Painting STock SE rims in Gun Metal ??????????????

[SilviaS14KA24DE]

make sure the nozzle isn't clogged with dried up paint

[nlzmo400r]

yea, i didnt get any of that when i 're-blackened' my steelies with flat black. I didnt bother masking the tire ( i had armorall on it and the tape wouldnt stick) and had no problems

[offtheline]

offtheline: Dude, your wheels look hot as hell! I love how they came out, slick job Brother.

Thanks mang!

[hannibal]

racer240,i liked how you masked of the lip to leave it silver. Looks good.

Nice S14 linja!

[nlzmo400r]

i just painted my se rims gunmetal (although i went with a lighter color) and ductaped off the lip and it came out nice, only takes about an hour (of course my rims were already off my car), i htink it looks pretty nice, and covers up some of hte scratches

[Nissan-S14]

i just painted my se rims gunmetal (although i went with a lighter color) and ductaped off the lip and it came out nice, only takes about an hour (of course my rims were already off my car), i htink it looks pretty nice, and covers up some of hte scratches

pictures!!!!

dont be greedy

[Radian]

You should look into getting them powder coated, much more durable.

[StrangeLove]

I got jackstands, put my car up on 4 of them, took all the wheels off, cleaned them for about 3 hours, 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of paint. Thats all, I did it in one day.

It was easy

BTW... primer sticks to your wheel, paint sticks to primer... USE PRIMER

[9095240SXDUCK]

What should I use if the wheels face got cube/Deep scratches? What can I use to fill the scratches?

Thanks

[Nissan-S14]

filler then sand

[9095240SXDUCK]

Filler? Please give me some names. I never done this before!

Thanks

[Nissan-S14]

hmm, i dont off the top of my head, but you can go to autozone or home depo and ask for a filler and some sand paper. Its fearly easy, just be PATIENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nlzmo400r]

i dont have a digicam , and i didnt bother sanding them down because the sandpaper scratched the rims. i also didnt clean em for 3 hours, took me about 2o minuts to clean em w/ a brillo pad and luster wash from work (i work at a car wash so it was easy ) i did this whole deal in about 1hr. Also, powdercoating is great, but i got a quote for $1oo per rim to do it, so id much rather my $4 method

[9095240SXDUCK]

hmm, i dont off the top of my head, but you can go to autozone or home depo and ask for a filler and some sand paper. Its fearly easy, just be PATIENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok coolI will try to do it! Hmm......

What Color would look good on a Grey 90 S13 COUPE with Pig Nose with front bumper lip, no spoiler?

Gun Metal or Black or Bloze???

[nlzmo400r]

theres different gunmetals. One is considerably darker than the other, almost like a hyperblack, the 'gunmetal' i have is much lighter, almost like a dark silver

[stickgoat]

I was planning to paint my stockers gunmetal as well, and was also going to go with the ghetto-tape and spray method.

I never did get around to it, but it's the thought that counts.

Go for it. If you completely trash them (which you won't), you can always strip them down and redo them or have them professionally done later on.

[nlzmo400r]

thats the way i figured it, i didnt wannget em professionaly done cause it cost like $4oo, so i figured if i was gonna spend that much on my SE rims, id save more and buy nicer rims that already come gunmetal

[scruffy63]

hey guys I just painted my car hot rod primer black.The primer on the car is not really that good, but the wheels look really good. I left the lip silver like the other guy. but I have the center caps on my wheels and I left them silver also. it looks really clean and nice. i'll post pics later.

[9095240SXDUCK]

If i paint it G/M it would be the color like thelinja!

But Like I say which color would look better?

What Color would look good on a Grey 90 S13 COUPE with Pig Nose with front bumper lip, no spoiler?

Gun Metal or Black or Bloze???

[Nissan-S14]

pics!!!!!!!!

[Nissan-S14]

hold onnnnnnnnnnnn, Those of you who painted the rims that were mounted on the car, wouldnt you get the paint on the calipers, rotors etc. whatever is nehind the rim???????

[thelinja]

Anyone who paints rims while they're on the car is a moron. Take them off.

[thelinja]

If i paint it G/M it would be the color like thelinja!

But Like I say which color would look better?

What Color would look good on a Grey 90 S13 COUPE with Pig Nose with front bumper lip, no spoiler?

Gun Metal or Black or Bloze???

Yes, if you use the same color I did (duplicolor gunmetal), it will look the same if you use 4 coats.

For a grey car, I think I'd go with black to tell you truth. If you paint them gunmetal grey, the car will be grey, and the grey color of the wheels will be a different color grey, which looks very tack IMO. And I don't know what the hell "bloze" is.

[9095240SXDUCK]

Oops can't spell! Hehe

The right spelling is

BRONZE

[thelinja]

OK, bronze on grey would look horrible too IMO.

[StrangeLove]

http://www.cardomain.com/id/pillzs

Thats how my wheels turned out, I think look damn nice!

[Nissan-S14]

not bad at all

[nlzmo400r]

in all honesty, thats a bit too dark for my taste. I couldnt even tell what hte rims looked like, all i could see was the lug nuts, but if thats what u were goin for, then they look good

[driftin8ez]

I just painted my LE rims on my s13 gunmetal using duplicolor wheel paint found at autozone. Just wanted to post a link to a pic to show em' off. WHat do you guys think?http://www.villagephotos.com/v...30764

http://www.villagephotos.com/v...30782

[wangless]

i like them