hi new here

[andrea rose]

Hi, new from nj/fl.. and I joined bc I wanted to see pictures of 4runners with black wheels.. I was going to spray paint mine today.. Hmmmmmm.

 

[Acidmeld]

Welcome!

If you can afford it id say get them powdercoated. If you want to paint them yourself make sure you do the prep work. You dont want to come out and see the paint peeling off two months later...

 

[andrea rose]

Lol well I am impulsive and couldn't wait.. I went nuts all day today and did the centers of the wheels, the mud flaps, the upper part of the bumper where the dog jumps up in the trunk, the plastic gray part of the front bumper, the roof rack and the 3 cross bars. I sanded everything prior to spraying and did 2-3 coats depending on the area. I also can't afford crazy stuff. I'm a girl so there are still girly things I buy before car accessories... I bought rustoleum outdoor textured black paint. $5.67 each can

 

[Tucson4runner]

got any pics of the work?

 

[andrea rose]

I tried to do anything gray. The gray looked older and faded.

 

[andrea rose]

 

[Parrotheadrob]

Looks pretty good...nice job

 

[THEREALTOR1]

Ooh its a lady

Welcome to the site Andrea. Rig looks good. Have you done a search here on plastidip? If you haven't already you should check it out.

 

[Tucson4runner]

next the emblems and the chrome?

 

[DesertEdition]

And trade my grille for yours ha ha

 

[96743runner]

Welcome to T4R! :thumb3:

 

[andrea rose]

Hey, thanks for all of the welcomes! And I was thinking of the Chrome on the front and back but I'm afraid if I don't like it then I'm screwed. I want to leave the emblems silver.. Idk maybe I'll do the Chrome bumper things tonight.. after a cocktail.

 

[Tucson4runner]

when i did my chrome grill i didnt sand it i just cleaned it really well and it came out better then i expected. so dont sand and if you dont like it then peel away! sorry for the huge picture but my phone assumes i want everything in 8" by 10" format

 

[SRSRunner]

welcome.. truck looks nice- If your worried about doing the rest of the chrome just get some plasti-dip. once it dries if you dont like it you can just peel it off.