It's true, powdercoat is a higher quality way to go... it's also FIVE times more expensive than what I did!

Thanks for the compliments guys, I do appreciate them

I used 400 on the general areas of the rim and 120 (might have been 180 I can't remember) on the curb rash. You're supposed to sand down some then use bondo but, I didn't care that much. I WILL say to be careful when sanding because any area that you sand down to bare metal is much harder to cover with primer and paint! I think I actually might suggest using 600 or even 800 to do the regular sanding, so as it's not so easy to eat through all the paint.

 

the bondo works wonders for the curb rash...ive done this and its amazing stuff...just make sure you even it out so its flush with the rest of the lip

 

nice..
for some reason the first thing I thought of was when I saw the pic of your car on jack stands was that Bridgestone advertisement, "Its Bridgestone or nothing" lol

Post up the pics how they look on the ride!

 

Dude I already posted them... go back and look lol They aren't in the first post, I updated later.

 

lol my bad man. just found it. they look cleann!

 

Thanks man I'm going to be driving about 1000 miles round trip between now and Sunday, hopefully I don't get home and my wheels are destroyed haha we'll see.

 

Doesnt look to bad but most def. something i have to see in person.

 

how would you t/a the rims?

 

With a vinyl stripe?

 

powdercoat makes them look glossy black, has a durable finish and looks tons better and more factory-ish. spray paint looks cheap 9 out of 10 times, just like the picture you posted.


YeAh BraH, YoU G0t Me, Im HaTin CuZ SomeOne Was aBlE to AfFord a $5 caN of PainT Bra

 

You can not like it if you want dude, I don't really care. I know powdercoating is better, but as I already stated, it would have cost me 5 times more than if I painted them myself. This was a great alternative for me, as I will get aftermarket rims down the road, but this will make me happy until then.

 

I think it turned out great. And usually I HATE TA stripes,
but with your setup I think the red stripe looks awesome.
Either way, nice looking G...

 

Mine doesn't have the TA stripe on them, and I don't actually intend to put it there.... I just wanted to see what it would look like. Thanks though

 

Might have to do this in gloss black this weekend. Just picked up a set up 350z wheels for dirt cheap. Thanks for posting.

 

I don't get what you're saying? Are you trying to insult his grammar? or...are you just an idiot? And the wheels look great how can you say they look cheap? 9/10 people probably wouldn't even know they were painted.