# painting stock wheels??? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 15, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285 "2006-08-15T22:18:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![04AspenWhiteWRX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/9fc348/32.png) [@04AspenWhiteWRX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/04AspenWhiteWRX)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/1 "2006-08-15T22:18:34Z")
what do u guys think about painting my stock wheels? i really want gun metal color wheels but dont have the money right now for a set. i been thinkin about it and found a set on a wrx painted the color i want and they look pretty damn good to me. ---
**Author:** ![Chrisg\_eg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Chrisg\_eg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chrisg_eg)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/2 "2006-08-15T23:08:08Z")
do it… or possibly go powdercoated for that your looking at about 200 bucks but the downtime without ur wheels could hurt ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/3 "2006-08-16T03:38:52Z")
[http://www.amfcoatings.com/](http://www.amfcoatings.com/) gun metal ---
**Author:** ![grnteg98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@grnteg98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grnteg98)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 4:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/4 "2006-08-16T04:10:15Z")
i painted my fat fives, they look mint for a quick fix ---
**Author:** ![05XRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/8dc957/32.png) [@05XRunner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05XRunner)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/5 "2006-08-16T04:56:35Z")
Go ahead and do it tito…I was in the same boat…i wanted my wheels black but I really didnt have any desire to put anymore money in my truck in mods so I didnt wanna pay 70bucks per wheel to have them powder coated. I used the Duplicolor wheel paint and dont use their clear it messes shit up…just use automotive clear paint. It took me about 7-8hrs to do them all…they look nice and are holding up well. ![http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a224/05Xrunner/BWHDR10.jpg](http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a224/05Xrunner/BWHDR10.jpg) ![http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a224/05Xrunner/BWHDR5.jpg](http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a224/05Xrunner/BWHDR5.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/6 "2006-08-16T06:07:03Z")
talk to AMF coatings you would be very surprised at price and turnaround time powdercoat\>paint ---
**Author:** ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/7 "2006-08-16T06:26:09Z")
powdercoating is definately better then painting…but don’t knock paint. if you take your time & do it right, paint can turn out real nice…@ like 1/8 the price of powder coating. old negative to paint for me is the durability (stone chips, scratches, etc…), it can be easily touched up, but a pain to do. i’ve refurbed 3 sets of wheel & used paint…all tuned out good. ---
**Author:** ![04AspenWhiteWRX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/9fc348/32.png) [@04AspenWhiteWRX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/04AspenWhiteWRX)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/8 "2006-08-16T08:04:20Z")
cool thanks guys. i think i am painting them since I am pretty good with a paint can and i cant afford to have my car down for a few days to have them powder coated. here is the what i hope they will look like when i am done but keep in mind my car is white and these pics i found are on a red wrx. He taped off the lip and left it silver to give it a polished lip look and i like it like that ![http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/muddryubicon04/WRX_72_wallpaper.jpg](http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/muddryubicon04/WRX_72_wallpaper.jpg) ![http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/muddryubicon04/WRX_6_small.jpg](http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/muddryubicon04/WRX_6_small.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![05XRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/8dc957/32.png) [@05XRunner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05XRunner)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/9 "2006-08-16T08:09:08Z")
make sure you mark the weights. or do what I did get them rebalanced with only inner weights. So doesnt mess up your finish ---
**Author:** ![04AspenWhiteWRX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/9fc348/32.png) [@04AspenWhiteWRX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/04AspenWhiteWRX)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/10 "2006-08-16T08:11:45Z")
ya thats the only thing i was wondering on what to do. The place up the road from me will hook me up with getting them rebalanced. ---
**Author:** ![F-B-A](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/f-b-a/32/6022_2.png) [@F-B-A](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/F-B-A)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/11 "2006-08-16T08:44:41Z")
black chrome AMF \>_&_ thats what i wana do to my custom wheels ---
**Author:** ![DTMVENG24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@DTMVENG24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DTMVENG24)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/12 "2006-08-16T09:05:40Z")
I would say if your on a budget then paint them. I painted 2 sets of wheels and had good success. I know its not as durable as powder but they can come out decent if you do it right. ---
**Author:** ![DTMVENG24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@DTMVENG24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DTMVENG24)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/13 "2006-08-16T09:06:55Z")
> [@3000gt swap help?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3000gt-swap-help/23739/4): > > cool thanks guys. i think i am painting them since I am pretty good with a paint can and i cant afford to have my car down for a few days to have them powder coated. > > here is the what i hope they will look like when i am done but keep in mind my car is white and these pics i found are on a red wrx. He taped off the lip and left it silver to give it a polished lip look and i like it like that > > ![http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/muddryubicon04/WRX_72_wallpaper.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/c/3c434c87f6d4b9043688cd10f1e81998d20c8052.jpeg) > > ![http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/muddryubicon04/WRX_6_small.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/7/d/7d7ceb198f51c381d239b95ca51f00fc36fd232c.jpeg) Yea those look pretty good ---
**Author:** ![04AspenWhiteWRX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/9fc348/32.png) [@04AspenWhiteWRX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/04AspenWhiteWRX)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/14 "2006-08-16T09:32:43Z")
> [@Hybrid Connection Now Offering Regular Car Service.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hybrid-connection-now-offering-regular-car-service/19276/30): > > I would say if your on a budget then paint them. I painted 2 sets of wheels and had good success. I know its not as durable as powder but they can come out decent if you do it right. ya i am on a budget. I plan on buying some new wheels next summer so this is just to hold me over til then ---
**Author:** ![grnteg98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@grnteg98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grnteg98)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/15 "2006-08-17T19:11:33Z")
> [@A thing my dad made that he wants to sell.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-thing-my-dad-made-that-he-wants-to-sell/23736/12): > > i painted my fat fives, they look mint for a quick fix :dunno: ---
**Author:** ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/16 "2006-08-17T22:34:07Z")
Looking at most of the intercooler piping / valve head covers / rims done at amf he does one awesome job and there prices are very good too… ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/17 "2006-08-17T22:37:51Z")
> [@deadbeat ebay buyer?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/deadbeat-ebay-buyer/23737/2): > Nice Truck ---
**Author:** ![04AspenWhiteWRX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/9fc348/32.png) [@04AspenWhiteWRX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/04AspenWhiteWRX)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/18 "2006-08-18T14:13:56Z")
anybody feel like helpin me paint next week?? lol there will be beer ---
**Author:** ![04AspenWhiteWRX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/9fc348/32.png) [@04AspenWhiteWRX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/04AspenWhiteWRX)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/19 "2006-08-18T20:51:25Z")
and pizza? lol ---
**Author:** ![DTMVENG24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@DTMVENG24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DTMVENG24)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285/20 "2006-08-21T15:52:54Z")
> [@Cameras on the 290? \*Accident w/pics\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cameras-on-the-290-accident-w-pics/23632/54): > > Nice Truck Yea those are nice. Are they limited production of something cause i never see them. I think i saw yours around oakland awhile back. BTW nice truck:) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/painting-stock-wheels/184285.md?page=2)