Paint & Body Work - wheel painting?

hey yall i was wondering if anyone out there has ever painted there stock 2000 trans am rims black? pics plzzz!!!

and whats the process for painting chrome rims? thanks!

Dont paint your chrome wheels... Just find a cheap set of silver stockers or better yet find some black painted stockers.

Mine used to be black stockers but they got old and most people would agree that painting your stockers isnt cool. :lol:

I'm sure somebody would gladly trade you for your chrome wheels.

i didnt kno they had stock black wheels?
and has anyone done it? lol u didnt answer

i didnt kno they had stock black wheels?
and has anyone done it? lol u didnt answer

They don't. He said to buy some silver ones and paint them black or find some that have already been painted black.
There have been tons of people that have painted stock rims black, do a search.

They don't. He said to buy some silver ones and paint them black or find some that have already been painted black.
There have been tons of people that have painted stock rims black, do a search.

is it hard for the paint to stick to the chrome or somthing? Whats the best way to go about doing it??

They don't. He said to buy some silver ones and paint them black or find some that have already been painted black.
There have been tons of people that have painted stock rims black, do a search.


I hate to disagree, but they do make stock black wheels.. have you ever seen a 35th anv. Trans Am....Black stockers....Only thing is they're hard to find and expensive to buy...

is it hard for the paint to stick to the chrome or somthing? Whats the best way to go about doing it??

You need to prep them.. I have never done it to chrome rims (I would trade someone for silver and ask for a little cash). Do a search and check the FS WTB threads.

I hate to disagree, but they do make stock black wheels.. have you ever seen a 35th anv. Trans Am....Black stockers....Only thing is they're hard to find and expensive to buy...

Good luck finding a set!

so it is that hard to prep them? anyone have any picture of what they would look like?

Can some plz photoshop or somthing my rims black i just waan see what it would look like....

Can some plz photoshop or somthing my rims black i just waan see what it would look like....

There is a thread for photoshop requests in the Multimedia forum or the like..

Search man, not just for individual things, but look around to see if there is a place on this forums that deals with that. Just as we have a place that deal with 4l60e/t56/FI/stock internal/drag racing results/kill stories/regional specific/for sale/etc etc etc..

Can some plz photoshop or somthing my rims black i just waan see what it would look like....

Yo ride just been pimped!

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m264/snowcr4sh/Forum/blackrims.jpg

Yo ride just been pimped!

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m264/snowcr4sh/Forum/blackrims.jpg

dudeeeeee!!!! thanks!!! :cheers: its my backround allready lol
well ima have to do it im on the search for some stock painted wheels for me to paint!:secret2:

Just go have them powder coated. Here is what my pro stars look like.
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u255/treyb1985/98%20A4%20Z28/127.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u255/treyb1985/98%20A4%20Z28/002-2.jpg

Black Rims w/o any Chrome Lip looks fuckin Ghetto, reminds me of people who take off their good rims for the Winter Season and the Steelies go back on.

To the OP not to bash or anything but in my personal opinion black rims don't look that great on a NBM car, maybe with a chrome ring around it, but still I'm not a fan, just personal preference really. Check out the stickies of the Wheels forums, they have a crap ton of information about what looks best with what with pics. Just right now the wheel gallery is apparently down.

And to 98Z2885, how much was it to have them powdercoated? I have a NBM Z28 and was thinking about powdercoating them NBM when I get them.

To the OP not to bash or anything but in my personal opinion black rims don't look that great on a NBM car, maybe with a chrome ring around it, but still I'm not a fan, just personal preference really. Check out the stickies of the Wheels forums, they have a crap ton of information about what looks best with what with pics. Just right now the wheel gallery is apparently down.

And to 98Z2885, how much was it to have them powdercoated? I have a NBM Z28 and was thinking about powdercoating them NBM when I get them.

To have just the wheels done, it was 160.00. I did the lugs and caps as well. That ran me another 20.00. So 180.00 out the door. If you were closer I would recommend a place. LMK if you have any questions. I did have to do some grinding on the back of the lugs and holes to make the lugs go in. As well as the hole where the center cap went through. I guess the powder coat made them swell.

I wouldnt mess w/ chome wheels. I did my non chrome C5 wheels..Sand w/ light sand paper to get gloss off....clean wheel w/ simple green or something, primer,paint, then clearcoat if you want. You can pick up those 16 in. wheels cheap enough, just look for a non chrome set.

To the OP not to bash or anything but in my personal opinion black rims don't look that great on a NBM car, maybe with a chrome ring around it, but still I'm not a fan, just personal preference really. Check out the stickies of the Wheels forums, they have a crap ton of information about what looks best with what with pics. Just right now the wheel gallery is apparently down.

And to 98Z2885, how much was it to have them powdercoated? I have a NBM Z28 and was thinking about powdercoating them NBM when I get them.

Id have to disagree, nmb looks great w/ a glossy black finish...

Sorry, let me rephrase, I like the glossy black chrome look with chrome studs or a chrome ring, just not flat black. A lot of the wannabe street racer ricer kids around here do it and it makes me want to hit em with a bat.

yeah i plan on finding some rims on craiglist or maybe a junk yard lol

but can you powercoat chrome? and how much better is power coat compared to paint and clear?

and i also disagree i think it nbm looks good with black rims with or without shinny lips

Check out eBay too, there was a set of black ta wheels on there and the bids weren't that high before you waste money painting chrome for it to peel later. Also you would be surprised what you can get a set of TSW or HP wheels for 140.00 a wheel on up.

To have just the wheels done, it was 160.00. I did the lugs and caps as well. That ran me another 20.00. So 180.00 out the door. If you were closer I would recommend a place. LMK if you have any questions. I did have to do some grinding on the back of the lugs and holes to make the lugs go in. As well as the hole where the center cap went through. I guess the powder coat made them swell.

That's why any time I coat prostars I keep the powder off those areas, those lugs and caps barely fit as it is without 1-2mm of powder in there. Hopefully your coater also did not coat the backside hub where the wheel sits against your car's hubs. That is NOT safe, especially on a drag wheel. Powder is very flexible, and will push back against the torque from the lugs unlike paint which just cracks and gets out of the way under that kind of stress, and can cause lugs to loosen up. Prostars have that problem on their own thanks to the aluminum bending in when you torque them, they don't need any help. If he didn't mask that area, I highly recommend you take those wheels off and sand that powder off the hub area.


yeah i plan on finding some rims on craiglist or maybe a junk yard lol

but can you powercoat chrome? and how much better is power coat compared to paint and clear?

and i also disagree i think it nbm looks good with black rims with or without shinny lips

I coat chrome almost every day, I do alot of Harley parts for example. It just needs to be heat tested first to be sure its in good shape and will hold up, then blasted lightly to give the surface a good profile for maximum adhesion of the powder(same as anything I coat).

PM me if you'd like any help with your project, be glad to coat them.

Sean