I simply got tired of the silver, never really liked it in the first place. I got them with the car and I'm too cheap and caught up in finishing the performance aspects to get a new set. They also had some knicks and scratches so they needed sanded down. I have one done so far, and I think I'm gonna like them...the color is a gunmetal with quite a bit of flake. I'm considering a red lip, depending on what I think when I get them finished. Thanks for looking...

 

Nice DIY, please don't put a red lip on them.

 

Thanks, now that I look at them I like them the way they are so no red lip

 

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Also, take off the center caps.

 

You did a great job! Looks like it came from the factory

 

looks stock thats craftmanship

 

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Thanks to everyone. I'm still waiting to catch heck from all those who hate people painting wheels Anyway, I'm about to put the finishing touches on the 2nd wheel now...

 

DIY??

 

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Do It Yourself

 

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nice diy, but i think silver looks cleaner

 

they look good so far, but you need to repaint your calipers black

 

Nice job on the paint Looks awesome. Now do the calipers.

 

Yes I do need to repaint the calipers, I was hoping to take them off and sandblast them, but I dunno if that is gonna happen.

 

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Why take off the centercaps?

Rota made money off him and he chose to purchase Rotas, why not rock the caps proud. Unless u wanna try to trick peeps into thinkin u have genuine mugens

 

Yeah I am not ashamed to buy rota's, i will probably always buy cheaper wheels, unless I run onto a great deal on something higher end. These were on the car when I got it, so they didn't make money off me on these, but I did buy a set of downshift's for my wifes car I don't care enough to try to trick people into thinking I have mugens, they are in essence the same wheel, but way over priced. Pointless to me

 

I ment hook it up with some tips or hints...I may be getting some fat fives that I wanna do black..

 

looks better than the silver

 

A breakdown of how I do my wheels:

1. Spray the wheel off
2. Wet sand the wheel with 400 grit until all of the shine is gone, this will ensure a good mating surface for the new paint.
3. Wash the wheel thoroughly to get all of the dirt and sanding residue off.
4. After the wheel has dried wipe the wheel down with a lintless towell and paint thinner to remove any contaminents left behind.
5. After the wheel has dried (make sure there is no water in the tire bead) you are ready to paint.
6. Assuming you are gonna use a spray can, spray even coats over the entire wheel until it is covered. It is unnescessary to put more paint on the wheel if it's already covered, unless your paint has a flake and you are adding more to add to the flake effect.
7. After you are satisfied with the color coat and it has had time to flash (dry past tackiness) you are ready for clear.
(I suggest a clear specifically for wheels, or a high temp clear.)
8. Unlike automotive clear, spray can clear can be sprayed relatively heavy on the first coat. Do it as you did the paint.
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that's pretty much it. If you have any defects after the color coat, fix them before you clear...after the color dries wetsand it with 1200 or so until the run, hair, bug, dip, scrape, etc is gone, then spray color on that area again, then contine with the process...

 

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I just finished wheel # 3, it's drying and then I'll be on to the last...should have pics tonight of the finished product

 

Nice Job

 

All finished, too dark for pics though. Looks sweet

 

great job! looks like they came that way. nice DIY work