mikeman

OK guys today i saw a rx8 with black rims and it look awesome i was wondering is there any way to paint the regular oem rims? plz help here is pic.

alz0rz

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uh.. yes.

search.

powdercoating.

mikeman

can i do it at home and how much do you think it will cost me i am on a very low budget and want to do it as cheap as possible. thnx

mikeman

shanks bro.

Renesis07

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How durable is spray painting rims?

I though about doing this myself but didnt want it to turn out like a backyard job, is it worth doing or is it worth the 200-500 bucks to have them powdercoated?

alfy28

Renesis07

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lol, afly out of left field once again

zoom44

moved to the wheels and tires section- seemed oddly apropriate

joe-jitsu

Its all about prep work, if you do it right it will last you longer than you think. Rocks and other crap will tear up just about any finish after time. If you are confident with your tagging abilities, $60 worth of supplies and a weekend of your time is worth it IMO.

On the other hand I think powdercoating is worth it too. A local place quoted me $80 per wheel.

ryder1587

I just had mine done. If you search around you can find a good deal. A place close to home was wanting to charge 100 per wheel but I drove a little over an hour and had them done for 175 total. That was including sandblasting. Then I payed 100 to have the rims and tires took off, put back on, and rebalanced. So I payed 275 total to have it done.

krijpipudht

You gotta learn how to search through forums first before learn how to paint your rims.

My dusty rim....

Renesis07

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^ That looks good!

bumblebeerx8

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i did mine very similar to krijpipudht time cosuming and prep is everything ill post pics up later had 3 2-3 hour days into it after work took around 60 -80 buck i had some of it at home just a approx price

krijpipudht

Thanks

bumblebeerx8

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here mine are

Renesis07

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no wheel wells?!

bumblebeerx8

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took out for body kit this is as far as i made it until i had to put wheels on to roll it out of the garage while we cut up our 6 deer wouldnt want blood or a deer to fall on it so i decided to take some pictures when i rolled it out