so these are the pics before, during, and after.. i'll post more up of it detailed and with the a-spec kit!! i thought it would look bad but i actually like them i got my friends trying to buy it off me but i think i'll hold on to it for a while

 

Good decision in painting them. Really wasn't feelin them before but they look hot now

 

Looking good.

 

what kind of paint did you use? and how long did it take?

 

i used the duplicolor rim paint... use the search feature i saw a diy on here and just went from there it took me about 5 hours to do everything but i didn't mount them on til 2 days later, i made sure everything was touched up the right way put a few coats of clear and washed them before putting them on. thanks for the comments guys

 

Very Nice Outcome

 

nice job, looks like it came out great

 

looks MUCH better... gj

 

Much better, Very nice.

 

looks pretty good.

 

looks a lot better now then when it wasnt painted. musta been a pain in the ass with those rivets.

ive thought about painting my rims black, they are already gunmetal, but i think it may look better straight gloss black. keep us up to date on how the paint stays on the rims.

 

so far i've had the wheels painted well over a month and they've stayed on good... i wash my car every week with a high pressure washer and no chips yet, i just took my time doing them and i'm glad that i did... as for the rivets i just smeard vaseline over them and when i was done washed it off and the rivets were fine! thanks for the comments guys... post more pics soon... the gf drove the car one day and curbed the a spec lip so i had to take it out and get it redone again