Wheel Directory: OEM Wheels Painted Gold/Bronze - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

OmarGC · 10-21-2012, 02:56 AM

Haven't got much of a chance to snap very many photos(Will update tomorrow with pics that actually show the gold hue). These wheels are my spares, but had to get rid of what I feel is a horrible 2 tone scheme.

But anyways, had some free time & space around a friends paint shop to prep & spray em. Original plan was to actually shoot with a mixed paint in the booth, but myself running off 2 hours of sleep didn't want to stick around for all that extra cure time. So I found some decent stuff that came in a can that cures good enough and did it the "ghetto way"

*cell pics

Because cars always look cooler like this? lol

Total time: 4 hours 15 mins from jacking to rolling it out; 2 of us prepping/painting. Shot 3 coats of color on each wheel, no clear. Used about 1 and a half cans, IF that... forgot what exact paint I used but I'll grab it in the morning.

Thanks to my friend Nick for being great at body work/paint wheels are pretty flawless, and providing the extra resources that weren't needed but did make the process a hell of a lot faster.

frsguy707 · 10-21-2012, 03:07 AM

by the looks of it i think they came out great

GT86drifter · 10-21-2012, 03:14 AM

Looks great good job!

Metabrz · 10-21-2012, 03:21 AM

Good work and thanks

OmarGC · 10-21-2012, 03:47 AM

Thanks... All in the prep

Foobar · 10-21-2012, 09:58 AM

Good job. Every time I see one of these pics of a solid paint job on the stock rims, I'm impressed. The stock rims are a nice design, IMO. The two tone paint, on the other hand, detracts from the design a bit.

Shagaliscious · 10-21-2012, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Foobar

Good job. Every time I see one of these pics of a solid paint job on the stock rims, I'm impressed. The stock rims are a nice design, IMO. The two tone paint, on the other hand, detracts from the design a bit.

I was about the say the same thing. I too like the stock wheels, but after seeing them in solid colors (and some plasti-dipped), I think they look even better as 1 color.

I love gold wheels on a white car too

Draco-REX · 10-21-2012, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Shagaliscious

I was about the say the same thing. I too like the stock wheels, but after seeing them in solid colors (and some plasti-dipped), I think they look even better as 1 color.

I love gold wheels on a white car too

Subaru has a long history of designing wheels that look good in any color BUT the one they come in. The simple WRX 16" wheels are a great example:

Blah:

Then pick any color and:

Loki2x · 10-21-2012, 12:04 PM

^ I agree. Everyone does their stock wheels in silver though. I use some painted stock Subaru wheels as my winter set and they're great!

OmarGC · 10-21-2012, 07:07 PM

Took some pics... without flash and with flash comparisons. Please excuse the water marks, I drove through a puddle earlier today.

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wootwoot · 10-21-2012, 08:59 PM

Can you describe how you prepared them for the paint? Good work.

DIM · 10-21-2012, 09:20 PM

Much better than the stock.

mugen79 · 10-21-2012, 09:27 PM

your stock wheels look like some aftermarket ones. awesome job and it looks very good.

Gixxersixxerman · 10-21-2012, 09:41 PM

Looks great.. I too would like to know what you did for prep...

10-21-2012, 02:56 AM	#1
OmarGC My FR-S has 5 gears Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FRS/280z/Tundra Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,994 Thanks: 626 Thanked 1,065 Times in 572 Posts Mentioned: 49 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Wheel Directory: OEM Wheels Painted Gold/Bronze Haven't got much of a chance to snap very many photos(Will update tomorrow with pics that actually show the gold hue). These wheels are my spares, but had to get rid of what I feel is a horrible 2 tone scheme. But anyways, had some free time & space around a friends paint shop to prep & spray em. Original plan was to actually shoot with a mixed paint in the booth, but myself running off 2 hours of sleep didn't want to stick around for all that extra cure time. So I found some decent stuff that came in a can that cures good enough and did it the "ghetto way" cell pics Because cars always look cooler like this? lol Total time: 4 hours 15 mins from jacking to rolling it out; 2 of us prepping/painting. Shot 3 coats of color on each wheel, no clear. Used about 1 and a half cans, IF that... forgot what exact paint I used but I'll grab it in the morning. Thanks to my friend Nick for being great at body work/paint wheels are pretty flawless, and providing the extra resources that weren't needed but did make the process a hell of a lot faster. __________________ Omar GC 2JZ - 6870 - stock block - 1000whp? Instagram: 2jzus Last edited by DarrenDriven; 05-11-2014 at 03:48 PM.*

10-21-2012, 03:47 AM	#5
OmarGC My FR-S has 5 gears Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FRS/280z/Tundra Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,994 Thanks: 626 Thanked 1,065 Times in 572 Posts Mentioned: 49 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Thanks... All in the prep __________________ Omar GC 2JZ - 6870 - stock block - 1000whp? Instagram: 2jzus

10-21-2012, 07:07 PM	#10
OmarGC My FR-S has 5 gears Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FRS/280z/Tundra Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,994 Thanks: 626 Thanked 1,065 Times in 572 Posts Mentioned: 49 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Took some pics... without flash and with flash comparisons. Please excuse the water marks, I drove through a puddle earlier today. ---- __________________ Omar GC 2JZ - 6870 - stock block - 1000whp? Instagram: 2jzus

10-21-2012, 09:20 PM	#12
DIM Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: San Antonio TX / Dyess AFB Posts: 948 Thanks: 26 Thanked 451 Times in 242 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Much better than the stock. __________________

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10-21-2012, 03:07 AM	#2
frsguy707 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: Cali Posts: 574 Thanks: 523 Thanked 169 Times in 117 Posts Mentioned: 45 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	by the looks of it i think they came out great

10-21-2012, 03:14 AM	#3
GT86drifter Drift Specialist Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 180SX,GT86 Location: JDM ONLY Posts: 1,041 Thanks: 237 Thanked 475 Times in 276 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Looks great good job!

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10-21-2012, 09:41 PM	#14
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