Tay119

iTrader: (2)

So I order a gunemtal wheel paint kit from rimpainter.com for my scratched up stock wheels on my 99 TL. I'm really impressed by how they came out, especially for the work of a 18 year old. five and a half hours later and i've only finished 2 so far. i'll post final pics of the wheels on the car tomorrow, i'll leave you with these for now:

Rejckt

iTrader: (2)

looks good but why you spray your center cap?

princelybug

iTrader: (16)

+1.

DownShiftPerformance1

Not bad. . .

Tay119

iTrader: (2)

i thought the caps would look out of place since they're silver. i was gonna see if i could get some Acura A's to stick on mine or maybe the center caps from 3G Type-S wheel would fit and it's gunmetal too

Tay119

iTrader: (2)

we'll here's a picture of them mounted on the car. i know i'll get flamed for the red lug nuts, but i kinda like them. and yes of course, i know, it would look much better with a drop


and painted the shift gate trim just for fun

MrChanh

im likin it. kudos

thewrangler99

how much did it cost you?

Vman159

^+1

DarkSithCL

iTrader: (1)

great job!

phee

iTrader: (5)

looks good but u need the centercaps.

ninja18

I agree with the center caps & i don't like the red Like the center paint too.. Gj

Tay119

iTrader: (2)

rimpainter.com sells kits for $90. i took out a few things so it came out to $70. it woulda been about the same if i had purchased it all from Amazon. but this way i get customer service

i just bought black Acura center cap decals from eBay. so those will be on soon

thanks guys


and unfortunately the wheels came out having a rough texture so i'm in contact with rimpainter, they have some seriously quick customer service. so hopefully they'll come out glossy like the shiftgate

Tay119

iTrader: (2)

just slapped on my center cap stickers... i'm very satisfied by how the whole project turned out

-Vip3r-

lol nice work, but clean up those tires!

marcba89

iTrader: (1)

chrome shiftgate FTW!

Tay119

iTrader: (2)

which chrome shiftgate is that? i painted mine gunmetal like the wheels

jstahnke10

iTrader: (1)

Looks good!
Nice Job!

n1njai

iTrader: (3)

You're a 99, the chrome is underneath the paint you just put on.

marcba89

iTrader: (1)

hehe yesss, chrome oh sooooo clean!

jstahnke10

iTrader: (1)

Did you have any deep curb rash that sticks out still?

Tay119

iTrader: (2)

there are some places around the lip that the old curb rash can still be felt. but other than that, the wheels are in much much better condition than they were before i painted

djescobar973

Where did u get those stickers... Link?

Tay119

iTrader: (2)

got em on eBay from this guy: http://myworld.ebay.com/ebaymotors/go_lee_go/

they were about $8

spoTLess

Did you sanded the rims to bare metal?

I'm using this video to paint my rims.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bh8hzwC2TA

Souljah

Nice. Not too shabby.

Tay119

iTrader: (2)

i wouldn't say I did it down to the bare metal. it was more of a rough scuffing to remove the finish from the wheels