ZeroBanger

I painted my wheels gunmetal last fall, and damn I cant even go to the damn grocery store without some comment. Without a doubt my wheels get the most attention of any part of my car. Thought I show what the wheel looks like after 8 months of daily driving. Everyone tells me it makes the car look "mean". Anyway, they get alot of attention. Here is a pic I took today of one of the wheels.






If anyone is considering this here is my original thread.

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...5&pagenumber=1

SyderJL

Those look pretty sweet! I have considered doing that with my 17" JDM wheels or even my old stockers just to see how it looks first. . .
Thats kinda crazy that your wheels get the most attention though, around here there are only a couple of FD's so just seeing one is pretty rare.

rotarypower101

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Personal opinion but those would look even better with the mazda symbol on the caliper rubbed off with a 3M abrasive rotary pad like the spirit R calipers

ZeroBanger

I just painted the calipers about 2 weeks ago. I plan on painting the Mazda symbol Black.

rotarypower101

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Did you consider powder coating them!
What made you paint them over powder coating….cost?

ZeroBanger

everyone thinks these are professionaly done. I mean, why pay 60 per wheel to powdercoat? This is just as good.

ZeroBanger

everyone thinks these are professionaly done. I mean, why pay 60 per wheel to powdercoat? This is just as good. costed less than 10 bucks.

rotarypower101

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Really $60

I got a quote from a local guy that people from my area say is real good , and he said he could do them for $100 all around .
All I had to do is bring them in oil and grease free.

Anyway I agree they do look professional from the pic, if the paint holds up those are probably just fine

still think they would look badass with the natural aluminum showing through on the mazda logo though.

kyle@insight

Wow that looks pretty cool I might have to try that to hold me off until I can get some wheels.

oneflytrini

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Nice wheels! Just wanted to know what brand of spray you used and where i can get it. Thanks

ALI

ZeroBanger

check the thread I linked. It has all the details. Its duplicolor wheel paint Graphite is the color, but its gunmetal.

Cihuuy

Zero: nice color!! definitely made the car newer...

im just wondering if it would look good on a montego blue?? what are the choices of color other than Graphite??

FormerPorscheGuy

I have the same probelm. I get alot of attention from mine also, but then again I have 17" Nippons.

Rx-7Addict

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Looks great, I really like that look!

911GT2

Those look awesome. I've spent a couple hours now trying to clean my stockers, because I don't think they were ever cleaned in the 10 years the car lived before I got it .

Do you think I could paint over the years of caked on brake dust? Or would I need to clean them first?

ZeroBanger

you need to spray wheel cleaner on your car, soak it for about 5 mintues, then use a 3m pad to clean it. Get some really fine steel whool to make the wheels really clean. Then you are ready to paint. If you paint over the brake dust you will see different tones in the paint.

ZeroBanger

it would definately look good on MB, I think this color looks good on any color car. They come in various colors I dont recall off hand though what others.

kyle@insight

Eh, I dunno. There's a guy locally who Auto-x's his MB and he has his stock wheels painted gunmetal. I personally think it looks alright, but others aren't too fond of it. Something about the contrast in the colors just doesn't mesh as nice as it would on another color.

However, it's your car and you should ALWAYS do what you like. I personally think it looks fine, but some don't care for it. It boils down to personal tastes.

scratchjunkie

hahaha zero when i first saw them i thought it was just dirty! LoL. just kidding man, it does look sweet. i would paint mines too but then our cars would look exactly the same.

ZeroBanger

Nah, I got a black interior, haha...

For real, I have no hangups about anyone painting the wheels like mine. Several other members have painted the wheels like mine (I'm sure I was the first). Thats why I posted this. Check out the colors if you dont want to look like mine, they have quite a few. It does make the wheels look new again.

Now I just need to get a paint job....

scratchjunkie

just buy some 18's and sell me your stockies

oneflytrini

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zero, from that pic, i think your back tires are bald. FD+rain+bad tires = bad things, sometimes good

ZeroBanger

those were nitto drag radials. they were not bald at the time, but they have been replaced since then.

EviLPeNeviL

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Yeah I almost did it too remember?! I bought all the **** and then was gonna sand everything down I got a buyer for my rims......... oh well.......


wes - stop biting off of other people's parts and paint them urself ya lazy SOB!!

brads

I painted mine black with a clear coat, $25 worth of paint. I'll post a pic when I can. I could not afford aftermarket rims or powder coating, yet I wanted to separate my car from the other 3 VR FDs in my town. I just used about a pad and a half of scotch-brites...one can of black classic laquer...and quater can of classic laquer clear coat on each wheel.

I also painted my calipers to look just like the ones posted above. Used 40 grit...80 grit...120grit on the Mazda emblem. Made it shiny then taped over it before painting.