Results 1 to 29 of 29

Thread: [Repainted&Polished Lip] Wheels on my EJ8

  1. 10-01-2007, 07:56 PM #1
    ryanh300
    ryanh300 is offline
    IA Sig Maker ryanh300's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Fayetteville/PTC/Carrollton
    Age
    38
    Posts
    1,477
    Rep Power
    22

    Default [Repainted&Polished Lip] Wheels on my EJ8

    Decided to go for a new look so a my roommate and I stripped the black off the lip of my wheels with aircraft stripper. Then we decided that the flat black wasn't working out , so we got some gloss black and repainted the rest of the wheel.

    Approximate time for the stripping: 30min/wheel. Paint:20/wheel (most of the time was spent waiting on everything to dry).

    Enjoy!!

    Before:










    After:








    Last edited by ryanh300; 10-01-2007 at 08:26 PM.

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 10-01-2007, 07:58 PM #2
    Hundo®
    Hundo® is offline
    Banned
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Atlanta
    Age
    38
    Posts
    3,564
    Rep Power
    0

    Default

    looked better before
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 10-01-2007, 07:59 PM #3
    blown_ss
    blown_ss is offline
    Senior Member blown_ss's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Age
    40
    Posts
    2,874
    Rep Power
    23

    Default

    looks good man. i would have glossed them all black but, to each their own.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 10-01-2007, 08:00 PM #4
    Hundo®
    Hundo® is offline
    Banned
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Atlanta
    Age
    38
    Posts
    3,564
    Rep Power
    0

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by blown_ss
    looks good man. i would have glossed them all black but, to each their own.
    +1

    the lip isn't.. chrome enough to look good ;o
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 10-01-2007, 08:01 PM #5
    ryanh300
    ryanh300 is offline
    IA Sig Maker ryanh300's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Fayetteville/PTC/Carrollton
    Age
    38
    Posts
    1,477
    Rep Power
    22

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by kayfuNk
    +1

    the lip isn't.. chrome enough to look good ;o
    Yeah I havent had a chance to go back and rewetsand/polish the lip again. I only hit it once with 200/400

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 10-01-2007, 08:02 PM #6
    Tree
    Tree is offline
    I.A's dyslexia kid Tree's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    about this far.
    Age
    35
    Posts
    4,539
    Rep Power
    26

    Default

    nice real clean civ
    I♥my ruckus
    You're the trashiest thing this side of the Mississippi.
    Ghetto Fab: For kids on a fucking budget
    ~Lagg Squad~
    <turbo negros>
    I put the sexy in dyslexia.
    R.I.P steven bond....
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 10-01-2007, 08:02 PM #7
    santacruz77
    santacruz77 is offline
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Age
    39
    Posts
    4,313
    Rep Power
    25

    Default

    hmm ya you need to get the lip more bling blang and it will look better
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 10-01-2007, 08:03 PM #8
    Frög
    Frög is offline
    Im French! Frög's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    AMERICA FUCK YEAH
    Posts
    8,134
    Rep Power
    33

    Default

    both look good.. i probably also would have left it black.. but still looks great and nice work!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 10-01-2007, 08:05 PM #9
    ryanh300
    ryanh300 is offline
    IA Sig Maker ryanh300's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Fayetteville/PTC/Carrollton
    Age
    38
    Posts
    1,477
    Rep Power
    22

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by santacruz77
    hmm ya you need to get the lip more bling blang and it will look better
    next project gonna work on it when i have time this week

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 10-01-2007, 08:07 PM #10
    santacruz77
    santacruz77 is offline
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Age
    39
    Posts
    4,313
    Rep Power
    25

    Default

    ya. but none the less your cars hott
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 10-01-2007, 08:16 PM #11
    changaroo
    changaroo is offline
    itakepictures
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    changaroopouch
    Posts
    2,742
    Rep Power
    26

    Default

    hawt, i was considering painting my wheels black and leaving a lip :P

    what kind of suspension you runnin? im about to swap out my stechs for something diff...
    dont take anything i say srsly. its the interwebs.

