They didn't come out the greatest, but at least there's no paint chips in them anymore. I also painted the rear caliper brackets red before I complete the rear drum to disc swap. Better prep work would've definitely improved the finish. The paint does not fill in any imperfections like I'd hoped.

The paint used:


The car up on jackstands, where she belongs:


Quick trip around the car before I took the wheels off:





Ready to wash and sand:


Washed, sanded, and ready to go:


If only the weather cooperated (this was Thursday, it did the same thing Friday):


Ready to go this afternoon. I used index cards instead of tape for two reasons: 1) tape would be a pain 2) overspray.


First coat of primer:


Last coat of primer (I went with a light, medium, then light coat):
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First coat of color:


I ended up going with two light coats, on medium, and then a really light coat

First coat of gloss:


Second and final coat of gloss (both medium coats):


Prep took about three hours. MAKE SURE YOU WET SAND. DO NOT DRY SAND. Dry sanding takes forever, and doesn't give good results. The wheel in the lower right was dry sanded. ONLY WET SAND.

The painting took about 90 minutes. You should definitely wear a mask. I figured that I was painting outdoors and didn't need one. Now I'm blowing paint out of my nose. So WEAR A MASK.

A can gun was also a huge help. The one I got from Amazon was like $6, which is where I got all of my wheel painting supplies. The high-temp flat red and high-temp gloss for the caliper brackets that you can see in the middle of the wheels was from summitracing.com. Also, I barely used more than a can of color. You should definitely be able to get by with just two. I did use about a can and a half of clear coat.

Looks great! ...just need an aftershot on the car

- J

Looks nice and I like the idea of index cards.

-MIKE-

Stroked 2.2L

Rear-disc swap completed:



Got them on the car last night, but it was too dark out for pics. This is what she looked like this morning:



All in all I'm happy with the results. Hopefully it'll last a year or two until I can powder coat them. I wanted to paint the lugs red like the rear caliper brackets, but I figured it would clash too bad with the maroon. Once I paint the body gloss black, I will powder coat the wheels black and the lugs red, most likely.

Now just fix the wheel gap and you're good to go! Looks great by the way, good job!

Looks 100x better than it did. Great job.

95 GS Boosted

Looking great. x2 on the index cards. The thought never occurred to me. When I painted mine at one point I used painters tape and just cut it in sections. I like the index cards better.

Thanks for the kind words guys. Once I replace the dented up/leaking oil pan, I will be swapping in a grey interior. At the same time I'll be putting in my system, power windows, and power locks. Not too sure how easy wiring up the windows will be. I think I just need to bite the bullet and get the full wiring for it. Last time at the junkyard I just clipped off the wiring in the door, figuring that I can just run power into the door. I should probably just go ahead and do it right.

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