[trunkout]

Painted my rims flat black....this weekend....

So agro....so JDM....

Black rims are nasty....

I'll put pics up next week....when I get em fully done and perfect....

Love it

:twisted:

 

[Guillermo]

I agree,
My summer street tires are mounted on alloy rims I painted flat black as well. Makes my silver insight look evil :evil:

 

[goat961]

pics?????


i may do the same.

 

[trunkout]

how do you put pics up on here anyway????

 

[goat961]

how do you put pics up on here anyway????

wish i knew.... you'd all get to see my chameleon paint job if i did

 

[Insightful Trekker]

You have to upload the pic to a site that will host them. Google for them. There are _many_ free sites. Then post the link of the uploaded pic.

There is the img function but many members don't read the rules in regard to pic size limitations and quantity (its as much a courtesy for those on dial-up as bandwidth usage of this site) and the post gets edited to the link only.

Forum rules
http://www.insightcentral.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42

Specifically #8

HTH!

 

[Guillermo]

Sign up to http://www.flickr.com/ to put your photos online, it's the best!

Photo of my Insight with black rims and 195/45R14 Toyo T1-R tires.
http://static.flickr.com/45/131649939_b210bdb8e7_b.jpg

 

[b1shmu63]

Nice photo Guillermo. The lighting shows up the detail of the body sculpting nicely. The black wheels look like you mean buisness, but I know that's the case in reallity.

 

[Guillermo]

Thanks Kip,
Black rims hide the brake dust very well

 

[goat961]

very cool..... definately very high on my priority list (right after mima)!

 

[Guillermo]

After cleaning old used rims with soap and water it only cost me 2 spray cans of primer and 2 spray cans of flat black rust paint.
I painted them over the dead lawn early last spring.
I suggest wearing a mask and old clothing....

 

[goat961]

After cleaning old used rims with soap and water it only cost me 2 spray cans of primer and 2 spray cans of flat black rust paint.
I painted them over the dead lawn early last spring.
I suggest wearing a mask and old clothing....

i was just going to go ahead and buy new rims... but i suppose painting the stock ones could be a nice cheap temporary (or not so temporary) solution.

 

[The Citrus Smoothie]

Any photos from Trunkout yet?

 

[Guillermo]

OEM Insight rims are worth too much money, I wouldn't paint those.
The only reason I painted the used civic rims I had was because they had silver paint flacking off.
Used aftermarket or Honda Civic rims are cheap usually between $100 and $300 for a set.

 

[gomarlins3]

I think they would look better with chrome beauty rings, chrome center caps and chrome lugs. JMO

 

[Resist]

Flat black rims just look like they are dirty. Chrome looks better.

 

[trunkout]

Flat black rims just look like they are dirty. Chrome looks better.

exactly!
:badgrin:

now i could just find time here at work to set up a host!

 

[trunkout]

hope it works.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/133500905/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/133500904/

 

[trunkout]

btw

duplicolor flat black rim paint used
four coats (two applied yesterday not in these pics)

you get the idea.....

:badgrin:

 

[goat961]

very cool...

perhaps next weekend i'll join the aggro black rim club.