painted my te37, graphite color
04-10-2009, 11:53 AM
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Re: painted my te37, graphite color
If it doesn't work out how you intended...just use some aircraft remover and it will take off the spray paint stuff and leave the original finish perfectly intact...I had to do this on some Rota GT3's one time and they came out just fine.
04-10-2009, 12:53 PM
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Re: painted my te37, graphite color
wow no prep on the wheels before the spraying very smart!!! It really looks like crap sorry man you should of researched on how to do it properly!
04-10-2009, 01:31 PM
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Re: painted my te37, graphite color
OP your lucky this guy knows how to get the spray paint off so you can restore you wheels back to hotness
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04-11-2009, 09:29 AM
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Re: painted my te37, graphite color
i did prep them, i used aircraft remover. in the pic it looks white but its actually bare metal. i guess i didnt sand it down good enough? well anyways thanks for the comments.
04-11-2009, 09:48 PM
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Re: painted my te37, graphite color
Did you even clear them at the end? I don't know but they don't look good at all... sorry man just being honest thats all!
04-13-2009, 05:09 PM
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Re: painted my te37, graphite color
lol. i got bored with my white TE37's and painted them FLAT BLUE.
some people hated. some people loved em. i personally got sick of them...and sold those wheels for super cheap.
i think you coulda used a few more coats of paint and it would have turned out pretty good.
some people hated. some people loved em. i personally got sick of them...and sold those wheels for super cheap.
i think you coulda used a few more coats of paint and it would have turned out pretty good.
04-13-2009, 05:29 PM
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Re: painted my te37, graphite color
That looks pretty horrible. I think you need more technique and better paint. Prepping them is not really the big deal. I didn't prep my Si wheels at all. I cleaned them and primed/painted them. This is how they turned out:
I decided to F up my stock AP1 wheels for a track event since I had bought ADVANs allready (but no decent tires to put on them back then).
Both pictures were with the paint completely 100% dry.
I use paint from NAPA that they mix up. I used Laguna Seca blue for the AP1 wheels the first time around (in the pics). Then Voodoo blue (The toyota FJ cruiser color) later on. I used Kaiser Silver (GM ITR wheel paint code) for the Si wheels.
I coat, recoat, then lots of coats of clearcoat to keep the brake dust from embedding.
Those TE37s look BAD...in a bad way. The problem with spray paint is that it chips easily and brake dust works it's way in especially if you track the car. I'd have them blasted and powder coated.
I decided to F up my stock AP1 wheels for a track event since I had bought ADVANs allready (but no decent tires to put on them back then).
Both pictures were with the paint completely 100% dry.
I use paint from NAPA that they mix up. I used Laguna Seca blue for the AP1 wheels the first time around (in the pics). Then Voodoo blue (The toyota FJ cruiser color) later on. I used Kaiser Silver (GM ITR wheel paint code) for the Si wheels.
I coat, recoat, then lots of coats of clearcoat to keep the brake dust from embedding.
Those TE37s look BAD...in a bad way. The problem with spray paint is that it chips easily and brake dust works it's way in especially if you track the car. I'd have them blasted and powder coated.
04-13-2009, 07:41 PM
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04-13-2009, 10:19 PM
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Re: painted my te37, graphite color
actually it looks like it was too far. It looks splotchy and non glossy. He used too little paint. Tried to do it all with one can or something? It needs more coats and more clearcoat.