Bored one afternoon after Uni, me and my mate decided my car should start work on my car. Had it for a while now and it was completely stock. started by painting my rims. not a serious job but just as an experiment and they REALLY needed doing.

the state of them (pretty bad i know):


applied nitromoors paint stripper:


forgot to take photos of sanding and priming as i got a little overexcited... yes i have the mind of a child.
we used filler primer to make sure there was a nice smooth finish.

base coat applied:

nice smooth coat . the colour is bmw sparkling graphite and its lush

clear coat:

sorry for my bollocks photography.

on the car with a little caliper paint applied too:


not bad for a rough job i think. i was also pleased we managed four wheels and calipers in a single afternoon/evening.
im also aware my tyres are whack and way too big. getting some tasty 215/55/r15s soon

anyone else got some nice diy rims?

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...=Restyling+rims

This post has been edited by rave2n: May 14, 2010 - 9:49 AM

thats some nice work man. polished metal isnt really my thing but the workmanship looks great

Those look great, Im really liking that BMW sparkling graphite color you used, and with the red caliper in the back it looks awesome

They do look good, I have to admit you did a good job for having the tires still on.

thanks guys . i just started a new job, when i get some money coming in i'll start a build thread. ill post a link here in case your interested

Sweet, I have done mine a similar color

they look good

thats nice scosh, what colour is that?

great job matey

i did mine almost exactly the same colour a few years ago

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It was a gunmetal rim spray I picked up at the local advance

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i like the celica 10+hp lol hmm i wonder if it is posible to something similar but by welding hmm...