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February 23, 2009

What Did You Do This Weekend?

Weston Henderson

I got a sweet set of rims from VMR but they didn’t offer them in the color that I wanted. So, I painted them. Now before you all go chastising me, I used a spray gun set up and am going to have a friend clear coat them for me. That’s not to say you can’t get great results from a rattle can, and in fact I would have done it that way if I could have found the color I was looking for. Here is an example of how they should turn out.

It took a little work to get over putting the initial scratches in the brand new 19s, but these puppies came out nice in my opinion. I figured a gold face with the chrome lip would look the best, so I tapped the lip off really well prior to sanding and painting.

Here’s the way the rims looked originally. More pics, including the finished product, after the jump!

Taping off the rim was actually really easy because the chrome lip was a seperate piece from the face and a nice groove was provided for me to run the tape.

Sanding the rims was a pain but I wanted to make sure I got every part.

Sanded down…

First coat

Third coat

Final coat

I’ll have another update for you guys after I get these clear coated this weekend and get some rubber on ‘em.

What did you do this weekend?

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Posted at 12:28 pm in VMR, What Did You Do This Weekend?, Wheels

Comments

jacob
Feb 25, 2009 at 9:19 am

they turned out great, i am going to add this to my favorites, i know it sounds stupid but for the mean time, can u do that to hub caps?

jacob
Feb 25, 2009 at 9:19 am

they turned out great, i am going to add this to my favorites, i know it sounds stupid but for the mean time, can u do that to hub caps?

Yanzo
Feb 24, 2009 at 10:31 pm

so that’s how you do it… i woulda just sprayed over it

troy
Feb 24, 2009 at 7:26 pm

i love that color

Manny
Feb 24, 2009 at 5:13 pm

one of my fav rim color choices man.. going back to the times when people used to ride in sabs with gold bbs’.. looking do do same concept, please check out ride and let me know what you think… oh these r the rims… http://www.adrwheels.ca/msport.html

XTZTwinTurbo
Feb 24, 2009 at 2:45 pm

Nice. Check out what I did with mine.. I actually physically widened my MRR Design GT-1 wheels.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3056793/2

AUDIBOOST
Feb 24, 2009 at 1:01 pm

this is somewhat i have in mind for my bbs… i havnt decided what color tho… looks greattt

Josh
Feb 24, 2009 at 10:13 am

Should clear coat go on top of that kind of paint? I’ve heard that it messes with the luster of silver and gold tones. I’d like to paint my steelies when ever I get them in, warm weather pleeaaaaase! I’ve been waiting on a set for almost two months now.

bob
Feb 24, 2009 at 9:51 am

i think those wheels are going to look bad @$$ when they are all finished and mounted! great job with em

Weston Henderson
Feb 24, 2009 at 9:33 am

longrooffan
Feb 23, 2009 at 4:42 pm
That dub meet looks sweet! Especially liking the flat black beetle with racks.

As for the multiple questions and praises about the rims first, THANKS! Second, you definitely always sand before you paint (david) yes you should all try and paint rims at some point in your tuning, and yes it definitely takes me back too!

Thanks guys!

inline power
Feb 24, 2009 at 8:58 am

nice work. I was wondering how long should you let the paint dry on the wheels before driving with them, curious cause i think i’m gonna paint mine. As for my weekend, I worked and played wii.

chris
Feb 24, 2009 at 6:59 am

i got a tune up in my rabbit and replaced trim in my porsche awesome rim job

Mike
Feb 24, 2009 at 6:34 am

I used the Duplicolor wheel paint in a can on some RX7 wheels to restore them. It was a base aluminum color with a clear coat. Turned out great and have lasted well.

I cleaned out my trailer this weekend.

Mike

i_luv_dusty
Feb 24, 2009 at 5:32 am

Those wheels turned out really good!

7ur7le
Feb 23, 2009 at 11:48 pm

rims look real good.I got tattooed and bought some parts to change my water pump next weekend

Jeremy
Feb 23, 2009 at 9:10 pm

They came out real nice man great job.

GTwildfire
Feb 23, 2009 at 7:47 pm

If you do the job right, rattle cans can do an awesome finish. Done a few sets of rims, some to match some to better contrast depending on the rims and their ride.

brivan
Feb 23, 2009 at 6:04 pm

-looks awesome,takes me back

brivan
Feb 23, 2009 at 6:02 pm

Lighting is on your side! lol

Bobby
Feb 23, 2009 at 5:47 pm

omg, those are gonna look SOOOOOOOO Sexy man! Can’t wait to see ‘em installed!! Gold on white looks awesome, I’m doing that with my next car!!

Luis
Feb 23, 2009 at 4:59 pm

I change the balljoints on my dads explorer talk about pain in the ass took me like 2 hours,also put on a short ram intake in my yaris sounds great that was way to ez took me like 15 min tops

longrooffan
Feb 23, 2009 at 4:42 pm

Well, they are nice rims, either color, sanded or not, but noone told you what they did this weekend.

Well, GTI Guy, and if that stands for what I think it did, check out this link to my blog to see what I did this weekend. I am 100%absolutely sure you will like it.

http://oleragtop.blogspot.com/2009/02/vdub-winterjam.html

Enjoy your blogs and hope you enjoy those wheels, as well.

And remember to always Celebrate Life.

Jason
Feb 23, 2009 at 3:40 pm

The second pic down where the rims look almost gun metal gray is a gorgeous color….I might lightly scuff mine up and hit it with a light coat of charcoal or 2.. hopefully end up with a black chrome type look or something similar. … It takes balls ..congrats they look Nice

samer zahran
Feb 23, 2009 at 2:41 pm

i want to know if i can restore the original color after paint the rims ? and if i paint the rims are u sure thats the color will be the same and will not change ?
” you can see my stock rims and tell me ur advice ”

thanks ..

nes
Feb 23, 2009 at 2:35 pm

Damn it now I want to paint my rims! The polish is fadind!
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I finally got around changing the oil and checking the suspension because of some odd noises it sometimes makes. I couldn’t find anything though. I’m guessing is just wear and nothing so serious. I also finally found out how to take of TC on my sister’s 538i and how to work the foglights! Damn that car is so complicated!!!

Daniel
Feb 23, 2009 at 2:35 pm

why did you sand the rims? ARE YOU KIDDING ME! its the first step in the process of painting.

daivd
Feb 23, 2009 at 2:09 pm

Why’d you sand the rims???