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 10-01-2007, 08:17 PM #12
    b16ftw
    b16ftw is offline
    Certified Gearhead
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Warner Robins, GA
    Age
    91
    Posts
    817
    Rep Power
    19

    Default

    looks great man... wow.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 10-01-2007, 08:20 PM #13
    ryanh300
    ryanh300 is offline
    IA Sig Maker ryanh300's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Fayetteville/PTC/Carrollton
    Age
    38
    Posts
    1,477
    Rep Power
    22

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by changaroo
    hawt, i was considering painting my wheels black and leaving a lip :P

    what kind of suspension you runnin? im about to swap out my stechs for something diff...
    Neuspeed pro's with stock shocks...wayyy too low haha at least for my +11 offset wheels not to scrub and my exhaust scrapes.

    It used to look a lot more slammed with fat fives..

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 10-01-2007, 08:26 PM #14
    FrostHatch
    FrostHatch is offline
    Certified Gearhead FrostHatch's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    ?
    Age
    39
    Posts
    309
    Rep Power
    21

    Default

    once we chrome out those lips itll look better yoo.


    ^RIP^
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 10-01-2007, 08:52 PM #15
    changaroo
    changaroo is offline
    itakepictures
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    changaroopouch
    Posts
    2,742
    Rep Power
    26

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by ryanh300
    Neuspeed pro's with stock shocks...wayyy too low haha at least for my +11 offset wheels not to scrub and my exhaust scrapes.

    It used to look a lot more slammed with fat fives..
    lol damn how does that ride :P im running s-techs on stock shocks, and its kinda blah, it was good until recently.
    anyways, im gonna redo my suspension soon and we'll go do a shoot somewhere :P
    dont take anything i say srsly. its the interwebs.

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. 10-01-2007, 08:54 PM #16
    ryanh300
    ryanh300 is offline
    IA Sig Maker ryanh300's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Fayetteville/PTC/Carrollton
    Age
    38
    Posts
    1,477
    Rep Power
    22

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by changaroo
    lol damn how does that ride :P im running s-techs on stock shocks, and its kinda blah, it was good until recently.
    anyways, im gonna redo my suspension soon and we'll go do a shoot somewhere :P
    most definitely..a twin shoot haha just hit me up with a PM and im deff down

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  17. 10-01-2007, 10:50 PM #17
    ryanh300
    ryanh300 is offline
    IA Sig Maker ryanh300's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Fayetteville/PTC/Carrollton
    Age
    38
    Posts
    1,477
    Rep Power
    22

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by santacruz77
    ya. but none the less your cars hott
    thanks man

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  18. 10-01-2007, 11:09 PM #18
    NAG2I
    NAG2I is offline
    NAwasBEST NAG2I's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Location
    metro
    Age
    36
    Posts
    1,073
    Rep Power
    21

    Default

    looks good man once you get that lip blinging it will be real dope
    ATL_DA_Squad #3


    STREET<3LOVE
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  19. 10-01-2007, 11:13 PM #19
    tko
    tko is offline
    Banned tko's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Posts
    310
    Rep Power
    0

    Default

    Looked better before, nice pics though.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  20. 10-01-2007, 11:40 PM #20
    ryanh300
    ryanh300 is offline
    IA Sig Maker ryanh300's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Fayetteville/PTC/Carrollton
    Age
    38
    Posts
    1,477
    Rep Power
    22

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by tko
    Looked better before, nice pics though.
    haha thanks my roommate took them

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  21. 10-02-2007, 12:09 AM #21
    ORGANIZATIONXIII
    ORGANIZATIONXIII is offline
    z00m z00m..... ORGANIZATIONXIII's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    San Antonio, TX
    Age
    41
    Posts
    7,350
    Rep Power
    29

