Hey guys~
I was considering painting my honeycomb wheels graphite color. Has anyone attempted to paint the honeycombs before? If so, were there any troubles or problems that came up due to the number of holes or such?
Thanks for the help...

 

Just like any other rim, prep it well and paint. I havent seen images of painted honeycombs, you may be the first. Or the first to post pics. Go Gloss Black.

 

I have seen somebody post pictures of sawblades painted gunmetal it looked alright, but give it a try...

 

just buy some cheap 15s

 

Thanks for the responses~
I don't really want to buy new wheels. I originally planned on getting 17s, but after realizing the price was around 1.2grand, i thought of all the other things i could do with the money. I wanted 17s for the looks and handling, but i like the ride on 15s and i don't really need the car to handle much better anyway. So now i am considering painting the stockers. I actually kind of like them, i think it would look hot in graphite.
Anyway, i'm still deciding on what to do....any more thoughts/comments...???

 

well if you are going to paint them... in a nutshell..

1. Take the tires off.
2. CLEAN them VERY well. Sand it with low grit if necessary.
3. Don't forget to use high temp. paint. (LIGHTLY) Spray once, sand 400 grit. Spray second time, sand 600 grit. Spray third, 800~1000 grit and may want to wet sand also. High temp clear coat, bake. Done.

.... in a nutshell.

 

or go to meijer, get touch up paint, spray can, and do it that way, also buy clear coat. there are high temp paints too. at most 20 bucks and no sanding

 

some guy on the org emailed me pics a while back of his honeycombs painted graphite...came out really nice as far as honeycombs go. i only use them as my winter wheels, but i also have 3 extra i should sell as full size spares...

 

so, if you take your time does the at-home paint job turn out pretty nice? i would like to paint my sawblades on my beige max. maybe something like the SE-L rims? a darker gunmetal almost.

 

the finish on mine started to come off so i just got new rims

 

$1.2K for 17s?? What wheel were you looking at? You can get 17's decent ones for about half that price.

 

i just bought 17"s for a little over 400 dollars....thats pretty crazy to assume all 17"s are priced like that
and Dave H.- i was considering painting my honeycombs too...but man i just think their way too ugly. Plus i noticed that the actual color of the face and inside those holes are 2 different things...
I recently helped my friend paint his 10 spoke accord wheels and i thought THAT was hard. Getting in tiny spaces to sand is a *****.
but i dont want to discourage you, i'll be curious as to how they turn out. I curb rashed my honey combs so bad, and the clear coat was peeling off and turning all kinds of nasty colors.

 

You got a hook up on yours, cheater! What kind did you end up getting?

 

haha DAMN i knew you'd point it out.
i got the centerline storms
weight 15 pounds (Forged). 17x7
the only issue i have with them really is that they are polished aluminum which apparently is hard to keep looking good. oh well, i'll do waht i gotta do, or maybe get them painted in the future.
http://www.centerlinewheels.com/whee...id=16&sw_id=85

 

Nice they look good. 15lbs thats excellent for 17s. Got any pics?

 

actually i just ordered them through work today. or one of the guys at work said he would. then he told me that the 17"S are actuall on overstock sale right now and ordering through work would cost more. so i guess i jumped the gun.
but i just ordered them online and shippingis80 bucks so it comes out to 636. thats still really good in my book.
cant wait.

 

Sick. Post up some pics when you get them on. Prepaire to enjoy your new wheels on a 4x4 Max. You'll want to drop it soon if it give the kind of gap I think it will give.

 

thanks man. got some FORGED WHEELS that you were talkin about.
FORGED HECK YEAH.
heh.
i'll lower it soon. im keeping the same over all wheel/tire diameter. thats waht peopel do, correct? to keep their speedometer the same?

 

pretty much. Forged is the way to go, enjoy those rims!

 

my honeycombs are painted grey....my car looks like a bunneh in the winter....i dont like it much, but i guess it happens :/ anyone wanna buy em off me with a set of tires? lol jk, not thread jackin...

 

Do you have pics?
Did you paint them yourself?

As for the 17's w/tires, they are rota subzeros. I know..I know...i can get them cheaper on the web. I could get it all for about 1 grand. But no one carrys the steel grey wheels, so i don't really know when i would be able to get them...

I still want a somewhat comfortable ride, and new rims would not be comfortable...

After some thought, i would rather spend my money on other things, like a stereo, y-pipe, and some other cosmetic mods...which i already have enough money saved up for...

So i may end up painting my wheels...still debating on whether or not to do so. I don't want to ruin them...but i think it would look cool if they were...
That's my story...
Comments?

 

Would the how to on painting stock 5 star wheels work fine for these?
I know kormax97 suggested a method, but what about this...

 

just get new rims

 

If you're gonna do it, paint em black. They'll look good on ur car.

 

my cars not black, its graphite pearl. It does look black though, but not quite....

 

yea ive seen several ppl paint them,

this is what to do, get some 400 to 600 grit sand paper, sand that motha down and begin painting!

make sure you get the dupli color wheel paint, and clear coat. it would look nice gunmetal

 

thanks for the confidence you have. Do you think aircraft stripper is needed since the clear on my wheels is flaking off???

 

any other advice on painting these?