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I painted my 16" rims (that don't match)
I was thinking about doing a colored lip on these a while back, but I went with all black to draw less attention to them.

First I cleaned the heck out of them. Remove any dirt, brake dust, tar...

Clean them inside and out. I've had these wheels for almost 5 years, hard to believe they got so clean huh? The secret is to wax the wheels when they're brand new. Just a yellow Carnuba paste wax like you'd wax your car. When you get to the inside of the rim where the dirt will build up, wax on, but don't wipe it off. Sure it will make the inside of your rim appear a little dull, but who really looks there? The grime will build on top of the wax and then if you ever want them spotless, it's much easier to clean off!

Next I scuffed up the original clear coat using a red scotch brite pad.

Here they are ready for Primer. Yeah that's packing tape I used to mask off the sidewall... didn't have any masking tape.

I used Self Etching Primer for a better bond. This stuff works good on bare metal too.

Notice how light the coats are. Heavy coats can run and take a lot longer to dry. many light coats is always better then one heavy coat!

another primer coat...

All done with primer. 3 coats on the face of the rim...

2 coats on the insides

I used Duplicolor Wheel Coating # HWP104 Satin Black
http://duplicolor.com/products/wheel.html

when you paint with the wheel paint, also do light coats.

same for the insides... it will take a few coats to cover the primer but be patient.

it was dark out by the time I finished, so I only have these crappy pics taken with a flash, until I can get some day time pics. The finish looks just right... not glossy like car paint, but not flat like primer. Just a little bit of luster WOOT

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Jsa-SIR2 · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject:

like it, they look fresh!

referb king strikes agian! Very Happy

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they look cool like that ^^^

camo style thumb up

black is good to though thumb up

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teal_dx · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 6:16 pm Post subject:

camo = the next JDM Laughing

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vtec_gloucester · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 6:18 pm Post subject:

and you heard it here first WOOT

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D15kid · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject:

looks awesome i was thinkin about doin this on my rims but wasnt sure exactly how to do it...now i do thumb up

so im going to get the stuff tonight and do it
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Graham · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject:

You make every job look so easy, ive got a set of wheels here i started ages ago and havent finished yet - theyre a really awkward shape Laughing

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Civic_HatchSI · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 12:39 am Post subject:

looks real good!
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chicken rapp · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 12:49 am Post subject:

I guess having them black hides how ugly the styling is. Congrats.
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teal_dx · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 3:29 am Post subject:

mission accomplished Cool

They are Blitz knockoffs I got for $200 on clearance back in the day. Then 1 got bent so I got the 2 Enkei DM5's for $60 on ebay.
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hondajunkee · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:34 pm Post subject:

lookin good, ive been i a wheel painting kick myself and painted almost all the sets i have sitting around, even a set of steelies just cuz i was bored haha

teal_dx · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:29 pm Post subject:

here's some day time pics of the wheels:

they arent flat black like a chalkboard or primer, but they aren't glossy either. They are right in between.
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fresh eh2* · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:17 pm Post subject:

your hatch is sexyy thumb up

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chnzgoofball · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:55 pm Post subject:

nice!!

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Bouli · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject:

dude.. get some silicon spray for your tires !!! your tires are grey atm Very Happy

but rims look nice tho !!
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