painting polished lips?

[cooldill]

Might be a dumb questions but here it goes.. Im kinda over the polished lips, I want a more subtle look and i was wondering if theres a special way to paint the polished lip of a wheel or can i just paint it one speed with the rest of the wheel.

[kyoru]

get it done right and take it to a wheel specialty shop that can dismantle the rim and paint it, that is my only tip!

[I10cruiser]

i was thinking about doing this to with the xxr 002 . .all one color like s13teddy had:P . . hope you find your answer:D

[Teddy]

Solid color 002's are FTW.

[I10cruiser]

sry to thread jack hah did you rattle can those or powder coated them?

[usajdm]

My best advice to you is to have them powder coated.
Will last longer and stay looking great for a long time.

[qt_240]

I had mine powdercoated and .. i love them..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v381/qtlancer/IMG_8907r.jpg

[cooldill]

I had mine powdercoated and .. i love them..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v381/qtlancer/IMG_8907r.jpg

sick. :bigok:

[MrFairlady]

Actually doing this to my Elites Right now.

All you need to do is Scuff it.Even the lip.Most Cheaper Wheels - XXR's (sportmax),Elitesm etc have a Clear coated Lip...so you just have to Scuff it...but Don't scuff the lip too much as to peel the clear.Just need it a tad bit.
peeling the clear makes it hard to Feather out later.

I'm Trying to decided if I wanna just paint the centers or the whole thing.Kinda don't wanna regret it later for painting the lips....but a color like thise what what I was going for.polished lips are a tad Played to me also,but the GOLD elites I have,I'd rather them be silver.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/Mrfairlady/IS-FWheels.jpg

[I10cruiser]

i hear write up haha jk

[idahotuner]

Actually doing this to my Elites Right now.

All you need to do is Scuff it.Even the lip.Most Cheaper Wheels - XXR's (sportmax),Elitesm etc have a Clear coated Lip...so you just have to Scuff it...but Don't scuff the lip too much as to peel the clear.Just need it a tad bit.
peeling the clear makes it hard to Feather out later.

I'm Trying to decided if I wanna just paint the centers or the whole thing.Kinda don't wanna regret it later for painting the lips....but a color like thise what what I was going for.polished lips are a tad Played to me also,but the GOLD elites I have,I'd rather them be silver.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/Mrfairlady/IS-FWheels.jpg


i deff. want ot see pics when that is finished.

[GSXRJJordan]

Like MrFairlady said, you just need to run some ~200-400 grit sandpaper on em to give the primer something to stick to. Then if you want super smooth after that, some 600g on the primer, and you're good to go. If you're painting the wheel yourself/rattlecan, you can leave it all one piece, but the problem with painting 'real' wheels is that the paint can build up in the cracks and look lame. If you can take the wheel apart, and pay to have it put back together correctly, I'd do that.

[I10cruiser]

damn i was just going to spray it down haha

[MrFairlady]

damn i was just going to spray it down haha
well @ least run a red scotchbrite pad over it and scuff it.Or you will be doing it again in a coupe weeks.;)

[I10cruiser]

haha awesome will do:P:P

[cooldill]

cool thanks for the tips.

[OBEEWON]

Easy peezy. This was paint. Im going to powder coat them all one color next. Maybe steel purple.

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w264/OBEEWON/SOLD012copy.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w264/OBEEWON/DSC_0007.jpg

[S14monkey]

Steel Purple sounds like an amazingly cool color. Do you have any examples of it?

[SimpleSexy180]

tired of lip? officially weak.

jk.

[cbcustoms]

I painted some 002 with HOK Pink paint. Make sure you scuff the wheel very well. and prep it right. You can use a base coat of white and maybe and adhesion premoter.
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m245/cbcustoms/wheels.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m245/cbcustoms/wheels1.jpg

[OBEEWON]

I dont have any examples but it is very cool.

For those of you who paint. Do you get severe chippage with swapping tires? Ive even had powder coat crack and chip from changing tires often.

[Teddy]

i was thinking about doing this to with the xxr 002 . .all one color like s13teddy had:P . . hope you find your answer:D

Here are the one's he's reffering to, on the original owner's car.


http://a739.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/11/l_f2a2205caabf5f58d78645a406522512.jpg

[joshchewuhh]

fuck prep work sand the paint a little clean it off and paint that ish :D

[I10cruiser]

^ what color did you use? .. . i want fusia! something light

[ms!3]

Solid color 002's are FTW.

this man speaks the truth. haha

mine used to be sprayed white. got tired of the spray paint bs and had em powder coated. This time silver.

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/4854/156ll7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[I10cruiser]

look nice pics on car? hah tread jack again sry

[ms!3]

lens was all fogged up, oh well. just took this from the picture thread.

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/337/009oc5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[I10cruiser]

they look solid .. dont know how to explain . .i like em haha

[WISH ONE]

i saw all black eurloline dh's that looked pretty fresh, i recall them havin a lip, i cant find the link the internet is being weird since im in mexico right now.

[Matej]

Speaking of painting wheels, does anyone know where to find a hiliter color close to this in a spraycan? Everything I've found is either too yellow or too green.
http://www.motorsportscom.info/drift/2006/round-14/img/ph_rd14_no106b.jpg

[I10cruiser]

montana has great neon type colors

[WISH ONE]

art supply store perhaps they have good selection, i used to buy cans there for graffiti murals when i was a youngin.

[I10cruiser]

murals, billboards all the same;)

[Kaizen.]

Tired of Lip?!

Im tired of not having enough lip!

[Matej]

Polished lip does usually look tacky when the wheel face is black or some dark color, but you can't go wrong with the entire wheel polished/silver.


P.S.
Can I join the solid color 002 alliance?
http://www.tuhalb.com/personal/images/auto/sx_29.jpg

[WISH ONE]

Polished lip does usually look tacky when the wheel face is black or some dark color, but you can't go wrong with the entire wheel polished/silver.


P.S.
Can I join the solid color 002 alliance?
http://www.tuhalb.com/personal/images/auto/sx_29.jpg

you got a closer pic??? I like

[I10cruiser]

what color are you painting them??

[HIM]

anyone having problems with chipping/discoloration etc. after rattlecanning your rims?

[Don Nguyen]

It depends on your level of prep, from my experience.

However, the durability and shine is never going to be the same as if you were to get the pcoated, imo. Especially if you are shooting the paint out from a spray can.

[zylvia213]

If the lip has a clear coat on it you want to sand it w/ like 600 grid sand paper or else paint wont stay on. If it doesnt have clear on it and its just bare aluminum you should be able to just throw some paint on but i would recommend to get some primer on there. Spray can is coo but with a spray gun would be alot better and easier. If your wheels are 2 or 3 piece please take your time and take the faces off, you will get better results. Or just take to a shop to get them done. If your patient do them yourself.