paint wheels with spray paint

**jimmybling31** · 03-03-2008, 05:16 PM

I'm cheap and I hate my salad shooters because every lt1 has them. I want to just paint them black with spray paint to make them look different. I would leave the lip polished and the center cap alone, I just want the majority of the wheel to be black. if it were black I think I could stand them more easily

**9t8z28** · 03-03-2008, 06:42 PM

Clean em real good to get any kind of dirt and what not off. Then go and get some duplicolor wheel paint and then clear them.

**jimmybling31** · 03-03-2008, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by 9t8z28

Clean em real good to get any kind of dirt and what not off. Then go and get some duplicolor wheel paint and then clear them.

thanks where can I find the duplicolor stuff at and the clear coat stuff.

**9t8z28** · 03-04-2008, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by jimmybling31

thanks where can I find the duplicolor stuff at and the clear coat stuff.

Most auto parts stores. I forgot to add that you should scuff the aluminum to give the paint something to stick to.

**KyleLs1** · 03-04-2008, 04:15 PM

you should paint them more of a gunmetal color imo, black 16" wheels tend to look like steel winter wheels when painted black *i.e they look like shit.

I think the white car with a gunmetal wheel would look pretty bad ass. Just my 2 pennies tho, it's your car obviously you will do what you want.

**jimmybling31** · 03-05-2008, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by KyleLs1

you should paint them more of a gunmetal color imo, black 16" wheels tend to look like steel winter wheels when painted black *i.e they look like shit.

I think the white car with a gunmetal wheel would look pretty bad ass. Just my 2 pennies tho, it's your car obviously you will do what you want.

now that I think about it you're right. I just have to find the gunmetal paint.

**blindxeyed** · 03-08-2008, 08:43 PM

I think they actually look great painted black

**0verkill** · 03-08-2008, 11:50 PM

if you want to you can takea pic of the car from the side and print it out and try some colerd markers and coler in the wheels and see what it will look like befor and you can play with the coler to see what one you want befor you pay for the paint and put in all the time and work. good luck

**jimmybling31** · 03-09-2008, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by blindxeyed

I think they actually look great painted black

that does look great. I'm gonna try the marker with mine.

**ATCharming** · 03-09-2008, 08:43 PM

i dont think theyll look as good on a white car but they look great on black

**jimmybling31** · 03-09-2008, 08:58 PM

well mine does have the black top and side mirrors so there is black for it to pick up on

**ATCharming** · 03-09-2008, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by jimmybling31

well mine does have the black top and side mirrors so there is black for it to pick up on

true... if possible, get the lip to be chrome

**0verkill** · 03-10-2008, 12:30 AM

you can fine a polish kit for use with a dremal tool online and at eastwood. it will take some time but you can polish the lip up and the center painted it sould look good

**jimmybling31** · 03-10-2008, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by 01 T/A

you can fine a polish kit for use with a dremal tool online and at eastwood. it will take some time but you can polish the lip up and the center painted it sould look good

bought one already for when I was porting and cleaning my maf. it made the inside of it pretty and clean