Painting chrome lip on wheels

[jo shmo]

Just wondering yalls input on how out would look if I painted the chrome lip on my bullit wheels to mach the car, my is white with dark tinted windows any input would be koo and if its too ricer dont be afraid to say so

 

[StangMods.com]

It really comes down to how much wheel gap you have. White lips on a white car look good if the stance is perfect, but if you have too much wheel gap it will make the car look higher than it is. We say go for it, nothing wrong with trying something new. Would the wheel centers be gloss black? If so that would match your dark tinted windows. Do you have any pics of your car you can post so we can get a better idea of what it'd look like?

 

[jo shmo]

here are some pics of the finished product

 

[5.0kid]

hmm, looks better than i thought it would, but would need to see some pics in the light to give better judgement. looks like you did a good job on the paintjob though!

 

[JStang98]

We need better pics, but I think if the car was slammed it would look good.

 

[amy98gt]

wow better than i thought it would look! way to think outside the box

 

[Black Ice]

Get some daytime pics. Also you should move this to the garage section more people will see it. :thumbsup:

 

[BLCKSTNG96]

now just slam it and i bet it will look 100 times better

 

[jo shmo]

yo guys here some more close up of the wheels during the day , and yes my calipers are white too.

 

[rio red 95 vert]

WOW looks good! i wasn't sure how they would turn out but i like them. Nice job

 

[jo shmo]

thnx bro

 

[JonBeast]

Looks pretty good man...agreed, its time to slam it.

Whats going on with ur headlights?

 

[ttocs]

sorry I couldn't get to you to talk you out of it sooner. Unfortunatly there is a reason you do not see many white wheels and that is because they are white right up until the first time you use your breaks and then every time after they slowly become grey. I had while wheels on my cbr600f2 and learned the leason to not do white wheels. But oh well, enjoy them right up until your foot is on the brake.

 

[DropTopPony]

I like them and maybe would have went white all the way through to the back of the wheel.

Good coat of wax and sealant should deter any discoloring if its kept up with.

 

[jo shmo]

Jon, i my headlights had the tint spray on them before but was way to dark to see sh*t out of thinking of just buying the light covers from AM.

 

[ttocs]

I like them and maybe would have went white all the way through to the back of the wheel.

Good coat of wax and sealant should deter any discoloring if its kept up with.

trust me, you can't keep white wheels white if you plan on driving it. You will be absolutely amazed how much dust comes out of there I swear. Painting the back would have made it even worse to clean

come back here in a month and give me your HONEST impression on if it was worth it? It looks cool but only as long as you don't drive it.....

 

[StangMods.com]

Turned out nice! I'd recommend a coat of wheel wax on the lips to keep the white looking fresh.

 

[mustangspartan]

I wanted to get a Red mustang and do the exact same.. Looks great and good work.. Getting it to the ground is your next MUST move...

 

[g36 monkey]

I have to agree with scott, we painted a set of rsx rims white, they looked awesome too, until they needed to be put to use. Since they have been painted bronze ha.

Maybe if you build up a ton of polyeurethane clear or an epoxy type deal so you are only cleaning the clear part, not the white. but that could cause lovely problems somehow.

 

[ttocs]

I swear I kept my bikes wheels well waxed and yet it I would laugh only because it was the only reaction I could do. Two stop signs, and at the first light 2 miles from my house after a fresh wax I could already see it building up. After a couple of hours of good use the front would look like I never touched it....