so I wanna colour my rims ... UPDATE: see 3rd page for pics

[steve88]

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/casmira/Photo-0081.jpg

there's my car, im going too smoke the tail lights and the front lights as you see are type R, and the side indicators ive smoked to.

i wanna go for a "dark" look on the car, im also aiming for black interior

as you can see my rims are hideous-chrome. im probably going to get them sand blasted/repainted but im considering a colour:
- gunmetal grey?
- matt black?
- gloss black?

suggestions please!

[James The Wog]

glossy black would look fully sik

[xntrik]

Shadowchrome Gray?

[90LAN]

sell them and get a new set less hassle!

[IEVAQ8]

matt black all the way...................

[EZZY]

they are not the real momo extremes are they?

gunmetal grey would be nice.

[andiiso]

hrmmz mayb a good photoshop would be a good way of deciding, anyone please do a photoshop of the rims on his car ? like a few pics, 1 with gunmetal grey, one with gloss and one with matte black .. and mayb a few other shades of different "blacks" ? this would probably help not only him but also myself and possibly a few other civic owners.

[DreadAngel]

You got a better photo mate?

[steve88]

added pics, gonna prob smoke the tail lights when i get the chance.

i am considering a gloss black with a red lip, but not sure how it'd look on these rims because there isnt really much of an "inner dish" lip, it just borders outside and that'd look gay. also theres some chips in the rims i have to bodyfill when i get the chance.
id much rather colour the rims myself than sell them, just for the sake of doing the job myself.

i dont know if they're proper momo extremes's, they came with the car. afaik proper momo extreme's are 5 stud, these are 4 stud + somehow the guy got a honda centre cap (looks great!)

[DreadAngel]

I'll do a photochop sometime tonight or something for ya if nobody else has done it by then...

[EZZY]

will try to photoshop later if i can...


afaik proper momo extreme's are 5 stud,
not ture. i had a set of 18" momo extremes for my astina in the late '90s. they were 4 studs. they came both 4 and 5 studs.

[steve88]

I had a feeling these where old school rims, the guy that bought the car in '98 spent a lot of money on it (brand new from dealer, serviced there up until a few years ago). And it looks like he bought one of the first CD players out on the market, in saying that. Someone probably did have it done up and took their shit out and put whatever the car came with at first on it.

[EZZY]

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g38/EZZYJR/Photo-0078.jpg

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[EZZY]

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g38/EZZYJR/Photo-007j.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g38/EZZYJR/Photo-0078i.jpg

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[steve88]

is it just me or does gold and black go really well? grey just doesnt flow

[STTICH]

personally. i'd just sell them off and get sumthing smaller (perhaps its cheaper too!) tat is already black or darker colour tat u're after.

u might actually save urself some $ tat way. & might look better wth new set of rims.

darker/black rims are more 'sporty' look. ur current rims in black might b a lil weird?

[steve88]

u kidding, i wont even get $300 for my rims they're crap, nobody buys chromies. i might as well just go sand it back and repair some of the chips myself and colour it black

[Integra21]

if you have you mind set on dark personally i would go for the black gloss or gunmetal grey... it would look sick!

[steve88]

so too ultimatley gloss my rims, id basically need a light grey primer, gloss black (several coats) + a few clear coat layers too really make nice n shiny?

[1996ek1]

First off, chrome is the uggliest shit out...

And i would go for a gunmetal grey, i recon that would make them look real nice...:thumbsup:

[beeza]

I like the 3rd pic down from the top.

[steve88]

serious?? i found that too boring, like it was just same tone as my car. i liked black far more, but ! i still value everyones opinion

[beeza]

Yeah on that blingy rim black does work,forsure.True true.The more I look at them,black definately :)

[AKILYA666]

Yeh its best to sell what you got and get a new set of rims. those rims are old school any way even for chromies

[panda[cRx]]

u kidding, i wont even get $300 for my rims they're crap, nobody buys chromies
that's why he is suggesting to get rid of them lmfao:wave:

[Samm928]

i stuffed up my DIY for spraying my rims white... im so cut.. make sure you do let them dry and come back to spray them.. dont be in a rush cause the suns going down like i was.. so blochy! FAROUT!! I WANT TO CRY.

