painting alloys 2 tone paint, where can i get it? is it good idea? Options

[Nigel]

buying some old 15" allys and wanted to paint them that two tone colour.
Where can I get some?
Will it stick to it?
Anyone done this before is it good idea or bad.

[Coomer]

Two tone color as in color-shifting paint, like Duplicolor's Mirage paint? If yes, I'd think that it'd stick, as long as you completely sanded down all the wheels. You'd probably also want some sort of a really strong clear coat to protect the paint from brake dust and stuff.

[JKceli]

I'm guessing you mean keeping a couple spokes alloy and painting a few to match the color of your car....if so IMHO I don't think it would look that good. Sorta reminds me of the wheels on a clown car at the circus. I think if you painted the center caps to match your car's color it would give the wheels a subtle customized look, but as we say around here, it's your car.

[CelicaQT]

I believe Verde97 did these to some 17's he had. Got them silver he painted them black himself. Turned out well. Try and contact him. Here or on celica.net.
I also believe he posted pics of his finished wheels also and a few during the painting process.

[celicarocker]

from my understanding, the best thing to do would be get them powder coated...

[CelicaQT]

[Drocay]

i saw a truck with chemillian paint job on truck and on wheels. the rims looked wak it looked like a spinning fruity rainbow.

[Sev408]

hahahah dude i know that guy. Its an orange Dodge truck with a V8 and aura wheels. He said he had them custom made just for his truck. he lives on spriggs down by Hylton.

[94Toy]

Didn't speedtoe do that to some GT-S wheels, like black with a polished lip? I think it was him.

Anyway they looked really good IMO. I don't know about our stockers though. I don't think that the wheels are really set up for anything like that. Ther spokes are too wide IMO.

But do what you will.....and best of luck doing it.

[Nigel]

paint im thinking of using
http://www.rage-extreme.com/gallery/fantas...ystalflakes.asp

alloys ive just bought
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...MEBWA%3AIT&rd=1

cheers guy for your help



it mad how much this stuff costs.
Its 90 grams for £25

How many grams you need?

[presure2]

thats some purrrdy paint nigel...no idea how much you'd need tho, sorry!

[Verde97]

I have 18's CelicaQT

I hope you got my email Nigel. Thanks for contacting me. If anyone knows how to do this, it's me I kind of learned how to do it little by little, but the idea first started in the DIY forum here on 6gc.net. Everyone check out my pics in the members rides forum to see how they turned out. Soon, I am going to polish the inside lip to make it silver, so the only black part left will be the spokes and part of the center cap.

[Drocay]

your wheels look great, loving your tint what percentage is it?