Painted my wheels

[Brutus]

Lifted her last weekend and finally got the wheels painted and back on the truck.

Yeah I know....most of you don't like white letters out.

 

[Muti007]

Wow, they look great. I like that you went with gloss instead of flat, thats different. As such, they look great.

 

[96743runner]

Your rims look great!

x2 on it looking nice with gloss

 

[Brutus]

Thanks. I originally wanted flat black, but decided to try the graphite. I can always paint them again.

 

[adm55]

im thinking of doing the same thing to my truck, same rims lol. how much did that cost you?

 

[JAC]

Looking good!.... I am not really a fan of flat black

I went Satin Black on mines....still work in progress tho'

 

[xskydivingdudex]

nice job on the rims brutus and jac... im thinking bout painting my rims satin black too bc the gloss is too shiny and the flat doesnt look too great. Wats the best method to paint them and how much did this cost u guys?

 

[blcktpgsr]

i'm sure the truck looks 10x better in person..the decision of leaving the white letterings out also adds to it. what's the fender to ground measurement of the 881 fronts?

 

[PirateExplorer]

DUPLICOLOR wheel paint is definitely the most coin friendly and easy diy method for wheels. I didnt do my whole wheel but i did paint part of my center punchout and some trim with it. I used the satin black and topcoated with the clear. This stuff is awesome. Goes on even and dark so u really dont have trouble with wait time. A couple light coats and a couple medium wet ones and ur good to go. I did some for a friend and it took me less than 3 hrs. Theres a great youtube video that walks you through the how to. It's sold at autozone, pepboys, kragen, oreilly etc. for about 6 bucks a can. If you're only doing the outter facing part of the wheel it'll take about a can per wheel of each: primer and color. And then put the clear on until you're satisfied, it definitely helps with chipping and stuff, though duplicolor is some pretty sturdy paint so dont be afraid to use it. Their whole line up of auto paints are awesome. Much better than rustleom.

 

[Brutus]

im thinking of doing the same thing to my truck, same rims lol. how much did that cost you?

I think I bought 2 cans of Duplicolor Etching primer, 2 cans Dup sandable primer, and 3 cans Dup High Performance Wheel Coating. Also got a red scratch pad at a body supply shop. The green masking tape they sell sticks to tires real well too.

I reckon I have about 50 bucks invested, well worth it to me. I only used 2 cans of the paint.

 

[Brutus]

i'm sure the truck looks 10x better in person..the decision of leaving the white letterings out also adds to it. What's the fender to ground measurement of the 881 fronts?

37 1/4 "

 

[Brutus]

Oh yeah, Painted the Toyota logo in the centercap with Testors silver enamel. Can't see that in the other pic.

 

[blcktpgsr]

37 1/4 "

What is your total gain from stock with the 881's? did you have to add the top plate spacers on?

Ok back to the wheel topic.

 

[Muti007]

Oh yeah, Painted the Toyota logo in the centercap with Testors silver enamel. Can't see that in the other pic.

Shit man they look great. I wish I had the ability to do the same myself.

 

[Brutus]

What is your total gain from stock with the 881's? did you have to add the top plate spacers on?

Ok back to the wheel topic.

Just over 2". No top plate spacer.

 

[Brutus]

Shit man they look great. I wish I had the ability to do the same myself.

You do. Just paint them. If you don't like it, try it again.