hey yall new to the site i own a 00 prelude and was looking to paint the stock rims black...does anyone have any idea as to where i can get black paint for these rims

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https://honda-tech.com/zeroforum/56

That's the wheel and tire thread.

https://honda-tech.com/zerosearch

That's the search page. Play with combo's of recent/archived and titles/bodies and different searches, I'm sure the info's out there.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by awashousky1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">does anyone have any idea as to where i can get black paint for these rims</TD></TR></TABLE>

The paint store maybe?

 

or atleast the paint section at your local autozone and advanced auto.

 

has anyone painted their stock rims if so can u post a pic

 

I honestly think most painted wheels look god-awful due to incorrect prepping and you can just tell they've been rattle-canned. In fact, just yesterday I saw a white EP3 with flat blacked wheels and it looked horrendous. However, I have seen some really nice ones in the Appearance/Cosmetic section, but the amount of prep involved was extensive.

You could look into getting your OEM wheels bead blasted & power coated which always lasts longer than sprayed on paint, but the cost to do so varies between where you look. Have you thought about polishing them? It is a long and drawn out process, but the results are amazing. This is what I'll be doing to my SE wheels:

 

dont paint ur rims. just by new ones. ur painted rims r gonna look like crap after 1 year even if u do paint them right

 

who knows we shall see ill post up pics of the black paint job...im painting the lug nuts black too

 

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If you do it right they will last a very long time....really.

Try not to type like it's an text message on a cell phone...all the r's and u's and bad punctuation makes it really hard for anyone to care what you say.

 

im leaning towards painted rims but where can u get them powder coated

 

might wanna price powder coating locally. theres a local shop here that does rims for 50 bux each base of course going up in price with what you want.

 

dont paint those rims, they never look right painted ..

 

i have painted rsx wheels (sanded with 3 different grits, 3 paint layers, and clear coat) and they lasted me 2 years with no flaws. i eventually sold them.

you just have to do them right. Duplicolor spray cans are your best bet. there are many posts/threads on them.

and for 1 thing, dont listen to anyones advice besides your own. do you

 

 

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Because they don't come painted from the Factory right??

What are you supposed to do if the paint starts chipping and cracking after they get old?? Just throw them away?

Yea, I'm looking to get a set of wheels, and the one's I'm looking at right now could use a new coat of paint.. Gonna have to find a place local in AZ to get them painted.

 

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Because they don't come painted from the Factory right??

What are you supposed to do if the paint starts chipping and cracking after they get old?? Just throw them away?</TD></TR></TABLE>

After the paint starts chipping and cracking that means its time to sand them back down and spray em again.

Heres a link to a how-to for painting your wheels

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=316500

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RS*R ExMag I see. I love that exhaust.

 

i know i loved it too!

2 bad its a apexi ws II hahahhaha

 

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2 bad its a apexi ws II hahahhaha </TD></TR></TABLE>

Ah didn't even notice.. Lol. The tips look the same but I almost forgot the muffler on the WS2 is shiney and smaller and the ExMag's isn't shiney and a little bigger.

 

Thanks for that words of advice, but it is message from my cell phone, I use windows mobile.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by saikou &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I honestly think most painted wheels look god-awful due to incorrect prepping and you can just tell they've been rattle-canned. In fact, just yesterday I saw a white EP3 with flat blacked wheels and it looked horrendous. However, I have seen some really nice ones in the Appearance/Cosmetic section, but the amount of prep involved was extensive.

You could look into getting your OEM wheels bead blasted & power coated which always lasts longer than sprayed on paint, but the cost to do so varies between where you look. Have you thought about polishing them? It is a long and drawn out process, but the results are amazing. This is what I'll be doing to my SE wheels:
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thats basicly what i did to my wheels...just make sure you prep. them correctly!!!!