Gram Lights 57s TA !!! DIY Painted Rims

**sickyute** · 11-26-2006, 10:10 PM

Well boys and girls I just had to take my car to another level...

before i even go on to the pics i have to thank...
Bear - bizzybearfigiblue
Hugo - civic1217(i think)
and myself

All pics are with without the rims completely done...ie. wet, drying, etc etc...
i'll take pics of the final stuff and on the car when it's all done and dry.

now to the pics... So this is what they started out as...
Bronze Gram Lights 57s 18x7.5

cleaning the rims with soap and water

Hugo, Bear, Sickyute

what was used to scuff them up slightly

scuffing them up

On the way to becoming TAs....

Primed and painted red. white primer used to make the red POP
Bear doing the red.

the red foot bandits
notice how the red lip is masked out now.

red being baked!!

out the oven and black all over

peeling away the mask..

mask peeled off but wet

Bear's about to bake the cake after i prepared it

The finished product with the rays silver cap...

the finished product with the painted black cap

The finished products ... still not dry...

So... in all it took about 5 hours...

1. clean the rims with soap and water
2. scuff them up nicely
3. wash them off
4. dry them up real good
5. primed so that the red pops
6. painted red lip
7. baked 10 mins on 300 degrees for each rim... higher temp cuz oven couldn't close....closed oven would be about 200 degrees and same time
8. cool down period about 20mins in 70 degree weather
9. masked the lip off
10. painted rims black .... 3 coats
11. baked in over 10 mins on 300 degrees
12. cooling down right now

i'm still not done with it yet...little details to be done by hand and a nice brush to come .... hmmmmmmm

thanks to hugo for a helping hand in the cleaning and so on...
thanks to bear for masking and red lip and staying a while to get it done.
thanks to myself for black portion and vision to make this possible.
thanks to honda for providing my canvas

Thanks to bear...
+ hugo for helping...

Rims of pics on car after a week...that is after i let them cure nicely!!!

PS: i don't want to hear shiznit about buying some real Time Attacks... these are "MY" Time Attacks... the first and probably not the last of it's kind... i found the te37 too boring and the other one too crazy... the 57s was perfect i thought... No better way for me than a DIY... very custom.

edit:

[IVI] · 11-26-2006, 10:14 PM

In first to say awesome. Great job and patience that I could never have.

SiRyan · 11-26-2006, 10:15 PM

bizzybearfigiblue · 11-26-2006, 10:25 PM

I know i was late to start the process but we got the job done and i really like the way they came out. Thanx marvie for tellin ppl to +Rep me i am kinda low. and like he said this is the first of many things going on down here in S.FLA.

1chin3s3_b0i · 11-26-2006, 10:28 PM

damn those are sick! i think imma so a custom job on my rims
maybe red with polished lip =)

**sickyute** · 11-26-2006, 10:33 PM

my house...
it's black and red all over ...

worth it

JonLee · 11-26-2006, 10:36 PM

Flippin NICE! GJ on the DIY ALL of you

Lobos8403 · 11-26-2006, 10:38 PM

Good job man, they look great.. Looking forward to seeing them in person @ the next S.FLA meet. How much did the rims run you?

**sickyute** · 11-26-2006, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lobos8403

Good job man, they look great.. Looking forward to seeing them in person @ the next S.FLA meet. How much did the rims run you?

800 dollar rims

... thanks to a member on here... Htech17 .... he's near me so i just picked them up

the DIY and result is priceless !!

Ep3racer954 · 11-26-2006, 10:48 PM

AMAZING!! bro, i cant wait to see them! i dont think ive ever seen hugo without his glasss on lol.

**Nomar06** · 11-26-2006, 10:54 PM

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to sickyute again.

Nice work Sick!

chilli si · 11-26-2006, 10:55 PM

what's it look like on the car?

spideryk · 11-26-2006, 10:56 PM

damn that looks really nice, it would looks so nice on ur car. hurry up and get the pics up with rims installed

**sickyute** · 11-26-2006, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nomar06

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to sickyute again.

Nice work Sick!

bro..
go spread some rep and come back to give me some..

**Tim** · 11-26-2006, 10:59 PM

Sweet. Get the same look for $2000 less and 3 months less wait time.

**sickyute** · 11-26-2006, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim

Sweet. Get the same look for $2000 less and 3 months less wait time.

my thoughts exactly..
and if feels better knowing u did it.

only thing is it's not as light as the volks... ha... but it's still Rays quality

Team Midnight · 11-26-2006, 11:06 PM

very nice and well thought custom creation

vtec_marine · 11-26-2006, 11:17 PM

looks very bad ass sickyute, cant wait to see it on your ride

Sherpa · 11-26-2006, 11:25 PM

Wow, great job guys! I bet that will look fantastic on your ride.

06Fg2 · 11-26-2006, 11:25 PM

Sick Marvie, sick.

