I was productive today!

[jekruger72]

So I decided to paint my wheels.... I got the Idea from glmomp. So it came out almost exactly like his except mine aren't on the car yet...

I'll get some pictures of them on the car tomorrow when I get them home. They are at another buddies house curing.

So here it goes:

We first started with the wheels on the car
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010015.jpg

But we got kicked outta the garage due to fumes. So we moved out side. Which we decided was too cold so we called it a night (last night)
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010017.jpg

And a little sanding.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010018.jpg

We did a couple coats of primer then a couple of paint.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010033.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010030.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010031.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010034.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010035.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010043.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010044.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010045.jpg

Finished product
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010038.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010039.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010040.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010048.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010049.jpg

Okay. So I didn't actually paint them my self. My buddy did it. All I really did was buy the paint and clean them.:p
he is looking for some work by the way in the local area. He isn't a professional but is very good. He does pin striping too.

Some of his other work he's done:

My buddies 66 Ranchero
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/66.jpg

My other buddies dad's 28 dodge pick up.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/tbucket2.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/tbucket.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/tbucket3.jpg

So any body looking for some painting to be done let me know and I will put word through to him.

[83CelWA]

You should paint the line in the spokes silver now, kinda along the idea of reversing the colors of the face of the rims.

[jekruger72]

You know I was thinkin about doing that, but I'm gonna give my buddy a break. I got some time before my car goes any where. lol

[scorpmatt]

jeff, get your tire shop to balance your rims with all weights on the inside only. Then re-clean. :)

Otherwise, looking very sharp! :)

[83CelWA]

Yes, wheel weights on the inside FTW. I stress the importance of putting them on the inside whenever I get mine balanced, a shop once wanted to ignore me, and I told them to take it back in and fix the problem. They were a little pissed, but had to do it since I originally said to do it and it was written on the work order.

[jekruger72]

yeah I never really seen them on the out side before. I was gonna clean and buff them real nice before I did it, but the opportunity kinda just came up to do it so I took it. My real plan is to do the 5 lug thing. Either the starion hubs or w/e or forkin over the big bucks for the spacer / adapters. This is really to last me from when my car gets done till like mid summer. But if I figure out an easy way to like buff the lip with out harming the paint I probably will.

[83CelWA]

The old rims I had I did like yours and I used sandpaper on the lips and then polished them with a 6" buffer disk in a drill and Blue Magic polish. This is the only good pic I can find of them:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v187/83CelWA/IM002320.jpg

[jefe_not]

Nice looking rims...

[jekruger72]

Got the wheels on the car. Rolled it out and took a couple pictures in the sun we had yesterday.

I think they came out lookin real nice!
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010017-1.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010026.jpg

My buddies 72 GTO and my car.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010022.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010018-1.jpg

His car
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o273/Jekruger72/P1010023.jpg