k i saw the D.I.Y. thread for painting wheels but i wanna know cause the stock wheels dont have any paint on them do i just spray or prime and spray or do i gotta go through the process of the paint stripper and the thinner??? Can i eevn spray aluminum rims???

 

they are the 1.7EL rims, (OEM)

 

wow, i like the way those look at EF's. What I did with my gsr fat fives was sprayed them primer flat black( krylon). After a few months they tend to fade and look dry... but just hit them again with Krylon/non primer.

 

i have some of the limited edition teg wheels the sixspoke and all i did was clean them really good and spray the with like 4 coats of gloss black after i taped of the lip and then polished it up looked damn good so it just depends on how nice they are if they are chipped to hell prime them but iff the are in good shape just shoot them. either way good luck.

 

oh yeah no stripping required

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xagix &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oh yeah no stripping required</TD></TR></TABLE> How about thinner, and Im planning on doing these championship white or bronze(dark gold). If I prime them will the paint stick much better cause I dont think those colours come pre-primed??

 

primer is only used on bare metal surfaces, or to seal off a filler of somesort.

Just scuff the paint with a gray scotch brite pad, then apply, and let dry.