PATCHEZinSPACE

So I saw a white BMW with gold meshies
And instantly fell in love with that color combo

I wanna paint the stockies gold..
What's the best route ?
Plastidip powder coat etc...

RU_JELLY

iTrader: (1)

best route would be to not do it...if you want gold wheels buy some wheels that are gold. it will just make your car look cheap with stock 17s painted gold IMO

supraru

Depends on you really. If you can do a good job it can last. I did a few different things on my old Rsti.

Rattle can duplicolor bronze


Lasted about 4 years. When I needed new tires though I took them to a place and they chipped one up pretty bad.

Decided to strip them after that and powdercoat them a darker bronze to change it up a little.


The powdercoat held up awesome but if you can't do it yourself you're going to be paying a place anywhere from 60 to 120 bucks a wheel to do.

Then when I got my sti wheels I went from silver to gold.

jonmizu

I think there is just something about white rims on a white car. it just matches!

BeezleTL85

^ Lacs and big bodies

EvilVirus

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OP powder coat them but I have to agree jelly; better off buy gold wheels.

zachlone

you could always plastidip the stock wheels gold to see if you like the gold and white combo on your car. Then if so, go out and buy a set of gold rims.

EvilVirus

iTrader: (8)

He already likes that combo

"So I saw a white BMW with gold meshies and instantly fell in love with that color combo."

Besides I dont think they sell gold plasti dip. OP would have to order from here:

http://www.plastidip.com/home_soluti...Your_Color_Kit

If OP already likes that combo then just powder coat them. You want them to look the best then do it right.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

Unless you're slammed, gold stockies will look like crap

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

Great contribution, and I like this look the best.
What happened to the Rsti?

zachlone

well in that case powdercoat dont plastidip. what style stock wheels do u have?

zachlone

BMW & Acura

JDMKNIGHT

What color is your TL Zach? I agree if you wanna paint your stock wheels gold, i think you need to go low just to set it off better too

zachlone

I have an AM TL. Im not the one wanting to paint my rims gold, OP said he saw a white bmw that he liked with gold rims and I just showed him a white TL with gold rims so he can decide. Just trying to help out on his decision.

ebelp

Aaron, didn't you used to have a set of base stockies that were painted gold? Pics for reference?

geekybiker

Front clip swap? I had a RS-T, with a ludespeed kit on it. 6spi or so on the ej25 and stand alone ECU. That was a fun car.

PATCHEZinSPACE

That white tl pic is exactly what I want.

supraru

Sold it for 13k. Owned it since 01' and just decided to sell it. I had my fun with it.


Looks awesome, just gotta see if it looks good on the stock wheels. Did I miss what year tl the op has? I think it would look better on the 07' 08' base wheels.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

There's nothing you can do to make the 07-08 Base wheels look better besides setting them on fire.

supraru

Usdm swapped with an fp hta-68 turbo. 2700 lb car.

supraru

Lol. I actually like them better then the 04's. different tastes I guess.

geekybiker

Oh, and I painted my base wheels this fall. Powder coating is going to look the best and last the longest. However you might as well buy a cheap set of wheels for the price. Duplicolor wheel paint works pretty well, but it really depends on how well you prep the wheels. If you're lazy with prep and don't let them cure before using them you're going to get chips. I'm pretty happy with mine 3-4 months later, but that's hardly long term.

PATCHEZinSPACE

What rims are thos in the tl pic???

CLtotheTL32

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Work VS-XX

PATCHEZinSPACE

Thank you !!!!!!!!
I'm starting to save right now!!! Lmao

pwr2panda

DeathMetal, I believe, has pictures of his WDP with gold painted stockies. IIRC they didn't look as great as those Works, mainly bc the gold is too bright.

ebelp

Doesn't matter what shade of gold they are, painted stockies are never going to look as good as those Works.