well, i decided to paint my steelies since they had some surface rust on them and i am about to put some winter tires on them....damn chicago

i didnt take any pics before i primered them but basically you they were black with surface rust like any other steelie. i took a wire wheel to them, sanded them, and primered them.



i used a two stage paint for the lip, this is the base coat...







then came the second stage, a transparent red...



first coat


second coat


done with the red...




then i had to tape off the lip where it was to stay red...


then goes the final color...




then remove all the tape and enjoy the outcome...





overall, i am really happy with how they came out for snow/winter tires

 

not bad.

 

awesome for what they are... make the best of what you have

 

Go buy the chrome wheel trim then painted it red.

 

coolbeans.

 

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not a bad idea with the transparent paint but i like how they are

 

Nice
Never seen that done before

 

here are mine... ill get some pix with em on mah car... i use em for tha track lol... meaty!!

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good job

 

thats a lot of effort and work for steelies but it looks good for what it is

 

you want to paint my slips like that for me? i have no patience for that

 

 

take the time to mask in a straight line~
you need three or more coats of the red , looks a little flat.

 

looks really good

 

Not bad...I'm just glad I don't have to rock them horrid things any more. Amen for my 14in HX winter beater wheels.

 

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you need three or more coats of the red , looks a little flat.
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i know it isnt nearly perfect but i wasnt too worried about it, as for the red, it looks a lot better in person, the picture doesnt do it justice

 

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sure, and i would tape it straight

 

Good Stuff
good thing my winter is not that bad over here so i dont have to do that

 

Would have been easier to paint them black first.. then do the lip red in my opinion, but good job

 

Waste of spray paint.

 

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lol, well I think it's cool

 

Pretty clean.

Nice work.

 

do they need a clear coat...???

 

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Yeah. too much work for steelies

 

i like them. nice job