OEM 18's painted Duplicolor Graphite

[5-4-fighting]

Just wanted to show these to anyone thinking of this color. Hadn't seen these before on this site. Have seen plenty of black though. I like them alot and for about 4 hrs. total work and about $20.00 in materials, the results can't be beat.

 

[JDM-P5]

Beautiful.

 

[i8urgti]

i like them a lot. i hope you clear coated them and removed all brake dust prior to painting

 

[5-4-fighting]

Process was this:

Simple Green wash and rinse with fresh water, dry.
Thorough 400 grit sanding to every square centimeter.
Tack Rag to remove dust.
Duplicolor primer coat.
2 coats Duplicolor High Performance Wheel Coating.
2 coats Duplicolor Clear Protective Coating.
Done

 

[Remspeed3]

Looks good, I wish I had four hours to work on my car!!!

 

[charlessss]

Very interesting and looks great. Does the paint hold up well? That is my main concern, I may actually give this a go.

 

[5-4-fighting]

Paint has only been on for a month or so, we shall see what happens over time.

 

[meicalnissyen]

Very interesting and looks great. Does the paint hold up well? That is my main concern, I may actually give this a go.

I used it on the rolla, it is pretty tough stuff, you'll get chips over time, but you can spot em with the same paint applied with a qtip
and if you want a dif color, you can still use the wheelpaint clear on top

 

[iknospd3]

not bad .....not bad @ all

 

[cobblepots]

Nice

I painted mine gun metal a few months back. I love the look! I also blacked out the side markers... Makes it tighten up really nice with the window tint.

 

[Saskatchewan17]

Very interesting and looks great. Does the paint hold up well? That is my main concern, I may actually give this a go.

Woah woah woah... don't you have CE28ns? Please don't DIY paint those!

 

[ras]

I think they look great, also would look good on the white MS3's

 

[repthemazdas]

hey by anychance was the color wp102 graphite

 

[Wurf]

I think they look great, but I also think you'll be redoing them before too long. Nice work though and nice price.

 

[mazda_dan]

my oems are about the same color maybe a bit darker and shinier but great looking wheels.