Another set of Painted Stock Enkeis.....GOLD!
Oct 25, 2006, 08:58 AM
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Another set of Painted Stock Enkeis.....GOLD!
I know lots of people have painted their stock wheels but the majority seem to be black or gunmetal. This is the third time I've painted mine, first time was gunmetal, second time was bronze, and this time I tried GOLD. I've only seen one or two sets of GOLD stock Enkeis and I thought they looked good. I think this is my favorite version of mine so far. My stock wheels are strictly my winter rims now so it's no big deal to try something different with them during the warm months. Well here in Utah we might get our first snow in the valleys today so the winter rims went back on last night.
What do you think? I really like the gold look on Tarmac Black.
What do you think? I really like the gold look on Tarmac Black.
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Oct 25, 2006, 09:24 AM
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Thanks, I think they turned out pretty good for a rattlecan job. now that I've found a color I like I'll see how they hold up this winter and then have them powder coated next summer.
Oct 25, 2006, 09:29 AM
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nice rims. I was thinking about doing the same. What color do you guys think will look good on a yellow evo. Can someone photoshop box rocket's car for me to yellow?
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Like I said this is the third time I've painted them. The first time I used some custom mixed gunmetal from the local autobody place. It actually didn't hold up all that well. The second time (when I did bronze) I used the duplicolor wheel paint. That stuff is actually darn good for wheel paint. It held up much better than the more expesive custom stuff I used. The only downside is color selection. They have a gunmetal, silver, bronze and white I think. Might actually have a gold too, but I used Rustoleum Bright Coat.
I sanded down to almost bare metal, but that probably isn't necessary, just rough up the surface enough for primer to adhere. I used 2 coats of rustoleum auto primer, 3-4 coats of paint, and 3-4 coats of rustoleum clear coat. The original Enkei stickers got sanded off, and the ones on there now are cheap Ebay vinyls.
I sanded down to almost bare metal, but that probably isn't necessary, just rough up the surface enough for primer to adhere. I used 2 coats of rustoleum auto primer, 3-4 coats of paint, and 3-4 coats of rustoleum clear coat. The original Enkei stickers got sanded off, and the ones on there now are cheap Ebay vinyls.
Oct 25, 2006, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by tarmac4g63
damn that looks awesome man 
I have a TB too and want to do the same thing what specific paint did u use and how did you keep the enkei sticker on there
I have a TB too and want to do the same thing what specific paint did u use and how did you keep the enkei sticker on there
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So you used Rustoleum for the gold color? Do you think it will hold up as well as the duplicolor? Could you provide the paint code you used, or the color name? Is it just bronze, haha?
My car is Silver and I am thinking about painting my wheels. I just dont know which color to do....
My car is Silver and I am thinking about painting my wheels. I just dont know which color to do....
