i just got the 81 and i have some rims from back in the day like the 80s i believe, i was wondering what kind of paint do i need to paint them black any suggestions on waht type of paint?

 

brake caliper paint might work. Engine paint. Toy model paint. Spray paint...

Exterior paint is really what you want, tho. I'd reccomend caliper or engine piant. Folia tec caliper paint is what i'd use.

 

Dupli-Color High performance wheel coating, is what I used. It's not black but graphite, looks better than black IMO.

 

oh okay cool thanks do think i can get this at my local pep boys ? or i dont know

 

i have an add ripped out from a catalog. VHT Caliper Paint (variety of colors, black included) 4.95 per spray bottle. i dont know the number of the catalog, or the name.... not very helpful, i know lol. but the point is, its cheap.

--eric

 

Pep-Boys will have it.

 

If all else fails I think Wal-Mart has it too, (Dupli-Color)

 

Plain old Kyocera Satin Black has worked for me for years and years and years and....

And Satin Black is soooo much nicer than the Graphite Gray - IMO - lol Of course, everybody's entitled to my opinion

 

RICE

 

Sometimes rice is nice.......

It's important to personalize your ride. If everybody paints their wheels black and puts louvers on their car, well... I'd have no choice but to strip that stuff off mine and remove the louvers. If everybody else is heading north, I go south.

 

Good man Bfgoodrich tires!!

 

I've used SEM Satin trim black paint for the 626 Turbo wheels that I used to use on my SE about 8 years ago. Seems like black wheels are more of a trend now than back then. Just sand them down well and use a self-etching primer first.

 

Get them powder coated.

 

You callin a rex rice? you must be outa your mind.

My car is about as "rice" for a rex as you can get. Except for this one body kit i saw on selectmaz.com.au .....

 

rims and lowering is not rice, its nice!. rice starts with spoilers and body kits

--eric

 

Powdercoating is the best, most permanent and durable option, but if you must be a cheapskate (and I can respect that), I'd use some epoxy enamel and then bake the wheel in the oven to harden the paint.
Bake it for an hour at 300-350 degrees, then allow it to cool completely and repeat a couple more times. The heat-cycling will make the paint really hard.
And the self-etching primer idea is an excellent one. -WG

 

whatever you do, in my opinion, dont get a shiny glossy finish. i think flat or low-gloss looks better on a black wheel. and whoever said black wheels were rice is a poop-tard. black wheels were the de-facto standard color forever untill they came out with goofy chrome crap. if you ask me chrome is ricier than black any day. (not that i'm against rice, cause i love it!)

 

right on thanks this forum is very helpful

 

I've said it once, and I'll say it again, I LIKE ZOOKEEPER'S RIDE

I'm jealous...


Jeff

 

hmm im painting my rims black and my car color is red but soon to be black as well, i was just wondering what color should i paint the brake calipers? black also, maybe red to stand out? i dont know what do you guys think?

 

Aluminum, color

 

what would a powercoating job cost for 4 rims?

 

I'll second that

 

Well, I painted one of the myriad of sets of factory wheels I have black and put my BFG Comp T/A R-1 Tires on them for autox.