Painting the wheels? hmm

zzack92 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:50 pm **Posts:** 371

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Hey guys just want to know if its a good idea to paint them(stock wheels from 03 KJ sport)(black) Just want some input thanks guys as usual the best help always from ya

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:32 am

some have done it on here and also some good posts over on ROF (Rubicon Owners Forum just look for painted wheels) about painting wheels, local parts store has regular wheel primer and paint in silver,dark grey and even black, my Moabs will be black later this fall :twisted:

Guest · **Posted:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:11 am

Give your wheels another 30k miles. They'll start turning black

Ask any other steel-wheeled Sport owner :lol:

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:53 am

glad mine did not come with those cheap sport wheels! :twisted:

of courese my original wheels are long gone but still those are just plain nasty ! :wink:

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:24 am

tommudd wrote:

glad mine did not come with those cheap sport wheels! :twisted:

of courese my original wheels are long gone but still those are just plain nasty ! :wink:

I can't believe Chrysler thought they were a good idea.

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:56 pm

If you thought those were ugly, you should see the ones the come on the base model 4-cyl....let me see if I can find a pic.

mrkake · **Posted:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:38 pm

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my Moabs will be black later this fall :twisted:

Make sure you post pics! I have been tossing that idea around for a while now. The wife is against it, but she can't ALWAYS get her way ~:|~

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:01 pm

mrkake wrote:

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my Moabs will be black later this fall :twisted:

Make sure you post pics! I have been tossing that idea around for a while now. The wife is against it, but she can't ALWAYS get her way ~:|~

My wife leaves for Tanzania for two years so they get the black treatment then! :lol:

zzack92 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:50 pm **Posts:** 371

is it easy to paint the lugnuts too?

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:29 pm

it wouldnt be hard but I would just leave them chrome bc I would think that it wouldnt last too good, especially if you mess with them a lot

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:31 pm

go to any mustang site and you can find black lug nuts, but mine will be left chrome, looks better IMO

KeswickDave · **Posted:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:53 pm

I"m pretty sure I posted this before somewhere, but here it is again for the sake of discussion - there was some debate about whether to paint the center caps of the steel wheels so I photoshopped mine.

I like the silver centers personally. One of these days I'll actually get around to painting them. Hopefully before it snows. :oops:

Yeah they're ugly, but until I get some Moabs there what I've got! :wink:

Dave

BjBnet · **Posted:** Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:11 am

I like the center pic :wink:

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:51 am

BjBnet wrote:

I like the center pic :wink:

X's two

DryBones · **Posted:** Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:55 am

maybe I will do that on my wife's Red Sport.

Was this just a tape off the wheels and hit it with a rattle can or did you do something more detailed?

riptricket · **Posted:** Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:09 pm

i like the 2nd pic too! the center cover makes it pop!

KeswickDave · **Posted:** Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:39 pm

DryBones wrote:

maybe I will do that on my wife's Red Sport.

Was this just a tape off the wheels and hit it with a rattle can or did you do something more detailed?

DryBones,

In the virtual world inside my computer I taped them off, sand blasted 'em, primed and painted.

In real life I haven't done anything

Probably will rattle can them though, with a sandblast and prime first.

I'm looking for a satin finish, not too flat, not too glossy - the pics look that way I think.

Maybe I should get off my butt and give it a shot this weekend...

peterepete · **Posted:** Sat Aug 30, 2008 8:50 pm

I am planning on painting my wheels black in the spring. I think one more winter of buffalo salt will do them in. darn Rust!!!!!!

KeswickDave · **Posted:** Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:32 am

peterepete wrote:

I am planning on painting my wheels black in the spring. I think one more winter of buffalo salt will do them in. darn Rust!!!!!!

I hear you there! One reason I want to paint them is they are starting to rust around the edges, darn Toronto salt! :evil:

Dave

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