[steve88]

;1369963']that's why he is suggesting to get rid of them lmfao:wave:

man my limit is about $500-$600 to get some 17" average condition rims, i dont mind if its been dinted a bit but nobodys willing too let go of the type of rims im after (spoked, 5-8 star spoked) rims for that much

[Samm928]

LOL, i got spoked 8 =P im getting red H decals in the middle of the rims. LOL OH SNAP i would sell to you but not for that less. LOL soz. =)

[steve88]

id rather do my rims black, and see how they turn out. my mate spent $2k on brand new rims 17" lightweight racing, they look ****ing great but id have a benchmark.. i mean ill prob chuck em out once the rubbers worn out anyway :) might as well

[steve88]

UPDATE So i did the rims finally with some $3 matt black spray paint, did a half assed job to see how black would look:
prepp'ed the surface with 80 grit sand paper (not coarse enough). cleaned it several times over with spray bottle + warm detergent and turps. didnt bother sanding between coats (you should, adhere's better)

prepped + light coat of black spray paint:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/casmira/Photo-0244.jpg
5-6 coats later: should of used a dark grey primer =/:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/casmira/Photo-0245.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/casmira/Photo-0246.jpg
on the car, looks ok. bit boring imo.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/casmira/Photo-0248.jpg
black vs chrome.
i think "metallic charcoal" is the way 2 go :) picked some of that up + grey primer + 60 grit sand paper. for anyone doing rims, too get your primer/paint to stick on nicely you're gonna need some coarse as hell sandpaper.

[LIV3]

hmm i dont think those style wheels suit the matt black look.. i think you sohuld stick to chrome or shadowchrome gray? but thats just my opinion

[steve88]

i got "metallic charcoal" that basically is gunmetal grey, not AS dark though, its a hint lighter. but its very metallic. i think matt just doesn't go with my car. the chromies are too shiny, and matt is too boring unless i had spoked rims imo.

[steve88]

gonna polish them tonight ;) tell u guys howit goes

[JaCe]

Good work mate. Not my kinda thing though... for some reason, it comes off looking like steel wheels when I first saw the pic above.

[checkers]

Just thought I'd add. Went for the black look too lol. The rims had gutter damage so got sanding & used de-greaser to clean. Colour: Gloss Matte Black

Advice: Don't spray the primer near another car, I left grey specs on my sisters baleno, anyone know how to get that off the paintwork?

http://www.pix8.net/pro/pic.php?u=12515wKhO7&i=1075291

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[GIPONU]

tried using mineral turpine to get off the primer? patch test it first though~

[iversonruls]

not feeling it
better to stay with chrome or something shiny

[checkers]

tried using mineral turpine to get off the primer? patch test it first though~

Thanks for the tip, I hope it doesn't eat the paint though. Gonna try that out!

[steve88]

a claybar + speed detailer is the way to go. it got clearcoat overspray off my car

[dc2dc2dc2]

i agree i think the chrome looked better than how it is now.
just looks like u haven't cleaned ur rims and got brake dust all over them
good effort nonetheless

[steve88]

thats because its black, you guys haven't seen it metallic charcoal + polished ;) was polishing it yesterday but flakes came off ( = dodgy paint job ) so i took it back to bare metal, primer, and will polish it again tonight hopefully lol

[steve88]

I decided to do much thicker coats, i always did many coats, very thin because i was afraid of runs then spend half an hour polishing & buffing it. But this time I spent about 2-3 hours prepping my rim properly with 40 grit, 80, primed, then sanded again with 180, primed again then applied a nice thick layer of mettalic grey that came out sex :)

Here we go ladies ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/casmira/IMG_0134.jpg
no flash
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/casmira/IMG_0137.jpg
flash
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/casmira/IMG_0139.jpg
no flash, nice and http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/casmira/IMG_0140.jpg
side view, as you can see i did do some runs around the nut holes :(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/casmira/IMG_0143.jpg
bit of a ghetto job on my scuff marks repair, not too concerned anyway
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/casmira/IMG_0145.jpg
overall


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/casmira/IMG_148.jpg
lost a bit of gloss under the garage