can I paint my chrome wheels black?

[ckydustin]

Newb Question:
Can I paint my stock CHROME wheels black?
Will it look good, bad, crappy?
Let me know...

Oh and what type of rotors should I get to replace all four and should they be standar, slotted, drilled, etc. ?

Same with pads...

On a budget and I'm going to replace everything in a few weeks to get this baby screaming like a kitten spanked on the fourth of july....

 

[InFlames]

correct me if I'm wrong but I believe they're polished. I painted mine with duplicolor wheel paint. there are tons of how-to's around. run a search...

before:

after:

 

[ckydustin]

Is this the same as my chrome wheels. Is polished the same as shiny?

 

[InFlames]

yes, just a different process. IIRC polished wheels were an option on the p5. In short, yes it's possible to paint your stock wheels. DO IT!

 

[ckydustin]

I will! ....I really like the look of a chrome outline...so would I just tape off a lip on the outline of the wheel to do this, or just go ahead and paint all black?

 

[InFlames]

hmmmm I would go all or nothing. but that's just me. if anything, you can try it out and if you don't like it just paint it all.

 

[NCZ13]

it would look stupid, because the stock wheels dont have a lip...

 

[ckydustin]

Alright, thanks for your honesty.

 

[A louie]

Paint it gold/bronze!

 

[ckydustin]

I have the same wheels as you do louie...

 

[justanothermp5]

yea you can paint them
i had the chrome ones and i painted them gold
if you want some pics of them ill post them up

 

[jmoneycruz724]

I agree,paint them gold or bronze...

 

[A louie]

I painted mine white

 

[stx195]

Paint them!

( The white looks great on the red car, btw )

 

[dxaveP5]

Paint them!

( The white looks great on the red car, btw )

thats a nice color dude
and you should def. black out ur headlights it would looks tight for sure.
and did u paint ur rear valence? u should it would look coool

btw is there a DIY for rim painting? on here?

 

[justanothermp5]

heres a pic

 

[justanothermp5]

another at a better angle of the color

 

[dxaveP5]

another at a better angle of the color

thats nice too but i like it a little bit darker
i prefer the little bit of shine look

but yea dude. how did u paint it?
what u use?
just duplicolor and primer and sanding it?

 

[justanothermp5]

i used the duplicolor high heat engine paint because i figured it would hold up longer and it does
i sanded down the chrome wheels until they looked like the regular polished ones when they were dry
then i used primer, the high heat paint and then clear coat

the wheels are prob. gonna look dull at first, just wait a week or so and wash them and put a little wax or polish on them, they'll shine and look alot better

 

[JDM-P5]

The more coats of paint the better. Just let each coat dry evenly.
Then when you clear coat it (a few coats of it) it will look great.