Respraying Stockies

[DARREN92]

Hey guys, i was planning on blacking out my r34's stock rims.. seems like a better option than spending 2k or so buying a new set.. think its a good idea?

[ARTZ]

no its a stupid idea....2k will get you some really nice wheels..painting the stockies black will just look like exactly that..stockies can look ok if you lower your car right and put some spacers in so they fill out the guards a bit better..painting them a diffferent colour rarely makes them look any better..usually worse

you dont have to spend 2k on wheels anyway..full set of rotas can be had for 1k and look the business or, learn to ebay.

Just remember Stance is more important than rims..putting 2k rims on a car that isnt lowered right will just look like ass and you would be better offf with stockies..

[adamskill]

Arts get off ya high horse mate.

Op- there is nothing wrong with painting the stockies, its a great thing to do, especially if you are on a budget. Make sure you take the time to do a quality job tho. If done rite it looks fine, but at the end of the day they will still be stockies. It will be fine until you can save up enough to get some good quality after market ones.

Good luck

Adam

[starwarz]

Yeah do it, i had a mate help me and it came out okay.

Basically sand, Primer, Paint and then Clear so simple and costs so little.

I suggest you leave the weels overnight if your using clear so dirt or contiminants dont get stuck.

[aussietroy]

When i had no cash but was over the stock look of my 32 i sprayed the stockies, was cheap and looked better. Although it would be best to use it as a tempt fix until you can afford some nice rims

[Hanaldo]

They did so much wrong it's not even funny, I bet their paint is cracked and peeling now.

[starwarz]

They did so much wrong it's not even funny, I bet their paint is cracked and peeling now.

I dont see what they really did wrong...its like 4 simple steps. I basically did the same thing and my wheels are still freshly coated with clear after almost 8 months.

[Hanaldo]

They didn't chemically bond the layers, and they didn't show or mention any mechanical bonding either, though they may have done that off camera. At 8:03, that spraying technique is terrible, he is spraying like a 14 year old graffiti artist. The other bloke has much better control and technique using the gun.

[adamskill]

what do you mean by chemically bonding the layers?

[Hanaldo]

what do you mean by chemically bonding the layers?

When you spray, you shouldn't let the paint dry between layers. If it does, you need to sand it back to create a rough surface for the paints to mechanically bond. This will never be as strong as a chemical bond, which is where you let each layer dry to a tack before spraying the next layer. This means all the layers will dry together, creating a chemical adhesion that is much much stronger than just a mechanical interlock.

[adamskill]

thought thats what you meant. cheers mate

[ARTZ]

Back on my High horse here but....

it can look ok if you paint up some GTR rims or something and they are painted PROPERLY...

but painting the standard rims black looks shit..if you have shit rims to begin with painting them black will NOT solve the problem, they will still look shit..

now dont get me wrong it is ok to have standard rims as it keeps your car looking stock which is cool, but painting them black is not making it look any better at all, unless maybe your car is black and your trying to be super stealthy...

they say you cant polish a turd and while you can paint one, a painted turd is still a turd

[The Bogan]

I've seen black stock rims on a white car which looked good, I've got silver stockies on mine which I'm happy with for road use, stock rims are good for a lot of reasons.

Paint them black, doooo iiiiitttttt

[The Bogan]

Spend your money on the important round things, the tyres.

[zebra]

Spend your money on the important round things, the tyres.

THIS

I love seeing cars with $4000 worth of TE37's and the tyres are some utter rubbish no-name brand

[Hanaldo]

+1 ^

Artz, I don't know what you're on about mate. Standard R34 GTT wheels are not baaaad looking, they may not be as eye catching as a nice set of Jap wheels but they still go alright. Especially when painted black. When they are unpainted they look like standard wheels. When they are painted, they do a good job of setting the car off.

I mean this:

Compared to this:

It's a no brainer.

[ARTZ]

guess it depends on the car, i saw a white 34 with sprayed black wheels the other day, the job was bodge and it looked like ass..

[On Edge]

I think its a great idea, won't cost you much either

[buzz350]

When you spray, you shouldn't let the paint dry between layers. If it does, you need to sand it back to create a rough surface for the paints to mechanically bond. This will never be as strong as a chemical bond, which is where you let each layer dry to a tack before spraying the next layer. This means all the layers will dry together, creating a chemical adhesion that is much much stronger than just a mechanical interlock.

I agree with Hanaldo on this, makes the job much nicer.

If the paint on the rims to begin with is alright, then u dont neeed to primer them then paint them as such, if u use a light grade scotchbrite and scuff the wheels up and give them a good coat of paint (2-3 layers) then that should be easily suffficient. havent had any problems with doing that (and thats been on the bodywork of my old skyline which lasted me a year with no issues what so ever)

Just my 2 cents

[sonnyQ]

+1 ^

Artz, I don't know what you're on about mate. Standard R34 GTT wheels are not baaaad looking, they may not be as eye catching as a nice set of Jap wheels but they still go alright. Especially when painted black. When they are unpainted they look like standard wheels. When they are painted, they do a good job of setting the car off.

I mean this:

Compared to this:

It's a no brainer.

Perfect example. Seeing the difference is almost motivating me to do mine