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Painting WRX rims What color?
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:08 pm
by JTSPEED
Painting some WRX rims I got. What color should I go for? Iam thinking bronze

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:46 pm
by farfrumwork
Here is my Winestone (Burgandy) '93 Turbo with Duplicolor Bronze WRX wheels and 205/50/16's
But for a silver SS, I'd probably vote for anthacite (or some gray variant)
_Chad
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:37 pm
by DLC
First thing I thought of with silver was very dark, but not black.
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:30 pm
by jamal
I'm going to do black on my blue car I think.
Here's a super quick mockup with some picture:

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:34 pm
by 555BCTurbo
Iridescent Purple

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:16 am
by know1
for doing black rims i suggest leaving a chrome lip or it seams to make the tires disapear
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:53 pm
by 93forestpearl
If you've got the balls, you could do like a guy here in MN did. haha

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:01 am
by ivwarrior
I just did a set for my Outback is Rustoleum "Black Night Metallic". It's a dark, metallic silver. Once I get tires, I'll try and remember to get pics up here.
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:49 am
by livestrong14
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:57 am
by Adam West
Blue grey like your interior...
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:23 am
by ivwarrior
Ok, got 'em on and finally remembered I said I'd put a pic up here.

Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 12:50 am
by courtjesterclown
bringin back up an old thread here, but im also looking at a set of 05 WRX wheels. What do you guys think about a deep gold color on an Agean Blue met car?
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 6:44 am
by Dynamic Entry
I love gold on blue, classic rally scheme
I have been leaning towards bronze to go with the winestone myself, but can never decide: silver makes wheels jump out really nicely, dark colors are not flattering to wheels. This is why gold is nice, it's brighter, but it doesn't go so well with all colors.....
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 12:55 am
by SubaruNation
courtjesterclown wrote:bringin back up an old thread here, but im also looking at a set of 05 WRX wheels. What do you guys think about a deep gold color on an Agean Blue met car?
dude, i am painting my wheels too.
what color are you going to do and what paint do you use to do this?
i was thinking gold but that might be outlandish..
bronze wouldn't look good with ABM, the only other thing i can think of is black...
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 5:54 am
by Dynamic Entry
I don't think gold is outlandish against blue, do it and consider yourself lucky. having winestone I think I am stuck with bronze myself
Duplicolor makes "high performance wheel coating" which I will use and is probably just normal spray paint
I bought these and will paint them before mounting rubber
I know they should be washed, but should wheels be primed before painted? sanded?
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 6:27 am
by ciper
Wash them with rubbing alcohol first?
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 5:32 pm
by SubaruNation
and a high pressure hose