MisterFubar

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Honestly, I don't really like the look of the 07 TL-S's especially the wheels. Maybe it will grow on me as I see more of them.




I'll keep my tires clean, but I refuse to use any sort of tire dressing. Hell, I don't even wax my car, why would I want my tires to be shiney.

ussi

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i just did this mod and boy do i like the look WAYYY better than the stock wheels...

however i feel that i didn't sand down the back wheels as much as i should have because the paint on the front wheels seems to be a deeper color (which i sanded more) or but it could be because i didn't but 'thick' enough coats on the back...either way i'm thinking if its worth the hassle to repaint the back two again...

SSM6MTNAVI

^ pics? I'm carefully considering this as my project for this weekend......

JD TL-S

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I was thinking about painting my stock 07 TL-S wheels bright silver. Does that paint stick real good? I was thinking on several light coats then a clear coat. Will the paint stay on good without having a pro bake the paint???

Not a stupid question

bandit tl

Looks great, but what did you do about the wheel weights on the inside of the rim? And what happens when they are removed?

When I repainted a set of wheels (that didn't look as good as yours) they scratched the crap out of the inside of the rim removing the weights.

Buda

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I'm thinking about color matching my '06 OEM wheels to my car (NBP) has anyone done this? I was also thinking about leaving the outer rim a metal look (get it polished) as well as possible the edges of the 5 spokes. I'm going to try to get time to do a photoshop of what it would look like.

HQTL6SPD

another way to do this is never clean your wheels and they'll eventually turn black just like european cars

VmtSquad

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I got a friend who can do what ever I imagine with paint, so Im gonna ask him to get the same paint as my TL NBP and put it on my rims. Im gonna ask him to add a small RED LINE in the middle of each spokes to match the side lights its gonna be awesome when im gonna role...

Gonna post some photoshop pics soon...

msmching

WOO!! very NICE!!

Might just go do mine in GOLD. lol.

xcelir8TL

How is it holding up?

ninor

lol i have to do this to my rear wheels just so they look like my dusted front wheels at all times.... damn brembos!


NICE job man

HQTL6SPD

im considering doing this mod too!!

MisterFubar

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They are holding up great. The last wheel I painted I skimped a little on the prep work(even though I preached that is the most important part) and it has a few chips in it now, when I get around to fixing them I'll make sure to take my own advice and spend a little more time on the prep.

ballinfizzle89

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AWESOME DIY with great results..love the new look! How's the paint holding up though and whatd you do with the weights on the inside?

BTW-anyone photochop black rims on NPB?

dmk112

Best I can do... I don't think it does it justice though.

dmk112

Here it is with one black and the other stock.

JimiThng

nice job! they appear dark, are they as dark as they appear or is it the pic? the more coats you apply, do they get darker?

dmk112

I didn't actually paint these, these are photot-shopped on for some of the members that requested them. I am thiking of it though, what do you guys think?

ILLustriousUA6

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Bump it up!!

has anyone done stuff like this recently? If so, please post pics! I am planning to do this next weekend if the weather get's better...

JimiThng

i was actually refering to misterfubar but thanks for the awesome PS.
bump

ballinfizzle89

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AcuraTLboi...I thought you got some volks!? none the less.. I saw ACCURATEin's car with black stock rims and

dmk..thanks for the ps!

The Dougler

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anyone try the bronze on NBP? i'm thinking about painting up my winter set of stockers.

Acuraholic

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would love to see a bronze set of a-specs

Japspec954

looks great! i did the same thing on my integra a few years back, but mine started chipping after a while. i think i didnt do a good prepping job, though.
funny thing is, i was just thinking about doing this with my 3g a few days ago. I think ill wait til i drop mine first.

awaxx

Excellent write up! This will come in handy in the future.

Eoanou

They look nice, kind of like performance 17" wheels, I really like the way they look on your car, you should consider a lowered suspension now.

MisterFubar

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Thanks. I would consider lowering it, but the TL is now my wife's commuter car and weekend baby hauler. It's already too low for many of the roads it gets driven on.

anx1300c

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Nice work. I bought a set of center caps for my wheels that would look awesome on those. Not sure what they're from (MDX?), but they were brand new take offs on e-bay. They are a charcoal color but the caliper logo and ring are in raised chrome. I like the contrast with my silver wheels and they really class them up a little bit. Biggest reason I got them was because the black logo on my stock ones was all faded. Here is a similar one, but black not charcoal.


(It's AC909)

http://www.hubcaps.org/tl.html

stRodda

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great write-up!

i have a question though. you said you let them sit for a couple hours before remounting the wheels. but the duplicolor can says it cures in 7 days. was there an issue with dirt or brake dust the first time you washed them? does any crap stick to the paint since it wasnt fully cured when you drove on them?

i just painted a set, but i dont want to wait a week, im very inpatient. and i have a buyer waiting for my wheels.

Manach

Well done thanks for the nice how-to. I may do this to my stocks for the winter months, i just love the way the stocks look blacked out.

Tripnbeats

very nice write up.....i did my friends STI rims a few months ago using the same paint......great stuff im impressed with it.

Black0ut

subscribed for next winter

mr.jay.diem

nice write-up ... now i'm actually considering this

MisterFubar

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I waited about 4 hours before remounting and was driving the car the next day. I didn't have any issues with the paint not being cured. It dries hard to the touch after about an hour. I'm sure it wasn't fully cured yet, but I didn't have any issues handling them or remounting them... just don't pressure wash, scrub, or hit them with a hammer for the first week and you should be ok.

V-tec

How many cans did you use?

ballinfizzle89

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haha good advice

I might try these on the stockers..gold? bronze?

enigmaos

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enigmaos

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bronze baby! well, photoshop first.

V-tec

What kind of primer did you use?

SRT-11

if you go to dupli-color's website, they have a video how-to for this