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Ideas for stock torque star rims

suitercrew

suitercrew

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For the time being I'm wanting to keep my stock rims since they have new tires and I don't have a lot of extra money. I have a black gp and was thinking of coloring the rims black but I want a glossy finish like I could get from powder coating but its my daily driver and I don't have the time to have the tires taken of the rims and all the other stuff plus its still around 200-250$. I was thinking if plastic dip since its fairly cheap but most black plastic dip I've seen comes out very flat. Any ideas? Thanks!

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They make a glossifier for the plastidip.

Beyond that, save up some money and get a new/used set of wheels. Keep the stockers for winter if need be. There are lots of stock rims for other cars that fit on the GP so don't rule out some others that could be had cheap on craigslist and whatnot.
 
Nothing wrong with just masking the tires and doing a nice job with regular spray paint for twenty-thirty bucks worth of stuff. Of course prep work is important. If you use black then put plenty of clear over it, you should be able to buff that up fairly shiny with polish by hand. It would look like the body does, pretty much.
 
SDGTP99 said:
Anodize them in Gold.
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They have that look in a rattle can too. This stuff is loud in the sun if you want gold-

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I thought about like a dark Subaru like gold but I don't know if that would look good with the stock rims I feel there pretty small.

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What would you recommend painting the rims or using plasti dip? Pros / cons?

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How well did it hold up and did you just clean it and scrub it with the pad before you painted? No clearcoat?

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Personally I wouldn't do gold unless the interior is tan. I can't answer any questions about dip. Really the only thing I think might last on wheels is body shop refinish paint, just like on the rest of the car. Catalyzed acrylic or better yet polyester urethane woud be like a factory finish. Paints that do not use a hardener can be wiped off with solvent, if removal of the coating is potentially a future issue.

Those snow wheels look good, Bronco. PlastiKote is good spray paint.
 
So would you recommend using the same plastikote? I do agree I like broncos wheels that's exactly what I'm looking for, it never said he used any clear coat though so I'm assuming its naturally glossy paint? Also should I use clear coat to help it be more protected or should I just do it like bronco?

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Well, I've been using DupliColor and doing spot repairs on my bumpers (car is black). When using it, clearcoating definitely makes both a gloss and durability improvement. So even though I have little experience with PlastiKote, I can say you will probably be happier if you do use clear. Lets wait and see if BB can swing back through and tell us how it holds up though. In my experience, without clear the gloss dies in a few months. With clear will do same but later. Having plenty of clear over the black gives you something to polish up when that happens. If you're fairly certain you'd like just shiny black forever, prep and mask them and find somebody to paint them with good bodyshop black and clear. Do that right, and they will shine like crazy plus wash or wipe clean for many years.
 
Well at the start of the year I'm going to professionally paint the hood trunk and spoiler so maybe I'll just use the plastikote and some clear for now see how it turns out and if its terrible repaint them when I do the hood and trunk lid

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What kind of dupli color do you use in case I prefer that since I've never used plastikote before?

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This stuff. But its not wheel paint (don't know the technical differences though). The color is #100 "universal black" which is slightly browner than the GM WA8555 code paint thats on the body. Close enough though, I have it on my roof rails and it doesn't stand out so it should look fine on wheels.

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Gloss before polishing:

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After polishing:

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As you can see, its not exactly a mirror finish like real car paint, even after buffing!
 
Dang that looks pretty good I should just redo my hood and trunk lid with that haha

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suitercrew said:
Dang that looks pretty good I should just redo my hood and trunk lid with that haha

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Large panels would not look that good! Only did the top part of that bumper. Plus if its always facing the sun that kills paint quicker (like hood and trunk) so you'll want real paint there unless what you have is bad ugly.
 
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