DIY-- Painted stock rims with red lip, and fix your curb rash

[honda06si]

ok so this is what i started with


then i hit a curb and thought i ruined my rims(you can see the rash on the left side)




but then i followed this great DIY on another site
BMWTips wheel-scuff repair





so i did that and then i used some steel wool to scuff up the stockers


i then washed them REALLY good
and primed them


i then used red caliper paint


got this



this is where i messed up, i did the rims a little over a month ago, and it was too cold for the aerosol paint to stick, so i had to re-do them......what i did was bake them for about 3 minutes to get the surface warm then i ran outside and painted them.... them baked them again.. i think the temperature for paint is like at least 52 degrees


a pic of where i taped at


then you put them in this 10 minutes on 300 degrees



then i taped the lip off


then put three coats of black on them


then i took the tape off...used about 3 coats of clearcoat and got this



close up




i made this because ive had about 6 people ask me about how to do it so i hope this helps!

also here is another great DIY on painting rims
Gram Lights 57s TA !!! DIY Painted Rims - 8th Generation Honda Civic Forum



you cant even tell i curbed my rims at all...and the red lip is hard to tape on stock wheels because there is no defined lip...but you cant tell...even my friends thought i bought these rims...but if you get really close to them like less than a foot, you can tell they arent perfect.....

[zspeedzkwy]

gotta do this in this weekend
nice DIY
just wondering where did u stick ur masking tape? (hard to see which layer exactly)
and what is the other thing next to ur masking tape
what is its function

[honda06si]

Originally Posted by zspeedzkwy

gotta do this in this weekend
nice DIY
just wondering where did u stick ur masking tape? (hard to see which layer exactly)
and what is the other thing next to ur masking tape
what is its function

updated

[MellowGato]

wow - that looks amazing. Now - just stay away from those pesky curbs...

[zspeedzkwy]

Originally Posted by honda06si

updated

Thanks man

what is the another thing next to ur masking tape?
the thing look like a tape too?

[honda06si]

Originally Posted by zspeedzkwy

Thanks man

what is the another thing next to ur masking tape?
the thing look like a tape too?

yea i just took some pics off the internet because i didnt want to go out and take a pic of my tape...lol

its just a thin painters tape and a roll of thick painters tape....i actually used this and a pinstripe for a car...but you can use just tape...

[Horse1200s]

Awesome job man! Tack one on to your reputation.

[FusionSi11]

damn...thats one badass oven you got there bro

[kuziken]

sweeeeettttttttttt...rep for you bro....this is exactly what io wanna do

[kuziken]

is taking off the tires necessary?

[Si-aficionado]

^same question..how did the paint handle the tires reinstall?

great job with the DIY..rims look 10 times better now

[06blaksi]

Looks great!...Did mine too....question for you tho....did you have any problems getting the tires mounted as far as scratches?

[honda06si]

Originally Posted by Si-aficionado

^same question..how did the paint handle the tires reinstall?

great job with the DIY..rims look 10 times better now

Originally Posted by 06blaksi

Looks great!...Did mine too....question for you tho....did you have any problems getting the tires mounted as far as scratches?

i mean i guess you dont HAVE to take the tires off, but baking a tire in the oven? and finding an oven that big? i dont know....

i have a local shop that is pretty big on aftermarket rims and they have a machine thats gauranteed not to scratch your rims....its $16 a tire...but its worth it

[06blaksi]

Guess I'll have to look around. I kept my tires mounted when I painted mine but tires wear out........

[honda06si]

Originally Posted by 06blaksi

Guess I'll have to look around. I kept my tires mounted when I painted mine but tires wear out........

very true

[Eggroll]

how did you get your paint/tape line perfect on the lip? I would think that the tape would give you trouble creasing while going around the wheel

[irichard]

nice. i want to see people do this for the EX wheel!!!!

[honda06si]

Originally Posted by Eggroll

how did you get your paint/tape line perfect on the lip? I would think that the tape would give you trouble creasing while going around the wheel

i didnt. if you read it says its not totally perfect

[Eggroll]

Originally Posted by honda06si

i didnt. if you read it says its not totally perfect

I have an ep3 and was wanting to do the same thing to my stock wheels. Its bone stock but here is a photo chop of my plans.



Been wanting to get some ideas how I can keep the body color lip looking as good as I can.

Got any tips?

[honda06si]

do those rims have like a defined lip on them or something you can go off of to tape?