Some Pics
Where did you get ur OEM rims painted? and how much?
05-07-2007, 11:30 AM
#3
Racer
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Montreal, Canada
Age: 41
Posts: 273
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
yeah you probably saw them on the other site.
Go to Canadian Tire, they have Duplicolor Wheel paint for 8$, i just took time to sand properly. At first the white was too white, but the clearcoat from duplicolor was a bit yellowing, and gave them an offwhitish look which i liked.
To those of you who will flame me for painting my wheels (and i know you will) i will just say, I did these because i think it looks good, i did it my self, and it is only until next summer.
Go to Canadian Tire, they have Duplicolor Wheel paint for 8$, i just took time to sand properly. At first the white was too white, but the clearcoat from duplicolor was a bit yellowing, and gave them an offwhitish look which i liked.
To those of you who will flame me for painting my wheels (and i know you will) i will just say, I did these because i think it looks good, i did it my self, and it is only until next summer.
![CrazyCool[O]'s Avatar](data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 50 50'><circle class='avatar-circle-default' fill='%23a1c94f' cx='25px' cy='25px' r='20px'></circle><text class='avatar-text-default' x='49%' y='53%' fill='white' text-anchor='middle' alignment-baseline='middle'>C</text></svg>)
Which D2S bulb are you using?
Trending Topics
05-07-2007, 04:52 PM
#12
日本国内市場の売春婦
How well do youneed to sand them? and how long did this whole process take?... Seems like a worthwhile thing as a DIY, i want mine in gunmetal sort-of.. but I can't keep the car out of operation for that long.
05-07-2007, 11:28 PM
#23
Racer
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Montreal, Canada
Age: 41
Posts: 273
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thanks once again guys.
To answer some questions:
Sanding didnt take that long, around 30 mins or so per wheel but that depends on how anal you are, I did this while my winter tires were still on so i was ok with it.
I did indeed paint them with the tires still on, this obviously required me to mask the tires, what i did was armor all the tire rather than tape it, now this would have been completely affective, had i removed the excess paint right away (not doing it right away allowed the armor all to soak in and the paint to dry), the result is some perma stuck paint (removed most of it by literally sanding the tire) if anyone knows of a better way/chemical to get it all off it would be great.
If you would like to not be without your car for too long, i suggest sanding them the day before while still on, then the next day go through with the painting, it doesnt take long, its quick drying but i let it dry for a good while since i still had steelies. Cleared it afterwards and i was all done.
In regards to the center caps, I did paint them white, but what i actually did was putty it to fill in the A symbol, to make it smooth, but i have not put them on because i was then thinking of getting a red "A" for them.
I am lowered with some nice Tein SS coilovers
Finally, my calipers are painted, but i didnt sand my caliper last year before i painted them so they are pretty much back to stock color. I will be re-painting them red again, also putting my ACURA decals on them again.
Sorry long reply, lol.
To answer some questions:
Sanding didnt take that long, around 30 mins or so per wheel but that depends on how anal you are, I did this while my winter tires were still on so i was ok with it.
I did indeed paint them with the tires still on, this obviously required me to mask the tires, what i did was armor all the tire rather than tape it, now this would have been completely affective, had i removed the excess paint right away (not doing it right away allowed the armor all to soak in and the paint to dry), the result is some perma stuck paint (removed most of it by literally sanding the tire) if anyone knows of a better way/chemical to get it all off it would be great.
If you would like to not be without your car for too long, i suggest sanding them the day before while still on, then the next day go through with the painting, it doesnt take long, its quick drying but i let it dry for a good while since i still had steelies. Cleared it afterwards and i was all done.
In regards to the center caps, I did paint them white, but what i actually did was putty it to fill in the A symbol, to make it smooth, but i have not put them on because i was then thinking of getting a red "A" for them.
I am lowered with some nice Tein SS coilovers
Finally, my calipers are painted, but i didnt sand my caliper last year before i painted them so they are pretty much back to stock color. I will be re-painting them red again, also putting my ACURA decals on them again.
Sorry long reply, lol.
05-07-2007, 11:29 PM
#24
Racer
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Montreal, Canada
Age: 41
Posts: 273
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Black Ninja
Those are some nice wheels! How much were they and where can I get them? 
05-07-2007, 11:33 PM
#25
Racer
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Montreal, Canada
Age: 41
Posts: 273
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by VorteC
How well do youneed to sand them? and how long did this whole process take?... Seems like a worthwhile thing as a DIY, i want mine in gunmetal sort-of.. but I can't keep the car out of operation for that long.
The Duplicolor Color name was "High performance White" and for the "gunmetal" one it was "Graphite"
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
MrHeeltoe
1G TSX Tires, Wheels, & Suspension
20
02-23-2023 01:54 PM
emailnatec
5G TLX Tires, Wheels & Suspension
29
09-28-2018 04:27 PM
MrHeeltoe
2G TSX Tires, Wheels & Suspension
3
09-29-2015 10:43 PM
MrHeeltoe
3G TL Tires, Wheels & Suspension
0
09-28-2015 05:43 PM