sick.... I love the look.

 

Wow thank you for the pictures! I am surprised how nice they look!

 

Just painted my 2001 maxima gle rims and put three coats of clear on it and still waiting for it to dry completly . Also the silver from dupli color is crap its not even silver and it took me two cans to cover four wheels if it doesnt come out how i like it i am painting them gloss black and never using dupli color again u figure a huge company like that silver would be silver more like glittery gray.omg