Paint 18in stock rims black?

[Vandy07]

anyone paint these black. looking to maybe painting these black, wondering if anyone has done this already

[thewhitestallion]

yes people have don't it but in my opinion (not trying to offend anyone if they have done it) but it looks tacky and does not look right.

[RyanbabZ71]

Try plasti dip first at least it's temporary if you don't like it

 

 

Ryan

[K2jer]

Can always try this so it's not too much black. It's called Rim Prints. Just a precut sticker.

 

[patriot]

Agreed. Plasti-dip looks just like.....Plasti-dip. IMNSHO it looks like a cheap ricer mod.

 

I like the black accents above. That looks sharp.

 

If you want them painted, get them either black anodized or powder coated.

[RyanbabZ71]

Agreed. Plasti-dip looks just like.....Plasti-dip. IMNSHO it looks like a cheap ricer mod.

 

I like the black accents above. That looks sharp.

 

If you want them painted, get them either black anodized or powder coated.

I was just saying to use it temporarily if they are trying to decide to go that route. I did that only stock Camaro rims then liked it so I went with and bought black rims

 

 

Ryan

[22_AT4]

I had mine painted black. I like the look.

[BDBiker]

I darkened the painted surfaces with a dark silver metallic to add depth to the wheels.

 

Here is the before:

 

Here is the after:

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It made a obvious difference on the truck and I only invested my time and wheel paint.

[nathan.reimers.33]

I darkened the painted surfaces with a dark silver metallic to add depth to the wheels.

 

Here is the before:

 

Here is the after:

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It made a obvious difference on the truck and I only invested my time and wheel paint.

Those look great! What kind of paint did you use? Primer?

[BDBiker]

I went to Advance Auto Parts and picked up some of the following:

1.Wax and Grease Remover

2.Dupli-Color Wheel Coating

3.Dupli-Color Gloss Clearcoat

I already had Scotchbrite Pads to scrub the wheels to break the glaze

 

Here is a pic of the paint:

 

After removing the wheels and sitting the truck on jackstands, I cleaned and dried the wheels.

Then a good cleaning with Wax and Grease Remover and complete drying.

Careful masking of the areas I did not want painted, followed by:

3 coats of color

Un-mask the areas previously covered, and finally

2 coats of clear

[K2jer]

Wheel looks awesome. Almost can't tell it's the same wheel. Can you post a picture on the truck?

[BDBiker]

Here is the best I can do with the weather we have.

[avgas]

Here is the best I can do with the weather we have.

Nicely done! Blacked out wheels look like an old steel wheel with a missing hub cap in my opinion. Looks real good!

[BDBiker]

Thanks for the positive feedback, we all have our likes and dislikes, but this works for me.