ZLover4Life

He designed them for Stillen way back in the day...



Kinda hideous when they have the center caps installed (and ridiculous when you have one of them on the wrong side)...

But then I pick them up for a great price and do this with them...

Getting ready to clean them (they already look better without those center caps)...






After cleaning them...








uh oh... what's that? Painting them??

ZLover4Life

Damn straight I am...




They just need fresh [gold] paint, no center caps, and to be installed on a massively lowered TT to look right. :kinggrin:

More pics to come with progress... still need a lot of work with all the pits, and this was one of the cleaner wheels to start with.

SpeciallySpiked

Yeah Painting Wheels!!!!

Nice, I want to see them done.

snwbrderphat540

ooooooo, nice choice i always wanted a black Z with bronze or gold rims. however ive never ever liked 3 spoke rims. or 4 for that matter. but, those look like they will look alright. im watching and waiting for the finished product.

ZLover4Life

Done for the night. Will either start on another wheel or wetsand this one tomorrow (depends on if I want to do all my wetsanding at the same time).

snwbrderphat540

oh and whats the dimensions on those rims?

ZLover4Life

17x8 fronts and 17x9.5 rear

Nice 275's in back for some traction.

b300z

rofl.

you should freshen up the centers

ZLover4Life

I sat there with a wire brush for about 45 minutes trying to make them look better and that's about as good as they're getting. Sixteen years of owners leaving the center caps on when they cleaned them. Additionally, Stillen and Coddington didn't finish the centers because they expected the caps to cover them, so the metal wasn't even as nice to begin with (it's very pitted). Unfortunately, there's not much else I can do beyond all sorts of sandpaper (or maybe spray some chrome paint)... but I think it'll look fine once it's on my car as it is.

KasbeKZ

what ever floats your boat!

bardabe

well let's see them on! I just need tires for my FNOR1C's..... 17X8 +35 and 17X9 +42

tonsoffun300zx

someone should do a write up on painting rims for me

SpeciallySpiked

GRrrrrrr
SEARCH

serious

tonsoffun300zx

i did but it all seems like they all do it differently

SpeciallySpiked

sand with 320
primer -self etching
paint
don't buy something else

tonsoffun300zx

ok what color should i paint them?

SpeciallySpiked

poo poo brown

p.s. i think you should marry a dude.

Christ kid, make some damn decisions on your own.

Seriously, there are several write ups? Pick one that you like! One that you think you're capable of doing!

260zturbo

w/e color you want........do you need everything spoon feed to you?

tonsoffun300zx

im just thinking what would look good the rims look like this: im thinking black

ZLover4Life

Back on topic, I can't put them on the car yet because the car is about 21 miles away. And I only have 2 wheels done thus far. I painted the centers with "chrome" paint to try to match the outer lip more... waiting for it to dry and then I'll post pics.

SpeciallySpiked

Are you using spray paint?
They are looking good, nice and smooth

ZLover4Life

entropy31

i am thinking of a word that begins with "B". i bet snw knows what it is.

snwbrderphat540

brandon? ur life partner?


wait. lol banned! i get it!

ps whats up with the tires? look like they have mud on the side walls in the first couple pics.

and what are you using to bring the shine back out? i could use some ideas for my rims and bumpers. specially for the 260 before i let it go

ZLover4Life

Gold overspray. Once I scrub the tires, that'll come right off.

What do you mean? What shine did I bring back out?