White wheels??

[SDKmann]

Ugh, this thread is kinda like a trainwreck. It started with a boarderline bad idea and just kept getting worse and worse.

White Wheels- Could look ok but Ive only seen them on really riced out hondas. I would only paint the centers white and then only do that if you are getting a second set of rims.

Shaved door handles- Dont really look all that great and if you do it you wont be able to take it to the track and Im not sure about auto-x. Probably not worth the hastle. There are better things to spend the money on. If this were lowrider or hotrod it would be a yes though, thats where those kind of things belong.

Lambo doors- No.

[cooljess76]

Originally Posted by SDKmann

White Wheels- Could look ok but Ive only seen them on really riced out hondas. I would only paint the centers white and then only do that if you are getting a second set of rims.

Just about every rally car and most supertouring cars I've seen sport white wheels. Sparco and OZ Racing are a couple of the bigger names and commonly come in white. I've even seen BBS wheels in white, but they might have been custom.

Anyway, I think white looks awesome. I'm sooo sick of seeing people paint their wheels black. I mean it was cool a couple of years ago, but living here in California, the ricer capitol of the world, it seems like everyone and their mother is running black wheels with polished lips. You mostly see them on Scions and Hondas, but more and more bimmers are going black. It's just getting a little played out IMO, but I guess it's better than chrome.

[3DGE]

IDEA
I should but it off tell I get some ds1 wheels, brembo brake pads, then bake them all white, YA.

[cooljess76]

or you could get some gold daytons, J/K

[3DGE]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

or you could get some gold daytons, J/K

I did not know I would be restricted from going on the track without doorhandles...then again I know nothing of that area. IDK about gold...thats like a Subaru thing. I like the idea of white on white and with some black...no chrome.

[PeteN95]

I like the all white wheels and would recommend Dupicolor Wheel Coating paint, it's holding up pretty well on mine and only $7/can.

[3DGE]

I think Iwill try that out!

[oakley]

Looks good...would def look better if they were a few sizes bigger as mentioned but looks good either way

[M3_KILL3R]

Originally Posted by PeteN95

I like the all white wheels and would recommend Dupicolor Wheel Coating paint, it's holding up pretty well on mine and only $7/can.

how hard is it with the can? how long does it last and can it be removed??

[PeteN95]

It is pretty easy using the old rattle can. I sanded down the chips and scuffed the old paint with Scotchbrite, then wiped them down and sprayed away. I've only had them painted for a couple months, but so far so good. I'm sure a sandblaster will take it right off, just like the factory paint.

[M3_KILL3R]

Originally Posted by PeteN95

It is pretty easy using the old rattle can. I sanded down the chips and scuffed the old paint with Scotchbrite, then wiped them down and sprayed away. I've only had them painted for a couple months, but so far so good. I'm sure a sandblaster will take it right off, just like the factory paint.

so you took off the original paint on the rims and then sprayed the new ones?

[cooljess76]

Dude the original paint is almost impossible to remove. It's powdercoated or something. I refinished my wheels a while ago and nothing worked at removing the old paint. I tried paint stripper(aircraft remover) and I even tried sandblasting them. Eventually I just sandblasted them, smoothed out the remaining paint by hand and primered them. Then I sprayed a whole can of metalic silver paint on each wheel(a bunch of light coats) and then a can of clear per two wheels(a bunch of light coats followed by a heavy final coat). They turned out pretty good. A few small imperfections, but wheels get jacked up anyway. I left the lips bare and polished them, but since I didn't clear coat the lips, I have to polish them every time I wash the car.

[M3_KILL3R]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

Dude the original paint is almost impossible to remove. It's powdercoated or something. I refinished my wheels a while ago and nothing worked at removing the old paint. I tried paint stripper(aircraft remover) and I even tried sandblasting them. Eventually I just sandblasted them, smoothed out the remaining paint by hand and primered them. Then I sprayed a whole can of metalic silver paint on each wheel(a bunch of light coats) and then a can of clear per two wheels(a bunch of light coats followed by a heavy final coat). They turned out pretty good. A few small imperfections, but wheels get jacked up anyway. I left the lips bare and polished them, but since I didn't clear coat the lips, I have to polish them every time I wash the car.

damn so u know what im just gonna go get them baked loll than go through all that trouble

[MN_318ti]

Powder coating would be the way to go - you could get a specific surface texture. I have thought of changing mine to white also. Perhaps with powder coating the existing coating needs to be bead blasted off. My 17s have a powder coating like coating, my 15s (same as yours) have a much thinner coating, if any.

[PeteN95]

I simply painted over mine, but you asked how you would get it off. To get rims powdercoated, they must be sandblasted first. There are places that will do it for you, but with the blasting and the powdercoat, it is very expensive, well more than I payed for the rims, anyway. I don't mind touching up the wheels once in a while.