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I've painted a set of wheels myself in the past and they turned out nice but they looked pretty average after about 3 months. You just can't get the same results with a pressure pack can as you can getting a proper job done IMHO. Just got my R32 GT-R wheels done properly by a spray painter and they look like a better job than what I did straight away. Cost was $260 for 4 wheels.

Who did it for you?

Magman?

Who did it for you?

Magman?

Nah, just a spray painter in the Shire near where I live. Trades as "Tynan Smart Repairs" in Kirrawee.

I would say that Magman would be one of the best options but too far away for me.

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MY instructions for painting rims....

Go to supercheap, buy 2 cans of black gloss @ $2.99ea

put rims out back of house in sun, wash wheels, cover with black paint, thin coats.

Continue doing this 3-4times

dont bother taping over tyres, they are black anyways

final check before putting them on car, touch up bits you forgot.

Put on car, touch up again

tyre black..

touch up every now and again.... for $2.99 i couldnt care less if i have to touch them up :cheers:

Ed

ive seen harlequin style paint cans at supercheap, gotta be something similar...

nightshades your rims bro!

Chris if you need a hand man let us know, we do it ultra dodgey style and spray the tyres too! no need for tyre black for a while ;)

hahaha good one Ed :)

thanks for the offer mate!

Its all good - i did them a couple week ago its just now the tyres them selves have gone all Emo on me!

so monday next week im going tyre shopping! :)

  • 4 weeks later...
and by the look of it - it needs to be lowered too :)

It also looks like you need a tripod or some kind of camera stabilisation, too ;)

My wheels are getting repainted at the moment. I'm getting them redone from titanium to a darker gunmetal (hopefully they'll be the same shade as R32 or R34 GT-R rims).

Will post some before and after pics when I get it all back.

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