I dont know how to feel

I dont know how to feel

uhhh.. im not really sure if im happy with the white, so im thinking i should bronzanize them hos??
sorry its dark out i just got out of work.

They dont look too bad in my opinion. I would paint them bronze if they were mine. And you got a fender gap now that you downsized rims that sucks

well its because the camera is on the ground looking upwards the gap is the same as it was with 17's

is the car silver?

yup the car is silver thats why it dont match, ill probably start painting them monday.

thought so. definitely go for bronze, rather than white.

this thread topic sounded so emo.

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bronze or volk blue would look good. anthricyte might favor well too.

Are you painting the lip to match the car? If you are, bronze, gunmetal, or black would work. If you're not painting the lip and leaving it black, paint the wheels black. My front lip is black right now and my bronze wheels clash with it. I'll be painting my wheels black in a couple weeks to match.

Actually with spring break here ill probably have time to paint the lip now, how do you recommend i start painting the wheels? Are they aluminum? I was thinking start of with an adhesive then bronze spray paint from fredmeyer and my biggest worry is that because of the surface of the rim any paint i spray on will just drip right off so i was thinking heat up the surface with some hair dryers and then get 2 of them at a distance and turn them on the rim and spray.

GENIUS!!!! I WILL SAVE SO MUCH TAPE AND NEWSPAPER NOW!!

What size tires are those? What tires did you have on the 17's?

Good luck with painting them Post some pics of the progress you make.

I think they look fine they way they are, but that's just me.

im getting started painting tomorrow

Well you guys, i got started painting my wheel today, and i think everything went very well, much better, granted it took a whole spray can of primer and bronze paint to get it where i wanted it, and i had to hold a hair dryer and the fact that i cant move or feel my pointer finger from holding down the sprayer so long.... anyways i had pictures of the primer i laid down and the method i used to spray paint but unfortunately my photos got all deleted for some fucked up reason so all i have is the end result. I can take more pics for the next wheels if you want. So aside from the little amount of minor bubbles i have and a dried up paint drip everything looks really nice and glossy. almost professional

Did you sand before primer?

Wow man looks great! Cant wait to see them re-installed

Hell no, i have a bad experience sanding! I never do.
BTW, thats dry paint

Ill have one side done and will take pictures once i go to the store and buy more primer





pictures of them on the car tomorrow its too dark now

If you didn't sand, the primer might not bind the paint to the wheel over time. You might experience peeling or flaking. Just a heads up. Traditionally, you're supposed to use a paint thinner or aircraft paint remover to take the old paint off.

eh, i used the same exact paint as i did for my old rims last year, and so far so good, that and the fact that i didnt even use primer.

damn good job. i gotta paint the set on my corolla and my accord and I like the index card idea

i just used yellow pages cover paper folded it twice and then cut it because im too cheap to buy the cards lol it works real well. and reusable.

looks HOTT bro. Very nice work looks professionally done and a hell of alot better than your old rims

wash your car. it will look better.

it dosent matter it will just get dirty in the same exact spot, i dont have mud guards anymore.

Dude, you need some center caps.

But it is much better than the other wheels. Do you rub at all? Fenders rolled?

No rubbing only in the back, alot actually, fenders arent rolled.

No rubbing only in the back, alot actually, fenders arent rolled.

i just got done painting allll 4 tires im sooooo fricken tired, i got started at 11am when some one called to buy my rims, i sold them for 60 bucks LMFAO, anyways i went to a shop 2 towns away to pick up a used 195/50/15 to complete the rims then i got started priming and painting got done about 8pm PST. hands covered in grease paint, all worn and sore! and all this was after i had to drive all over town to pick up more primer and paint.... time to sit back, relax and play some cod5 NAZI ZOMIES!! and hope i dont get curb rash at work...

most shops that paint rims use the sand blaster but hey if you dont have a sand blaster paint thinner is also a good option.

What brand of paint and primer did you use?

duplicolor sandable primer.