I finally got around to finishing the rest of the wheels, so I could get the tires put on, and get them on the car. Now I just gotta find a place that will powdercoat my OEM wheels so they look brand new again. So these are just temporary till I get the stock wheels back in shape. The color is Dupli-Color's "Desert Tan" for anyone that may wonder.

 

got any closeups? want to get a better look at the color
looks great btw

 

The "white" specks you see are the metallic flakes in the paint. I only used one can of paint for all the wheels and I probably got a good 4 or 5 coats per wheel. Not to worried though cause they should be off by the time they start chipping.

 

damn, thats nice DIY job!

 

Why do '97s make me ?

 

Because they are the best year Type-R's duhh

Fo sheezy!

 

That looks freggin great!

 

not bad, looks good.

 

doesnt look that bad afterall...

 

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Its just that the white on white is my favorite \

Thanks for the compliments though.

 

That looks really good man

 

looks great !!!

 

Which line of DupliColor is the paint from? Auto paint? Wheel paint? I can't find it on their website. Got a pic of the can?

 

Good job!!!
Did you do any prep or just spray?

 

Damn I already threw the can out. It was that "Truck and Van" stuff I believe. I found it at NAPA. Thats the only place Ive seen it too.

as for prep work, I just cleaned the wheels really well and then used some really fine grit sandpaper. Almost like a scotch pad type grit. I went over the wheels with that real lightly just to scuff them up and then painted.

 

did a good job painting them ...but the UPS brown color is just fugly

 

doesnt look bad as i thought, good job on the paint job

 

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ha ha ha, funny!

 

Well, the good thing is that I'm the only person around here that has bronze wheels. The "JDM" look (if you will) hasnt hit this area yet. All these ricers around here are all still sporting 18" bling. Like one that I talked to the day I was putting them on.

Ricer - Aww dogg, why didnt you get some 18's or 19's y0!

Me - Go away.

 

I don't know how you feel about shipping your wheels, but this guy does a great job and has ~100 colors. I believe he charges $5.00 per pound of powder used.

East Coast Powder Coating
(843) 215-3345
1200 Glenns Bay Rd
Surfside Beach, SC

I watched him do some white rails for a condo one day- they came out puuuurdy

 

that looks really good

 

great job! esp on the 97 g00tness!

 

I'm with Grandpa. If you're set on white, why not just have the Rotas powder coated and forget about the OEM wheels? Even ~ 3 lbs. per wheel weight savings is better than nothing.

 

at first i didnt like the bronze, but the more i look at it the better i like it

 

Thanks. Thats how Ive been with them. I cleaned the car up a bit today and put a touch of tire shine on. They look pretty good I guess.

Hell, Even the wife likes them. She hated them when they were black, and I put them on for about 3 days.