91_RED_Z28

Just repainted my my faded-to-pink 1991 Z28 Rims...Painted them all black, and so far the calipers to red...I think they came out good...want to know what everyone thinks...








Thanks,
Eric

Klewis89RS

Thats sic. Red cars look B.A. with black rims.

91_RED_Z28

thanks...now i just need to find something to fill the center cap spot...or just paint my old ones all black...

FYRCHKN

I'm not a fan. You should have left the lip silver.

Also.....Why is this in fabrication?

herm

I think they look great.
When i paint my T/A blue sometime in the future I am going to do the black rims also. I am going to go for the look of the mid 90s corvette grand sport. I think the stock centers with a shiny ring around the sticker and the rest black may set the wheels off nicely.

RSFreak

Paint those hub dust covers black and that will look sick!

91_RED_Z28

thats what i plan on doing...just need to get some black plastic paint and then it will be all done...

TapouT

iTrader: (1)

man that looks great, I have a set of those in my attic that I was wondering what they would look like black, thanks for answering that question.

91_RED_Z28

glad i could help...and thanks for the comment...

TapouT

iTrader: (1)

did you strip those before you painted them, and what kind of paint did you use? I was thinking about powdercoating mine.

91_RED_Z28

well they were already mostly stripped and f***ed up from an accident a few years back...but i did also "rough" them up using medium grit sand paper...as far as the paint, i was going to use black semi-gloss wheel paint, but they had none, so i went with the Krylon Semi-Black Engine Paint...and i think it works pretty good, i have seem a buddy of mine paint his rims with black wheel paint, and for some reason, it chips/scratches fairly easy...so i am quite pleased with the outcome from the Krylon engine paint...then of course i use red caliper paint for the calipers...

88_thirdgen

They look real good Eric..... are u gonna paint the center caps?

91_RED_Z28

yea...i just need to buy plastic paint, the wheel paint does not stick well to plastic...

88_thirdgen

cool... cant wait to see it at the next Gathering.. its gonna look mean with all black Wheels..

91_RED_Z28

yea im sure it will, it already looks badass with the way the rims are now...

88_thirdgen

have you considered making the red outline that goes on the outer edge of the rim? i think that looks badass

91_RED_Z28

im gunna do something like that...i was talking with tony bout that...

usacamaro

i did the same with mine but i painted the center bar red on eack spoke and i painted the center cap black but left the middle chrome

iroc a 86 berli

damn dude, maybe give the car some paint before the wheels, lol. \
is that mold on the gfx?

O.P, u have posted this in fabrication fyi, but looks good in the full car shot.

91_RED_Z28

well i know i need a new paint job, considering the guy that did my last one, f**ked up my clear coat, but i do not see any mold or anything that you speak of...but i though it would go in fabrication as it was a do it yourself, sorry for misplacing this thread...next time i know...

88_thirdgen

iroc a 86 berli was talking about usacamaro and the pic he posted of his painted rims and the... paintjob iroc a 86 berli was commenting on usacamro paint job not urs...

Stephen

iTrader: (12)

with leaving the lip silver. Solid black on black tires makes them look like cheap, steelie, junkyard wheels, IMO.

iroc a 86 berli

as 88thirdgen said, i was talking about usacamaro's car.

fabrication is for building parts and creating components and what not. this thread should be in body/appearance. no worries