picked up a set of 17's for cheap:







and fixed them up (they are a little dusty from just sitting around):







How do they look??

 

ohhh looks sweet how much that cost?

 

my guess.......200$

 

Looks nice, did you diy?

 

looks good, and i like that bronze
is that painted or powder coated?

 

awesome,.. I'll be painting my stockies in a few weeks after finals...what color and brand of paint did you use?

 

I was thinking of refinishing my wheels when I get bored of bright GOLD or a different shade of gold or anodized gold, $200 for 4 wheels would be sweet

 

thats what i paid for mine

 

i paid about 350 for the tires and rims. fixed ALL of the curb rash off the wheels ALL BY MYSELF. polished the lip using metal polish and a buffer about 8 times a wheel. taped off lip CAREFULLY ( ive seen alot of ugly taping jobs off the internet and decided not to be one of them) so that there would be a nice round and even line. painted and dried indoors. total time to complete was about 12-15 hours.
didnt want to powercoat because i painted my current rims, drove them all through this winter, and they are NOT peeling/chipping/flaking at all. I guess i do a pretty good job painting hahah. i enjoy doing things like this.

 

how did you fix the curb rash?

 

wow, what a change, I love those rims, was planning to pick a set up for myself, Nice work!

 

and what kind of paint did u use? what was the process? D I Y Guide! ! !

 

 

looks awesome

write up a diy please

 

there is alot of diys out there. idont really feel like doing it. check the "similar threads" at the bottom and click on my other thread a while ago.

the way i got rid of the curb rash was i basically sanded it down until all metal around the area was smooth. used 60, 220, 400, 800, 1000, 2000 grit sandpaper. then at the end i just kept on ploishing the lip. this was alot easier for me cuz the tires were off.

 

They look nice!!!! I really like the 5-spoke three spoke look. Nice find and nice price!

 

awesome, glad you shared this..
ive been thinking "i really needa get rid of all this curb rash" and now i know i can myself

 

brand of paint and color please.....

 

if your painting them curb rash is hecka easy just use some filler compound sand it down nice and smooth and paint this way u dont change the balance of your wheels too much either.

 

now all u gotta do is paint those center caps to match

and go on ebay, pick out a small acura sticker that you like x4

and put it on. shit will look real clean.

 

Good thinking on the acrua center caps, looks classy, yet sporty.

 

o and another thing that was a pain when doin this was i had to tape over ALL the rivets around the rim because they dont come off. i had to tape off 100 rivets, cut them and them peel them all off individualy. ahha i was goin crazy because it took me so damn long. lucky it was done indoors. im wondering if i should have just polished the rivets. would it look better? damn, o well, maybe ill do it later cuz i dont want to ruin the paint.

yea, u can use some filler or bondo for fixing curb rash but u have to paint over them and u cant have polished wheels.

never thought about what i would have done with the center caps, but painting them the same color might sounds like a good idea....

 

you can use alot of different paints, like metal spray paint, paint gun paint, or custom color spray cansand they all can look professional. just make sure you prep properly and use compatable primer, color and clear, like all the same brand or same quality.

i used duplicolor primer, color and clear because i had them laying around. good paint but if your a newb at painting then you are gonna drip and spray fat drops of paint everywhere

 

For those that want to learn how to do it, give this link a try.

http://guidetodetailing.com/articles.php?articleId=30


This may or may not have been the same process that was used in this thread, but it will get you there.

 

thats sweeth man...i love bronze....too bad it doesnt look good on my color.....=(

 

i'm no newb at painting, just wondering what the color was because it's something along thoses lines that I want to paint my wheels... did you use the duplicolor wheel paint?

 

nice call on the rims..get on lowering it though

 

yea im ready to see the rims cleaned and on the car.