Any thoughts on painting my Stock 2k rims to a White and Orange Striped pattern? Anyone heard of anyone trying to paint there rims?

 

It can be done put I personally don't think it would look good and no matter how much you try they will come out looking cheap but hey thats just my personal opinion.

 

Couldnt the rims be dipped just like they do when you get them dipped in chrome if they can i would love to do it.

 

i talked to a guy that does chrome plating,and gave him the idea of plating the stock rims,He told me it would be cheaper to buy new chrome 15's,he said between the labor of initially striping the rims,then dipping,its not worth it. wink.gif

 

u can powder coat the wheels if u know of any paintball places ask them where they get their anodizing done, those places usually are cheap

 

what about getting a pearl coat put on your rims. i think this would look sick on white rims, or maybe even silver. i read in a magazine that some guy put an orange pearl on some white rims. would be cool as hell in the sun. IMO

 

the stock tibby rims are fugly. IMO. how much would it cost to powderdcoat rims anyway? stay away from chrome unless you are entering car shows or something. wink.gif

 

I think I'll just buy a white set..

 

For some reason everyone belives that powder coating is the way to go but it's not!! It is the cheap way to go but will only lead to problems. If these powdercoated wheels come in contact with a foreign object, the powdercoating will come off in chunks. What you have to do is find someone who deals with wheel refinishing where they will blast off the current finish and redo the finishing process with your choice of paint then the layers of clearcoat.

 

ive seen powder coating on lots of paintball guns for years and never seen it come off in chunks