well no matter what color i pick im gonna leave the lips alone, i plan to get the rims stripped then lips repolished then paint the centers

 

***** pink, airbrush in some blue or purple veins, **** will be classy.

 

lol

 

I would like some updated pictures....

 

From the photos you posted, they sort of look like a gunmetal color already. I suppose the paint on them isn't in good enough to just use as-is?

Did you mention what size they are? I like them.

 

^ if you can see up close there are a lot of chips and scratches all over near the lug holes... the lips are in okay condition but one has a 3" gash.. they can be used as-is but i rather fix them first besides i still need to get a new set of tires for these badboys =]

stock FD rims
17x8 50+ gonna run a 20mm spacer

17x8.5 50+ 25/30mm spacer


edit: i will update the status this weekend when i start sanding and primer them up

 

Those offsets are horrible.

 

yeah i know but they look good ahha

well they were for an FD

 

So they were intended for an FD... I see they're forged at least, which hopefully means they're light.

 

just get some wheel paint and do them yourself,.. get some sand paper and go over them wet sanding, 600 grit should do. clean them with soap and water. Mask off the lips, spray.

Then take some Mother's aluminum wheel polish to the lips and do it by hand. = awesome. I dont think you need to primer them, just prep the current surface. Im tempted to paint my volks

 

i painted my stock bss rims on my vert a gold color with the rustoleum spray cans and they came out pretty good. I think the gun metal color would look good on your white car. my car is black and i really like how the gold contrasts with the dark body color.

 

How durable are the rattle can wheel paints, and what brand(s) work best? I've heard it is best to not prime an already-painted aluminum wheel... is that true?

 

from past experience with spray cans.... they are pretty good for the money

 

rattle can works great if you put enough light perfectly even coats on it... but if you can find a shop that will powdercoat them for a good price its totally worth it.

 

this is what im gonna do =]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WFGj...eature=related

 

Cool video. I liked the soothing music. Wish either I spoke German, or that they kept providing the English translations. Wonder why they stopped 1/3 of the way through?

Questions: (1.) Where do you get one of those rotating stands for wheel painting? (2.) I heard somewhere that you're not supposed to prime an already-painted alloy wheel, that it actually reduces adhesion of the top coat. True or false?

 

They primed it because they sanded most of it down to bare metal by the looks of it. you should be able to get the stand from their website, I think that is what this vid is promoting.

http://www.felgen-lackier-assistent.de/

 

Lol good luck finding a site in english! Haha I searched for hours'... Image basically going to make my own... Looks very simple...

And wont be priming my rims just sanding washing and painting for me....

 

they look great keep 'em how they are.

 

so i test sprayed some colors, here they are!

taped up


dark gun metal



compared to stock


silver



silver vs gun metal





with center caps

 

I like the dark gunmetal best, then the stock color. Silver seems a bit boring, but still OK.

 

I actually like the silver.

 

haha nice.

what are you gonna do with your 5zigens?those wherent bad either. I would think you would get bored of the BBS rims after the "new-ness" factor wears off.

 

im still gonna keep them, i want to get them re finished later on....

i probably would after the "new-ness" factor wears off but its coo cause now i have to sets to put on haha

 

any color will do white goes with anything,but yea bronze or a metallic type color would look good.