so i offered to paint my buddies rims today. he has a blue 08 accord coupe and wanted to paint his stock rims, black with a blue lip. also used some blue h decals from grafixpressions.com. let me know what you think, it was the first time and i think it turned out pretty good. sorry for the cr*ppy pics, not the best camera but it works sometimes.

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shocker love
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Not mine BTW. Saw this on another site. I didn't paint these at all. I don't even know these guys.......

looks pretty nice, i have that same accord and same color

No.

The rims look good but I would have painted the calipers black, instead of blue.

Thanks for posting bro. Personally no way in hell I'd make painting wheels a weekend DIY – I'd leave that to the pros lol. I mean you can tell how uneven that blue is hahah

When i saw this I was like, Hell No.:thumbsdow But I thought I would post it here if any1 here was looking at doing this they have an idea what it looks like. Again its not my car so you guys can be as harsh as you want. :thmsup:

I'm definitely not doing this on my stock rims, but I keep seeing more and more BBP Accords with Black rims that I love the look of, and I actually think this looks pretty damn nice. I'll most likely be getting some black Tenzos if I ever find the money for it in the future.

-GT

I dont like this at all, just being honest

Looks like he's riding on blackies now. The centercaps are offblack compared to the rims. I'm not a fan of the blue lip. But other than that, nice.

OMG WTF! hahahaha That is horrible! Those two have too much time on there hands. Did they get tired of the XBOX???????

meh... not impressed

Yeah...the masking job was bad, the blue lip doesn't seem even. He should of taken off the tires. It seems like they didn't do layers of light coats for the black part of the rims.

The paint will probably chip after the first few highway trips too. They should at least paint the lugs blue now...

You need to take better/clear pics . Car looks to dark

looks like a TL type S

You need to take better/clear pics . Car looks to dark

Haha I didn't take the pics......

I think I kind of like it. Though the quality of the job is probably anything but spectacular.

dont like it but if you are going to do it at least do it right. you should paint the wheels a nice even black and then just use this sticker

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motorcycle-Wheel-Stripes-Rim-Tape-Decals-Stickers-Trim_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a2Q 7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a1171Q7c240Q3a1308Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q 3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZite m2ea61c2307QQitemZ200355357447QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fP artsQ5fAccessoriesQQsalenotsupported

dont like it but if you are going to do it at least do it right. you should paint the wheels a nice even black and then just use this sticker

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motorcycle-Wheel-Stripes-Rim-Tape-Decals-Stickers-Trim_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a2Q 7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a1171Q7c240Q3a1308Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q 3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZite m2ea61c2307QQitemZ200355357447QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fP artsQ5fAccessoriesQQsalenotsupported

Interesting stickers.

looks nice, but if i think it look better if a clear coat was spray on top

Congrats on screwing up your car.

Have any more bright ideas?

pass.

not bad, i think it looks kind of nice, but i would never do that myself...haha

looks alright.
i doubt anyone is going to look up close to check out the quality of paint on your wheels

I'd pay the 300ish and get it professionally powder coated.

Something tells me that this has the potential to look good (albeit not anything I would ever do-I prefer strictly OEM), but this example doesn't. In a high contrast situation (i.e. silver or white), this could look good. But it would need to be done professionally.

Congrats on screwing up your car.

Have any more bright ideas?

Not mine BTW. Saw this on another site.

Artie, read post 1.

Artie, read post 1.

:lmao::lmao::lmao:

Way to ruin $2000 worth of Honda aluminum :thumbsdow

IF...... and that's a big IF I wanted my rims to be a different color, I would send them to a pro. Half the battle of a good paint job is prep, which, in most professional applications, means removing the tire from the rim, cleaning, priming, and doing all the things necessary to make sure the paint or powder coat adheres evenly, properly, and stays on for good.

This is what happens when kids have nothing better to do with their time.

actually. i like the look of that. although it wasn't carefullly done. if it was, it'd be good.

looks too cheap. it degrades the car.

i hope your buddy is not on this forums to read the comments lol

Came from another forum........

-You know, I hate the look of those stock I4coupe 17" wheels, so something had to be done---If you CLEARCOAT the wheels w/FLAT CLEAR(over the black), It would make the Black more uniform & of course, more durable...but you knew that.
It's not as bad as some think, just cover in FLAT CLEAR & maybe, just maybe, cover the blue stripe w/black----pictures can be deceiving & the wheels might look alot better in person, maybe.
A 'uniform' flat finish would help. Forget trying to make the finish SHINEY, that's for the pro's, or the powdercoat shop---you could deffinately do a FLAT finish at home. & at least ya gave it a shot!! That's how poeple learn, from making mistakes, fixing the mistakes, & moving on---I give you KUDOS for trying!!

-ALSO, if ya just cant fix the finish---you can get PAINT remover(in a spray can) & spray the rims, wait 5 to 10 min., & rinse w/hose....no more paint.
Of course you'll remove wheels BEFORE spraying paintremover(that stuff'll eat the finish off ANYTHING, including the SKIN ON YOUR BODY!!)

sorry not digging it

Uh, no.

some things are better not done by yourself...:)

People paint their rims and while it's a cheaper way it's definitely an option.

In regards to the blue lip, I'm just not really feeling it. From the pics its definitely clear that it's not straight because that's HARD to paint on straight. If going for a colored painted "lip" it's probably best to just use some rim tape similar to what's used on sportbikes, etc instead of trying to paint it.

Idk hard to say if good or not? As long as you like it