*The Story*
So, I have bought a set of 16" gunmetal Rota sliptreams with tires off some dude in craigslist but 1 rim had a curb rash on the lip spread to around half the rim. So then I bought it anyway, because 3 other rims was flawless despite that he said the previous guy sold him a cracked rim which he bought a new one. Showing me the newer rim, it was cleaner and had way less brake dust. I asked him why he wanted the set gone, he told me that he wants to "slam" his car lower with 15s. So I bought it, putting them on the next day, I had the curbed rim in the front because it had better meat on the tire.

The ride was smooth until 60 or above, the steering started shaking uncontrollably, making me go wheel balancing. During the test, the technician told me to take a look while balancing that warped rim and that **** was wobbling sideways!!! I quickly called that dude back, and he was blaming it on the previous guy that sold him the set of rims. =/ What else can I really do now about it? Good thing I have half a flawless set of same offset and size slips in my basement just that they are black.

*The Question*
So my main question here is does anyone know where I can find the gunmetal paint for my black slipstream so I can repaint it? Of course I will sand it down to bare metal and start from there. I really need to find the paint but time is not on my side, having to study for midterm, but posting here is step 1.


Thanks,
Devin




Modified by D3vin at 2:59 PM 11/9/2008

 

Bump. Need help.

 

sell the black set, and buy a new gunmetal slip... theyre cheap as hell anyway.

but, if you MUST paint it, Duplicolor sells some good wheel paint. they have a gunmetal color which looked good on my wheels. i used the exact same color. came out good, and i didnt even prep it. just clear coat using their high temp wheel clearcoat (sold at autozone, o'reilys, etc) and call it a day.

 

You don't need to sand the paint down, use aircraft remover.