spray painting rims gunmetal - Honda Prelude Forum

Jape · 11-18-2002, 07:55 PM

who was that guy that spray painted his stockers gunmetal?

did it last?

I want gunmetal rims dammit and all u know I'm ghetto.

red92si · 11-18-2002, 08:05 PM

neoekai... search for his posts and I think there is a write-up he did. Pics might not work anymore.

prelude2005 · 11-18-2002, 08:05 PM

Ima, try to get this fool back on po.com....

Crate · 11-18-2002, 08:07 PM

i picked up a 2nd set of Si rims w/ tires for 150 bux from a guy. I'm doing that this week actually.

Dupli-color Gunmetal" paint.. 2 cans.
" " Clear Coat 3 cans
" " Primer 1 can

400 grit sand paper.

sand till smooth... primer.. 2 or so coats.
apply 2 or 3 coats waiting 15-20 minutes between each coat of gunmetal. (or until satisfied)

4-6 coats of clear coat (again. 15 minutes or so between each coat)..

thats all im doing.

red92si · 11-18-2002, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by prelude2005
Ima, try to get this fool back on po.com....

seriously... he did alot of stuff that had never been done before.

Black Housing USDM Lights
Accord Rear Trim
Integra RS Lip

He did he best ghetto rigging...

92 SI Ludester · 11-18-2002, 08:22 PM

i have a set of 17 5Zigen 5ZR painted gunmetal with the silver lip...looks good too

Imported204 · 11-18-2002, 09:02 PM

i did the same thing Crate did.

Padge · 11-18-2002, 11:21 PM

IM him on AOL @ NeoeKai, he has no problem explaining what he does and he is very friendly.

slo mo · 11-18-2002, 11:31 PM

I did it ghetto and so far my rims are still looking good (I don't use them much though). I painted mine black.

All I did was do a pathetic sanding job with leftover sandpaper I found in my parents basement, tape up the rubber, spray on a few coats of primer, spray on as many coats as I could of left over spraypaint, and finally finish it off with some coats of clearcoat.

Done and done, ghetto black rims and high as a kite from spraying in my parents garage.

Brady92/4WS · 11-21-2002, 03:50 PM

i did it too...
search for my name i reposted a few of them recently in some forum

VTEC Shore Lude · 11-21-2002, 09:15 PM

That sounds like a good idea. I am having problems with the finish on my stocks and they are just starting to look crappy. I have a white Lude (obviously) and gunmetal doesnt exactly look good on a white car. I don't want black either because then I'd be like every other rice boy out there who painted theirs black. Are there any other colors that i could paint them (besides white) that would: a) look good and b) look natural?

Finally made it to post number 100

Crate · 11-21-2002, 09:20 PM

bronze?

Brady92/4WS · 11-21-2002, 09:59 PM

i wanted to paint my bronze, before i did the gunmetal and there wasnt any good bronze paints... They were either way too gold or way too brown.

Si4WS · 11-22-2002, 11:13 AM

My stockeis have cancer, I think I will do this this weekend or next. No point in mobbing ghetto stockies when I can do this for the winter.

to Neoekai

irishpilot · 11-22-2002, 11:34 AM

is there any special way they should be sanded?? I noticed on my rims that they have grooves going around the circumfrence throughout the rim? I am going to do this with the gunmetal for sure. Please post pics when done too

!!!

Imported204 · 11-22-2002, 01:55 PM

i will sell someone my already gunmetalled wheels if you want. Im buying a set of directional rims off of someone on this board and have no use for mine any more.

Tola · 11-22-2002, 03:43 PM

I bought a set of SI rims already painted from Neoekai. After about 1/2 year. They are chipped to hell. They look like ass right now, but oh well, I got them for 140. I would never paint any of my rims again. They only look good for a short period of time.

Brady92/4WS · 11-22-2002, 07:16 PM

really? Do you drive a lot? Because after 8 months of mine being painted they still look like the day i painted them, except the spot where i dropped the wrench on one of them

neoekai · 11-25-2002, 11:38 AM

Hmmmm, mine are still ok, after 11 months, are there alot of pebbles where you drive?

when i had my rear tires put on the paint chipped from the machine, i had to do alittle touching up

Preyluder · 11-25-2002, 08:15 PM

Damn neo, that looks tight as hell. My car's the same color as your's too, so I KNOW it'll look good!

EDIT: What's your suspension setup? Do you have coilovers? Also, what kind of exhaust do you have? Is that the OEM bodykit? It looks nice.