I currently have these wheels and am going to repaint them in the next few weeks. Here were my thoughts: Blast em clean. Paint the entire wheel a Matte/Satin Black. The parts that are currently aluminum to paint them Gloss Black and delete the verde logo. I was going to get vinyl lincoln emblems made and put them there. Anyone like/have a better suggestion?
Painting My Wheels and Open to Suggestions
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JoshMcMadMac
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Plasti-Dip them first to see if you like it. If you still go through with painting them, there is no need to blast them, just rough them up.
G-RELL
FULLY DIPPED LS
im not in love with no lip flat black wheels, but maybe if some of it was gloss.... give it a shot... what color car?
dlo73
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First of all what color is the car? I painted my stock wheels black to match my car, At first I liked them, but this year I ended up finding a set of the polished aluminum oem wheels and I find that it breaks up the color. I agree that you should plasti dip them first to see if you like it, then rather than painting them have them powder coated, it will last longer.
jerbear19
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i agree. when you go all black on a small wheel it makes the wheel look even smaller.
jbs01
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Seems like they should look pretty good as is on a silver. Throw up a pic
Wicked Ace
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Does the plasti-dip come in a gun metal tint? I would love to do something with my seven spokes now that they are crudded up with brake leavin's
jolinc01
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How about safety green?
or just hyper silver
or just hyper silver
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?p=793530#post793530
I like them now but was just thinking of doing something different.
I like them now but was just thinking of doing something different.
RigsLS
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paint looks good but ...
what size feet/shoes you have dude ?
that rim looks like 27" almost.
either that rim is sitting on a barstool or you a little person ?
~ sorry no offence, the longer I look at that picture, I can't help it, something wrong.
~ looks huge besides your feet.
is the rim propped up on something ?
paint looks good but ...
what size feet/shoes you have dude ?
that rim looks like 27" almost.
either that rim is sitting on a barstool or you a little person ?
~ sorry no offence, the longer I look at that picture, I can't help it, something wrong.
~ looks huge besides your feet.
is the rim propped up on something ?
Those have to be girls feet. The shoes look like they have a pink stripe on the side of them.
The wheels look good. Looking forward to seeing them on your LS.
:lol::lol: Sorry bro. It just looks like your feet are so tiny. I thought it had to be a girls feet. I knew the wheels were only 17's. The comparison was just to much.:lol::lol:
The finished product.
2 coats of etching primer
2 coats of silver
8 hours of taping
3 coats of black
3 coats of clear
black vinyl Lincoln logo
I really like the end result and will be getting rubber on wednesday. On the car pics to come then.
2 coats of etching primer
2 coats of silver
8 hours of taping
3 coats of black
3 coats of clear
black vinyl Lincoln logo
I really like the end result and will be getting rubber on wednesday. On the car pics to come then.
RigsLS
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Don't let the 8 hours of taping bother you, I think you did an excellent job, very clean lines.
2 things,
- be sure to not spoil it now with them plain black rubber valve stems, get chrome ones
- tell the tire shop to goes easy on them, last thing you want now is an apprentice kid in
the back f*cking them up for ya.
Can't wait to see them on your LS
2 things,
- be sure to not spoil it now with them plain black rubber valve stems, get chrome ones
- tell the tire shop to goes easy on them, last thing you want now is an apprentice kid in
the back f*cking them up for ya.
Can't wait to see them on your LS