Not a coupe, but I painted my coupe wheels! What you think?

[One Crazy Max]

so ive had coupe wheels on my sedan, and the color the wheels has been boring me lately, and they looked really awkward on the sedan just by themselves, and also i saw this setup on a G37 coupe and it just got to me.

heres what it looked like before.

i got tired of that, so i painted them. the color is Krylon Rust Tough Semi-Flat Black (matte black). i love the way it looks. the wheels look bigger, and the car looks lower to the ground than before, but that also has alot to do with the chrome strip over the windows which i also painted matte black. oh, and i also have 235/50/17 Goodyear Eagle F1 A/S on there as well.

before i painted the wheels, i was thinking to keep the chrome strip on the doors chrome, but now that the wheels are black, im thinking i should paint them as well. what is your opinions?

btw, what does the altima community think?

and this is just my personal opinion, but i think the 08 coupe wheels (painted) look better on the sedan than the coupe itself, sorry.

[marlin29311]

I don't ususally like black wheels, but I think that looks pretty damn awesome dude! Good job!

[One Crazy Max]

thanks man, i did it myself and it was pretty cheap and easy, the only hard part was the prep.

i was intially going to paint them bronze or graphite grey, but then i saw the Black G37C with matte black wheels, and my mind was made up.

[Sensors]

I like it, looks awesome. You did a great job on painting it. The car looks totally different with the painted rims.

[One Crazy Max]

i think the tires have alot to do with the looks as well!

[marlin29311]

Ps - paint the calipers black now!

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

looks awsome blk it all out i wish i had the stock wheels and not hubs.....needs a drop bad

[headhunt3r]

The chrome strip leaves a bit of contrast on the car. If you're looking to go for the blacked out look, then ya go paint that too, if not, leave it. I think it looks pretty good the way it is (except the drop of course)

Nice touch on painting your center caps too. Must've been sorta hard to not paint the chrome bits?

[ESP]

Right on. The black looks infinitely better...especially being on a black car.

[Bmore-coupe]

I like it, looks awesome. You did a great job on painting it. The car looks totally different with the painted rims.

+1

[tomce']

Looks frickn sweet. Add a splash of color and go w/ red calipers.

[jaehyun01]

how did you paint them??? i wanna do it to mine!

[One Crazy Max]

The chrome strip leaves a bit of contrast on the car. If you're looking to go for the blacked out look, then ya go paint that too, if not, leave it. I think it looks pretty good the way it is (except the drop of course)

Nice touch on painting your center caps too. Must've been sorta hard to not paint the chrome bits?

i will be painting the remaining chrome strip as well, it sticks out too much. so yea i wanted to do a complete job so i painted all the center caps black too. on two of them, the nissan emblems popped out, and the other two were like glued on or something which i found weird, but i taped it up and painted around it.

regarding the brake calipers, im gonna paint them silver because i think painting them red would make them look weird. only if i were to get a BBK then i would think of making it red, but for now bright silver should work well.

i dont have the money to do a drop as of right now, hence why i rattle can spray painted the rims myself. when i do have money, i will get the BC Racing Coilovers, that should set the car off.

as of right now, im really happy with how it looks.

thanks for all the compliments.

[ncc1701]

Looks awesome.

What do you think this would look like on a white coupe? I was thinking of doing the same thing, but maybe leaving some silver in there like this wheel: http://www.tirerack.com/wheels....5+SE
Modified by ncc1701 at 6:51 AM 7/17/2009

[chiapetchua01]

just wonderinghow'd you get it so even?i just painted one of my aftermaket rimscame out pretty decent for my first go but its as even as yours

did you prep and clear coat it?how many coats did you?how far did you hold the can away?

Thanks

[One Crazy Max]

just wonderinghow'd you get it so even?i just painted one of my aftermaket rimscame out pretty decent for my first go but its as even as yours

did you prep and clear coat it?how many coats did you?how far did you hold the can away?

Thanks

well this wasnt my first time painting anything, so experience helps. there were many f***-ups when i first started painting anything, but ive learned how to do it properly.

i bought an automotive scuffing pad (aka scotch bright scouring pads) from pep boys, and scuffed up the wheel with that making it smooth for the paint to stick.

i painted the inside of the wheels first with one coat, because that is all it needs, and it looks nice.

i then sprayed the outside of the wheels. holding the can about 5-6in away, moving left to right at a steady pace creating an even wet coat. the coat you spray on has to be wet, but not dripping or that means you effed up. it should dry in about 7 mins, thats when its time to add another coat. i put 3 coats on them, and they completely dried in less than 3 hours.

you also have to make sure when you put your base coat on, that you cover everything. my base coat covered everything, and when i was done with the first coat it looked like it was done, but you still need to put on at least 2 more coats.

depending on the the finish of the paint itself, you will or will not need a clear coat. being that mine is matte black i didnt need a clear coat, or else it wouldve become glossy and i didnt want it to be.

[alticoupe3.5]

I like this set up. i rlly like the rims painted.

question: if i paint my rims like yours, will it void my warranty/lease?will i have to pay for the rims?

[chiapetchua01]

if i'm correct there's no warranty on wheels so i dout it'll void anythingcan't see how it would

and to the opthanksjust saw my rim after the dayit turned out not that bad but there are some areas that imma tape around then resand and repaint

gonna use your advice for my other 3 rims imma try you 3 wet coatslooks pretty clean

just wondering, is there any way to prep the cans so when ti sprays, its pretty even? because i notice sometimes it come out wetter then at other times randomly
Modified by chiapetchua01 at 11:40 AM 7/17/2009

[alticoupe3.5]

thanks for the info.

what kind of paint did you use?http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_1...spray

and you didnt take off the tires when you painted the rims did you? did you just use news paper or w/e to cover the tires?

and lastly, did you sand and primer also??
Modified by alticoupe3.5 at 11:36 AM 7/17/2009

[chiapetchua01]

i'm using duplicolor engine enaeml grey primer and engime enamel glossy black with red caliper paint for a strip

when u primerdo you just do 1 wet coat?and ya i did sandits a b**** though loljust 000 steel wool

[alticoupe3.5]

yeah you just coat the whole rim with one good coat.

[Dest556]

Looks sick!Best looking Sedan I've seen so far.

[chiapetchua01]

hey one crazyjust wanted to let you know that i used your techniques of 3 wet layersseemed 2 work really well!i'll see in the morning but noooi was careless and picked up one of my rims and pushes the paint up on 1 part with my thumbs.. gotta sand and redo that part