11-26-2006, 10:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
sickyute Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pembroke Pines, Fl Age: 27 Posts: 9,470 Marvie iTrader: 12 / 100%	Gram Lights 57s TA !!! DIY Painted Rims Well boys and girls I just had to take my car to another level... before i even go on to the pics i have to thank... Bear - bizzybearfigiblue Hugo - civic1217(i think) and myself All pics are with without the rims completely done...ie. wet, drying, etc etc... i'll take pics of the final stuff and on the car when it's all done and dry. now to the pics... So this is what they started out as... Bronze Gram Lights 57s 18x7.5 cleaning the rims with soap and water Hugo, Bear, Sickyute what was used to scuff them up slightly scuffing them up On the way to becoming TAs.... Primed and painted red. white primer used to make the red POP Bear doing the red. the red foot bandits notice how the red lip is masked out now. red being baked!! out the oven and black all over peeling away the mask.. mask peeled off but wet Bear's about to bake the cake after i prepared it The finished product with the rays silver cap... the finished product with the painted black cap The finished products ... still not dry... So... in all it took about 5 hours... 1. clean the rims with soap and water 2. scuff them up nicely 3. wash them off 4. dry them up real good 5. primed so that the red pops 6. painted red lip 7. baked 10 mins on 300 degrees for each rim... higher temp cuz oven couldn't close....closed oven would be about 200 degrees and same time 8. cool down period about 20mins in 70 degree weather 9. masked the lip off 10. painted rims black .... 3 coats 11. baked in over 10 mins on 300 degrees 12. cooling down right now i'm still not done with it yet...little details to be done by hand and a nice brush to come .... hmmmmmmm thanks to hugo for a helping hand in the cleaning and so on... thanks to bear for masking and red lip and staying a while to get it done. thanks to myself for black portion and vision to make this possible. thanks to honda for providing my canvas Thanks to bear... + hugo for helping... Rims of pics on car after a week...that is after i let them cure nicely!!! PS: i don't want to hear shiznit about buying some real Time Attacks... these are "MY" Time Attacks... the first and probably not the last of it's kind... i found the te37 too boring and the other one too crazy... the 57s was perfect i thought... No better way for me than a DIY... very custom. edit: __________________ Shift when it blinks! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2640940 FA5 http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2216565 FG2

11-26-2006, 10:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
sickyute Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pembroke Pines, Fl Age: 27 Posts: 9,470 Marvie iTrader: 12 / 100%	my house... it's black and red all over ... worth it __________________ Shift when it blinks! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2640940 FA5 http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2216565 FG2

11-26-2006, 10:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
Nomar06 Miss ya J!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Age: 27 Posts: 22,388 iTrader: 4 / 100%	You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to sickyute again. Nice work Sick! __________________

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11-26-2006, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
[IVI] Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio Age: 31 Posts: 1,634 Bryan iTrader: 0 / 0%	In first to say awesome. Great job and patience that I could never have.

11-26-2006, 10:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
SiRyan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vallejo,Ca. Age: 23 Posts: 5,585 iTrader: 16 / 100%

11-26-2006, 10:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
bizzybearfigiblue Senior Member Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 18,279 iTrader: 4 / 100%	I know i was late to start the process but we got the job done and i really like the way they came out. Thanx marvie for tellin ppl to +Rep me i am kinda low. and like he said this is the first of many things going on down here in S.FLA.

11-26-2006, 10:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
1chin3s3_b0i Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: East Vancouver Age: 22 Posts: 10,513 Michael iTrader: 2 / 100%	damn those are sick! i think imma so a custom job on my rims maybe red with polished lip =)

11-26-2006, 10:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
JonLee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: SoCal Age: 19 Posts: 336 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Flippin NICE! GJ on the DIY ALL of you

11-26-2006, 10:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lobos8403 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Coral Springs, FL Posts: 322 David iTrader: 1 / 100%	Good job man, they look great.. Looking forward to seeing them in person @ the next S.FLA meet. How much did the rims run you?

11-26-2006, 10:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ep3racer954 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pompano Beach, Fl Age: 19 Posts: 1,672 FG*SQUAD #87 iTrader: 3 / 100%	AMAZING!! bro, i cant wait to see them! i dont think ive ever seen hugo without his glasss on lol.

11-26-2006, 10:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
chilli si Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NOVA Posts: 292 iTrader: 0 / 0%	what's it look like on the car?

11-26-2006, 10:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
spideryk Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Blacksburg, VA Posts: 135 iTrader: 0 / 0%	damn that looks really nice, it would looks so nice on ur car. hurry up and get the pics up with rims installed

11-26-2006, 10:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
Tim Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 29 Posts: 5,217 iTrader: 10 / 100%	Sweet. Get the same look for $2000 less and 3 months less wait time.

11-26-2006, 11:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
Team Midnight Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Toronto Age: 24 Posts: 941 Jorge iTrader: 0 / 0%	very nice and well thought custom creation

11-26-2006, 11:17 PM	#18 (permalink)
vtec_marine Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cherry Point, NC Age: 23 Posts: 153 Rob Danhoff iTrader: 0 / 0%	looks very bad ass sickyute, cant wait to see it on your ride

11-26-2006, 11:25 PM	#19 (permalink)
Sherpa Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 279 Matt iTrader: 0 / 0%	Wow, great job guys! I bet that will look fantastic on your ride.

11-26-2006, 11:25 PM	#20 (permalink)
06Fg2 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: West Chester, PA Age: 21 Posts: 2,770 FG Squad Member #15 iTrader: 22 / 96%	Sick Marvie, sick.

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