painted snowflakes

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:00 pm

Ok, I want black rims, but I want to keep 15's and I love my snowflakes. I do not know anyone in town who does powdercoating (chime in if you are from KC area and know someone) which is the way I would prefer to go... so I choose the lesser of two weevils.... painted rims.

By the way, what ever happened to Kelly McGillis? Man she was hot in Top Gun.

So how hard is it to do, and how long does the paint last? Do I need to remove my tires? Do I have to sand my rims or just steel wool them to death? How clean do they have to be?? Should I paint the whole rim inside and out, or just what shows?? I know that is a lot of questions... but I am considering this, after seeing a flame red neon with black stock rims, I LOVE THEM! Anyway, thanks in advance for help and advice.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:29 pm

heres a good tutorial..that would/could answer some of your questions...

http://www.streetracing.org/home.php?op=go&id=847

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:35 pm

W3rd, that looks pretty good.

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:43 pm

damn painted his flakes black and they look good....

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:06 pm

E3EsXt02 wrote:damn painted his flakes black and they look good....

***dawn***

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:26 pm

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 7:43 pm

What kind of paint would I use for the wheels?? Is there a "best" paint to use?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 7:52 pm

theres i think duplicolor wheel paint... i would also suggst after you sand/use steel wool to put on a coat of primer. then paint, then how ever many coats of clear you want.

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:37 pm

i would say painted black snowflakes looks bad, but TNK pulled it off great.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:22 pm

there is someone else with the painted snowflakes, and they look good. It is on an RT - can not remember, besides, red with black rims looks sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

caustic neon · Post by **caustic neon** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:30 pm

that would be BRR he has the srt wheels painted black with a pollished inner

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:41 pm

Louie had his flakes painted black, but he has since painted them bronze IIRC. i had black flakes on the skunk.....

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:00 am

TNK wrote:Louie had his flakes painted black, but he has since painted them bronze IIRC. i had black flakes on the skunk.....

was it black or gunmetal?.... i wonder if he ever sold it.

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:20 am

i think he did gunmetal, then black, then bronze. i THINK

Neonix · Post by **Neonix** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:56 am

I just painted my wheels with the Duplicolor wheel paint. It dries very fast (you have to apply your coats within an hour of eachother). So I highly recommend that product.

I have 16's with lots of ridges and curves (as you can see in my sig) and it only took one and a half cans at three coats per wheel. I bought three cans just to be safe, but one of the cans was spraying odd, so I only used a little bit out of that one. So maybe a total of two cans.

There black is really nice, my wheels look satin, or flat black but when they are wet, there's a metallic flake to them. I'm sure if you put heavier coats on, and a clear coat, the flake would show up better. But I liked the satin look.

I washed my rims with dish soap, sanded them down with 320 grit, rinsed them again, and then painted. After about an hour and a half of the final coat, I was able to handle them, and put them back on the neon. No scratches, smudges or anything.

OB · Post by OB » Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:07 am

E3EsXt02 wrote:damn painted his flakes black and they look good....

lmao thats too funny!

on another note..

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:44 pm

Thanks for tips guys - I think next week after I get my drop zones, I am going to use my lawn mowing money to buy the duplicolor and paint the rims black - gloss or flat?

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:22 pm

duplicolor only makes one shade of black wheel paint. it's satin.

i've had, stock silver, polished, gunmetal, black, bronze.

on my new car i have bronze also.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:16 pm

Damn Louie - nice freakin car. That's an s2000, yeah? I need your job.

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:44 pm

thanks man... my job's not that great tho i basically work to pay the car and the little bills i have. it's expensive as heck

bigjim · Post by **bigjim** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:38 am

i painted my flakes black i didnt take my time like i should but they still look great i just washed sanded washed painted sanded wiped painted sanded wiped painted

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:13 am

^^^ Lake Erie!

bigjim · Post by **bigjim** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:17 pm

03sxt wrote:^^^ Lake Erie!

yep "lake nasty"

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 2:35 pm

bigjim wrote:
03sxt wrote:^^^ Lake Erie!
yep "lake nasty"

Hahahaha, I was being nice, though.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:01 pm

I like your tails Big Jim.

bigjim · Post by **bigjim** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:29 am

Thank you i wanted to do it where the dodge logo just light up instead of the hole circle