Painting Stock Wheels

[justanothermp5]

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[justanothermp5]

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[probin94]

im gonna try to get a buddy of mine to paint mine a black chrome this summer hopefully. if he doesnt hate me toomuch after putting in my rear awr. ill post some pics if i ever get it done.


james

 

[JPB-Pro5]

I think "low_psi" started a thread called "pick my wheels for 2008". It's in the Photo/Video section. It shows some crazy color combos!

 

[benzero]

I have mine painted black.

 

[Sliver5]

just search there's a ton of people who have done it

 

[mazdaspeed777]

Here is a how to I wrote on how to do this if you need any help, there is also alot of pic's on there of painted wheels so check it out:

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123668132

 

[night rider]

also look into powder coating. another good option.

 

[mazdaspeed777]

also look into powder coating. another good option.

Yes, I would recommend that option over painting them. After a while now matter what you do the paint is going to chip eventually.

Does anyone know how much it usually costs per wheel for powdercoating?

 

[Demoniam]

bout 80ish per wheel

 

[Flash5]

go powder coating, place by me does $60 a wheel. really cant beat that price since your basically getting a major change for under $250.

 

[aMaff]

go powder coating, place by me does $60 a wheel. really cant beat that price since your basically getting a major change for under $250.

If all it takes to get you to cough up $250 is a major change.... I've got a sledge hammer. For $500 we can make some SERIOUS changes!

 

[justanothermp5]

alright guys thanks for the info, and im getting new wheel in like a month so i dont really want to powdercoat them if im just gonna use them as winter tires
im gonna go check out that how to really quick

oh and does somebody kno where i can find like bronze-ish gold paint?
cuz i saw an acura rsx today with his stock wheels that color and it looked really nice

 

[mazdaspeed777]

alright guys thanks for the info, and im getting new wheel in like a month so i dont really want to powdercoat them if im just gonna use them as winter tires
im gonna go check out that how to really quick

oh and does somebody kno where i can find like bronze-ish gold paint?
cuz i saw an acura rsx today with his stock wheels that color and it looked really nice

Any autoparts store should carry the paint you need

 

[justanothermp5]

wow thats a pretty nice how to, but ive read that people used index cards instead of those playing cards, should work either way but the index are bigger
and i found some gold high heat engine enamel at autozone, will that work without me actually having them at high heat? could i use like a hairdryer or somethin?
if not im gonna do black like everyone else, cept i have the 02 rims hhaha

 

[habeansha]

wow thats a pretty nice how to, but ive read that people used index cards instead of those playing cards, should work either way but the index are bigger
and i found some gold high heat engine enamel at autozone, will that work without me actually having them at high heat? could i use like a hairdryer or somethin?
if not im gonna do black like everyone else, cept i have the 02 rims hhaha

i think the high heat means that it can withstand high heat like on hot engine parts

u should paint em blue like mine!

 

[justanothermp5]

ahhh no lol blue isnt my thing for wheels, idk what color ur car is but it wouldnt look good with two different blues on my car
and i kno the high heat paint is for high heat stuff like the engine, but im asking will it still dry correctly if i dont use it on something that produces high temperatures?

 

[mazdaspeed777]

wow thats a pretty nice how to, but ive read that people used index cards instead of those playing cards, should work either way but the index are bigger
and i found some gold high heat engine enamel at autozone, will that work without me actually having them at high heat? could i use like a hairdryer or somethin?
if not im gonna do black like everyone else, cept i have the 02 rims hhaha

When it says high heat paint it means it can withstand high amounts of heat without melting, bubbling, or cracking. It does not mean you have to dry it at a high heat, although it does make the drying process a bit faster. The index cards should work fine as long as they will stay in place. A few quick tips if you do get paint on your tires acitone will remove it(can be bought at any grocery store), a couple 2-4 layers of wheel clearcoat will help the paint last longer(also can be bought at an auto parts store), and also remember after you paint your rims to get them balanced for the weight of the paint will through the balance off.

 

[tonybonekhang]

Getting them powder coated or dipped is more expensive than it seems. Even if you get them done for under $250 you still have to pay someone to mount and remount the tires (about another $80). That's over $300 which could already net some decent aftermarket rims.