i painted my stocks black, and im planning to redo them (if possible) and paint it bronze. would there be anyway to remove the current coatings?

and also.. if there are some rough edges and stuff.. would sanding it down help? I didn't notice it until now.

well, if anyone has ever painted their rims.. whats a good walkthrough to successfuly have a perfect finish? thanks..

 

yea sanding would get the paint off, and wetsanding would be even better.

IMO...

start out with fairly rough sand paper then move your way to fine, then clean it with some alcohol or other cleaner, then dry it and start painting again.

after i get my rims with my tax returns im gonna send my rims to get powercoated bronze (they are gunmetal now)

 

sand blast them its way easier just get a fine sand

 

how do you sand blast? Do you have to buy a sand blaster... I know my question sounds ridiculous, but Im serious

 

same here cuz then i may be motivated to redo my wheels.... yea right

 

ne pics of the painted rims as of now?

 

me?

yes....


thats before the hotchkis drop.... looks so much better after the drop

 

BEFORE:


AFTER:



NO prepwork at all.. just very careful masking and lots of small and light coats.. ive painted every set of rims i have and ALWAYS and i mean ALWAYS i get the best results when i dont sand.. takes too long and you dont always get a smooth surface since you might press harder in some areas..

 

^^^ those look hot!!! makes me want to paint my oe rims.

Nathan
ycart1201

 

Dookie Green!

 

honestly... I dont like those ^ they look like they were spray painted with brake dust... lol. Sorry, but rims should have a gloss of some sort

 

i agree..they were a beauty before you did that to it..sorry man but i'm not feelin it at all..why did u pick dookie green? and not even a gloss to it or anythin

 

well.. reason i painted them army green was to be different.. im tired of seeing the same ol colors on the same ol cars.. its always black with black rims and polished lip.. black on black(which i used to have a LONG time ago) and now im starting to see black and bronze.. i like to be outta the ordinary.. i didnt do a gloss because they dont need it...

 

The rims are ok hawk but thy dont flow, U should either put a satin type finish on them(doesnt have to be high gloss), or paint those cener caps black...gloss black. Actually u should paint them anyway, those caps are ugly with that color. But they are still diff. and thats what matters.

 

another reason I painted them is because they are going to be track rims... hopefully I can start that soon... I have another set coming in that's gonna be crazy... be ready for a surprise

 

what kind of wheels are those hawk?

 

black racing pro-n1 17x7.5 35+ offset original color is bronze

 

i loveeeeee them

 

hawk where did you buy them if you dont mind me asking?

 

i bought them off a dealer and got robbed.. when i bent a rim and went online to buy a replacement, these guys were the best to get it from
http://store.racinglab.com/blackracing.html