Well it was nice today and tired of looking at rust on the rims. So I painted them. I couldnt decide which color to go with so I played around with the extra cans I had here. Which one do you like better?

Color one is hammer finish black / sparkle with silver centers
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Color two is Silver with hammer finish black centers.
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Lugs match main color of the rim.

Both looked good when painted but I really dont care for either one on the car. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks for looking
(PS not sure if photos will post? using linux the attach button doesnt work from here, will load with windows later if needed.)

 

Might just be my work computer, but pictures arent showing up??

 

no theyre not showing up here either

 

Mike,

You can't post pictures directly from your computer. They have to be hosted on the internet already.

Get a flicker, photobucket or other hosting to upload your picture to.

Good luck.

 

sorry here are the pics, other computer wouldnt post -- yes I need to clean the rubber from over spray but getting new tires soon so not a real issue. Car is DWP BTW.

One picture of the rust that was on all the rims. At least it looks better than that.

 

thanks for the info!

 

---------------im not sure what to say

 

the silver ones are better--and yes it is better than having rust like b4-----its an improvement forsure

 

Neither. You've should have left it OEM. Lug nuts matching the color of the paint!? How about center caps to cover them?

 

OEM looks the best to me. Take the paint off, get some centercaps to cover the lugs and call it a day

 

his issue was with the rust i believe----the paint seemed to have solved that pretty much-----

 

i have the centers, just tried of looking at them, thanks though. What is the OEM color? I plan on getting some bbs style rims later just wanted to get the rust off for now.

 

you should have sanded them down first. primed and then painted them and buffed till they shined

 

I did sand down, no buffer however. also primed btw

 

How are aluminum wheels rusting? And also, you really need to strip the wheel, or at least sand them smooth before you try to paint them.... That said, the silver looks better...