I'm about to paint the stock '95 TSi AWD wheels black with a polished lip, but what paint do you guys use to paint rims with?

duplicolor graphite baby, its specifically a wheel coating...make sure you do it RIGHT though, and do much sanding...and make sure and clear coat :thumbsup

my rims in my sig are painted with the same paint, and theyre mad tyt3

ehh. painting rims is ghetto. Get em powdercoated. Lasts longer, looks cleaner, not ghetto.

Originally posted by djtrickee
ehh. painting rims is ghetto. Get em powdercoated. Lasts longer, looks cleaner, not ghetto.

STFU.






amazing quality if you know what you're doing.

Mine were done..

Sand, Primer, Sand, alcohol wipe, spray flat black 2 coats, white pearl coat, clear coat. All done in paint booth w/spray gun.

I must say though that you guys did a fantastic job painting your weels tho. And I really love those gsx wheels with the polished lip.. Fantastic!

Came across this the other day, good thing too because I rashed one of my new rims a few weeks ago. I was'nt extremely pissed off.


http://www.audiworld.com/tech/ext43.shtml

I've been thinking about doing the centers of mine bronze. I wanted bronze to begin with but they didnt have any instock.

Originally posted by EclipseTenzoR
I must say though that you guys did a fantastic job painting your weels tho. And I really love those gsx wheels with the polished lip.. Fantastic! Came across this the other day, good thing too because I rashed one of my new rims a few weeks ago. I was'nt extremely pissed off. http://www.audiworld.com/tech/ext43.shtml

Thanks, the best part is i traded my buddy's airhead g/f them for my stockers. Her daddy owns Lucas Oil so he buys her everything so i didnt feel bad. She just got rid of her GSX (2nd one) and her dad bought her an 04 wrx. And now he bought my friend ( her B/F ) an 05' STI. i thinkin of stealing her from him but shes not to cute.:evilgrin

OK, so I guess I have another question...

I also want to tint the rear tails black, where can I get the tint to do it?

Originally posted by BRU_ce
OK, so I guess I have another question... I also want to tint the rear tails black, where can I get the tint to do it?

nightshades, get it from modernperformance.com

Originally posted by turbo8u

Originally posted by BRU_ce OK, so I guess I have another question... I also want to tint the rear tails black, where can I get the tint to do it?

nightshades, get it from modernperformance.com

turby has all the answers :rolleyes j/k

Originally posted by blcktalipse
turby has all the answers :rolleyes j/k

heh, ive just been through this stuff before. i used nightshades on my tails and it turned out perty good :cheers

Originally posted by turbo8u

Originally posted by blcktalipse turby has all the answers :rolleyes j/k

heh, ive just been through this stuff before. i used nightshades on my tails and it turned out perty good :cheers

did you just change the amber part black?? or the whole thing. I got some nightshades on order, but its comin up on 3 weeks ... the shop is really draggin their ass gettin it to me.

Originally posted by BumpinTalon
did you just change the amber part black?? or the whole thing. I got some nightshades on order, but its comin up on 3 weeks ... the shop is really draggin their ass gettin it to me.

i didnt exactly black them out, but i just tinted it for the darker red i was going for. i HATE the stock talon tails compared to mine...its all personal preference though.

this picture is 2 years old...but its a good shot of the tails:

changin the amber to red is the hotness.. but damn, your car looks better with the new rims :D

yah I agree the rims you have on now turbo are the ish!

Heh, when we're done with it, it's going to look a lot like your car, turby...

We're painting the stock 16" TSi wheels black with a chrome lip, tint all the way around, and tinted tails. Should look nice.

We're keepin the stock wing tho...

damn, i was wondering how my GSX wheels would look if i blacked them out. doesnt look to bad. anyone wanna do it for me...i sure as hell wont attempt it.

I'll attest to Turby's wheels looking good. I never believe him when he says he spraypainted em and nightshaded the tails, but his bitch always looks good. :thumbsup

Whatever you do, don't use professional body paint on the wheels, it bubbles up and melts. I've been too paranoid to use normal clearcoat because I think I'd melt it too. My wheels actually smoke after a track session, and there's bits of molten pad stuck all over em, so I doubt regular clearcoat would hold up.

Powdercoating's the way to go. It's cheap compared to junking a set of wheels if you aren't an expert painter already.

wow thanks for showin ol betsy some love :love