you really think that will work. It's basically just duct tape without the leftover sticky residue when removed?

Bill

 

I don't know what that other tape is .. but I think cebby hit the nail on the head .. it was all that tire shine on there. I took some dish washing deteregent to it on the other two wheels, and the duct tape stuck fine.

and then instead of making my newspaper "flower" .. slipping a trash bag over the rest of it, and cutting out the wheel portion worked great.

 

Tire shine...crappy paint...:pat:

Use AJAX to clean them tires then Vinylex on your tires to make them shiny, works great and doesn't collect grime and dirt. Stays looking good a long time.

They did turn out well, despite your "flowery" tendencies...

 

what paint did you use?

 

that ultra high heat one from advanced auto .. pick your favorite shade of black

 

the paint i bought doesnt say to use sandpaper or primer. was that the same with the paint you bought. Should i just paint them like that or properly prepare them anyways.

 

use a self etching primer ... it will stick better to the rim.

be careful when using the acetone, if you poor too much it will cause the finish on the rims to "krinkle up" .. giving you a rougher finish

 

THANKS! for some reason they dont sell black around here but i guess gunmetal will have to do...

 

its that enamel coat thiat will ruin it .. it makes it look shiny .. it will dull after a few weeks .. but man, talk about the bling bling when you first do it.

 

Post up pics when you get them painted. I want to paint my Celica wheels gunmetal!

 

will do...

 

i think i'll be tackling this task soon...i have a set of MT Classic II's and from the looks of it it doesn't have a clear coat of it so the prepping should be good. I'll sand it down w/ some fine grit sandpaper (wet) prime it w/ the etching primer and go over it w/ the desired paint...possibly doing a satin clear coat so it wont have that shine...

 

I used Satin, and they are still a bit shinier than I would like...

 

hmm maybe a matt clear coat then...