    Default

    I can dig it
    twoONEoh
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  22. 10-02-2007, 07:51 AM #22
    Doppelgänger
    Doppelgänger is offline
    I'm not OK. Doppelgänger's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Location
    wherever
    Age
    42
    Posts
    7,366
    Rep Power
    37

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by ryanh300
    Yeah I havent had a chance to go back and rewetsand/polish the lip again. I only hit it once with 200/400
    ahahahaha 200/400 grit?? lolol. Once you got the paint off, you should have got a buffing wheel and polishing compound...... Using sandpaper on smooth metal to 'polish' is about as useful as washing your car with a wire brush to remove swirl marks
    02' Miata



    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  23. 10-02-2007, 07:57 AM #23
    AnthonyF
    AnthonyF is offline
    JDM TYTE AnthonyF's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Location
    Cumming
    Posts
    24,318
    Rep Power
    61

    Default

    i liked the old look better. good work though!
    The Carbon Fibered R6
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  24. 10-02-2007, 08:49 AM #24
    Kyle
    Kyle is offline
    Senior Member | IA Veteran Kyle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Buckhead
    Posts
    7,405
    Rep Power
    30

    Default

    Sorry but I liked the car better before. Black with a polished lip is one of the most played out styles ever.
    ***Lotus Elise***

    BlackWatchRacing    /Sector111/Larini Exhausts/Difflow Diffusers/Classic Livery of Atlanta Paint/APR Performance

    Quote Originally Posted by E36slide View Post
    I may not be as book savey as the next guy but i posses a vast knowledge based street smarts.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  25. 10-02-2007, 08:51 AM #25
    Dirty Octopus™
    Dirty Octopus™ is offline
    The Philanthropist Dirty Octopus™'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    West Staines
    Age
    41
    Posts
    12,311
    Rep Power
    43

    Default

    im really diggin' it!
    there was just too much black before. looked toooo plain
    now if you could get the lip to pop just a lil' bit more you be good!

    flickr
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  26. 10-02-2007, 08:57 AM #26
    SL65AMG
    SL65AMG is offline
    Senior Member SL65AMG's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Age
    37
    Posts
    2,618
    Rep Power
    23

    Default

    i liked it all black..... but good job anyways
    EF SQUAD FTMFW!!!!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  27. 10-02-2007, 10:03 AM #27
    thinkskater
    thinkskater is offline
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    who knows.
    Age
    39
    Posts
    3,576
    Rep Power
    24

    Default

    look good man. polish the lip man look 100x better. reps
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  28. 10-02-2007, 01:03 PM #28
    ryanh300
    ryanh300 is offline
    IA Sig Maker ryanh300's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Fayetteville/PTC/Carrollton
    Age
    38
    Posts
    1,477
    Rep Power
    22

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by thinkskater
    look good man. polish the lip man look 100x better. reps
    Thanks man, gonna happen this weekend

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  29. 10-02-2007, 01:04 PM #29
    ryanh300
    ryanh300 is offline
    IA Sig Maker ryanh300's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Fayetteville/PTC/Carrollton
    Age
    38
    Posts
    1,477
    Rep Power
    22

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Badger
    ahahahaha 200/400 grit?? lolol. Once you got the paint off, you should have got a buffing wheel and polishing compound...... Using sandpaper on smooth metal to 'polish' is about as useful as washing your car with a wire brush to remove swirl marks
    No I used the 200/400 to get the leftover black spots off from the lip. But thanks for your helpful comment

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Mustang spotted on campus | had a little scooby fun. »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

About us
ImportAtlanta is a community of gearheads and car enthusiasts. It does not matter what kind of car or bike you drive, IA is an open community for any gearhead. Whether you're looking for advice on a performance build or posting your wheels for sale, you're welcome here!
Announcement
Welcome back to ImportAtlanta. We are currently undergoing many changes, so please report any issues you encounter with the site using the 'Contact Us' button below. Thank you!