painted msp rims??

[blkspdfreak]

hey has anyone painted the stock msp rims? i see alot of rx-8 ones painted. i was thinkin of black or bronze on my black mica.....(uhm)

 

[elmer1987]

i just got my 2003.5 powder coated black and i think it was the best thing ive done cosmetically so far

 

[Velocifero]

I know two here in Atl. one painted his '03s a darker gun metal than the '03.5s and the other has Gold MSP rims on his Black P5. Here is a pic of the Gunmetal ones and I can post a pic of the Gold ones from home.

 

[blkspdfreak]

yea i deff want to see them in gold, the darker silver dont look bad at all. i just want it to stand out. how much did it run him to get them painted
?

 

[blkspdfreak]

i just got my 2003.5 powder coated black and i think it was the best thing ive done cosmetically so far

pics??

 

[Shadow102]

I know two here in Atl. one painted his '03s a darker gun metal than the '03.5s and the other has Gold MSP rims on his Black P5. Here is a pic of the Gunmetal ones and I can post a pic of the Gold ones from home.

...lol they are the same rims. they have so many layers of paint on them by now they are impervious to radiation

 

[Velocifero]

yeah the dark grey ones and teh gold ones are the same rims, but that doesnt really matter on how they look, if they were only done once they are fine. Shadow painted them grey himself, and the gold ones were painted by the new owner, who is a automotive painter and used auto paint and clear, so they were done really nice and are holdign up nicely, he took them off because he needs tires, but no damage to the paint has been done. my apologies about the pictures, you'll kinda have to look past my car to see the gold msp rims. thought i had a better picture but thats all i could find

 

[blkspdfreak]

yeah the dark grey ones and teh gold ones are the same rims, but that doesnt really matter on how they look, if they were only done once they are fine. Shadow painted them grey himself, and the gold ones were painted by the new owner, who is a automotive painter and used auto paint and clear, so they were done really nice and are holdign up nicely, he took them off because he needs tires, but no damage to the paint has been done. my apologies about the pictures, you'll kinda have to look past my car to see the gold msp rims. thought i had a better picture but thats all i could find

DAMN, they look great! i was kinda iffy about painting them gold but im deff going to do it. how much do you think it would cost to get it done?

 

[Velocifero]

DAMN, they look great! i was kinda iffy about painting them gold but im deff going to do it. how much do you think it would cost to get it done?

if you brought them here to GA $50-100, but I am not sure about if you took them to any place, a bunch of us are friends down here with a painter, so we get some what of a hook up.

 

[blkspdfreak]

deff a posibility, im going to be tryin to go back home to fla from nc. the marine corps dont let me off that much but i'll let ya know, when do u guys meet up?

 

[Velocifero]

deff a posibility, im going to be tryin to go back home to fla from nc. the marine corps dont let me off that much but i'll let ya know, when do u guys meet up?

my painter lives about 15 from me, but a large group of us (GACC) get together weekly, if you are to do it I would just need to have a date a little ahead of time so I could let him know, he would have to do it after work. Do you have any spare rims? easy access to take tires off and back on? I'll give him a heads up now and tell him it is possible that you want it and get a def price for you, after that we could go into more detail about color and what not. i know it isn't for sure right now, but I try to get as much side work as i can for him and I usually tell him about every job i discuss with people. If you want to PM him his screen name is blackedout_p5, but I don't think he has ever made one post or really even logs in much. I vouch for his work though he has painted my fender, door, trunk, front bumper cover, and lip. Most of that on seperate occasions too.

 

[blkspdfreak]

my painter lives about 15 from me, but a large group of us (GACC) get together weekly, if you are to do it I would just need to have a date a little ahead of time so I could let him know, he would have to do it after work. Do you have any spare rims? easy access to take tires off and back on? I'll give him a heads up now and tell him it is possible that you want it and get a def price for you, after that we could go into more detail about color and what not. i know it isn't for sure right now, but I try to get as much side work as i can for him and I usually tell him about every job i discuss with people. If you want to PM him his screen name is blackedout_p5, but I don't think he has ever made one post or really even logs in much. I vouch for his work though he has painted my fender, door, trunk, front bumper cover, and lip. Most of that on seperate occasions too.

i dont have any spare rims but i could always throw em in the back of the wife's x-terra. theres a hobby shop on base here and i could prob take the tires off and everything. its going to be a little while because i have to wait for the wife's baby shower date in fla. i will deff get with you and set it up when i know. any pics of other work he's done? where in GA do you meet?

 

[rjs_protege5]

I really think that gold with a polished lip looks freakin sexy on a black car.. IMO

Peace,
RJ

 

[Velocifero]

i dont have any spare rims but i could always throw em in the back of the wife's x-terra. theres a hobby shop on base here and i could prob take the tires off and everything. its going to be a little while because i have to wait for the wife's baby shower date in fla. i will deff get with you and set it up when i know. any pics of other work he's done? where in GA do you meet?

He paints for a Ford dealership in thier body shop. I talked to him last night about it, he said he could do them for $150, becasue he would have to buy the paints, but it is still a heck of a deal. Just on my car he has painted/ repaired the front bumper and lip, repaired/ painted my drivers door, painted a new left side fender, my radiator shroud, and shaved and painted my trunk lid. One spot on the lid has a little run in the clear, but only if you are looking for it. He has also painted Rogue's rims, and they were difficult rims to paint, so there was a little run in the clear coat in between some of the narrow spokes. The RHs he painted for himself are perfect with no runs. But Rogue is going back to him for his hatch and rear bumper replacements. I forgot to mention he painted all of mine and Rogue's badges indivdually. Mine are body matched and Rogue's are the same color as his rims and engine colors. If you're still interested just keep in touch with me on when so I can give him a heads up and congrats on the upcoming baby, you have my best wishes. We meet in Roswell weekly and different places about once a month or two for larger meets, or mountain runs. Lots of us autox here too in the Atlanta Region SCCA.

 

[blkspdfreak]

i think gold looks great on black too , tell your bud that i admire his work and his rims look freekin awsome! have any of you heard of that paint that has a really high gloss almost like a crome finish? that might look sexy on a msp too.... im going to go with the painted rh's untill i can afford the rims i want. how close is i-95 to where you meet up?

 

[Shadow102]

i think gold looks great on black too , tell your bud that i admire his work and his rims look freekin awsome! have any of you heard of that paint that has a really high gloss almost like a crome finish? that might look sexy on a msp too.... im going to go with the painted rh's untill i can afford the rims i want. how close is i-95 to where you meet up?

LMOA I-95 is on the other side of GA to get to us you would need to take I-75 from FL then head home on 85 to NC

 

[blkspdfreak]

looks like a little road trip is in my future. (wrc)

 

[Shadow102]

definatly let us know when you are coming maybey set up a mini meet that day or show you around the area

 

[blkspdfreak]

awsome, some southern hospitality from the ATL (friday)

 

[Shadow102]

awsome, some southern hospitality from the ATL (friday)

yeah which is funny because most of us are transplants