in short:
you have to sandblast the stock rims
apply the color powder of your choice with a special electrostatic gun
bake it in oven

in conclusion:
find a shop that does this specifically

 

sounds expensive..how much that run?

 

depends on the shop and quality of powder coating they do
it could cost between $60-$135 or so per rim

for me it would cost $40 per rim, as I have some connections

still cheaper than buying new rims

 

go for it, my friend had painted stocks on his ss rx8 and it looks amazing.

 

I got all four of mine done in black for $60.

 

how's the quality? sometimes the lower end prices yield a cheaper product

 

I think the quality is good. They look great and even still today they look great.

 

im thinking about doing the same.. i wouldnt go completely black tho.. gunmetal gray looks siiiiiiiick

 

Yeah dude, i was even thinkin of going gunmetal/graphite on my BB.

 

weeerd. that would be kick ***.

 

does anyone has a pic of just the brake pad painted red or green???

 

what would be a good powdercoat color on the stock wheels for a winning blue rx8?

 

do it..it will look good

 

bronze always looks great on WB
just not too gold...looks tacky

 

.no.

 

a dark bronze color will look nice..

 

Sorry for jackin the pic without permission.

 

^that's Ti Gray, not silver

 

I have searched but is there a thread with all the different colored or powder coated rims?

A patient of mine works for a company that does this and I would like to have my stockers done for track duty and I would like to find a cool color. Ever thread I find has someone bitching about searching. He said I just have to give him a paint code so he can match it.
I was thinking the color of the new IS250 wheels woudl look good on a VR.

 

Why not paint em? Powdercoating is nice and all but if you do the work properly, painted wheels can provide a reliable and attractive finish.

 

because many people cannot do it properly

 

there is a picture of a WB with gunmetal and it looks good.

 

found it...

 

Wow, that looks good. I wonder what paint code that is? Is that person a member here?

 

He has not logged in since July 2004 and it is a pic he took of someone's car.

Here is the thread. Not much info but he does list the color he thinks it is.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...503#post435503