What wheels look the best

[newob]

I had no idea you could powdercoat/paint wheels. I would be very interested in that. I must find out more.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by newob

I had no idea you could powdercoat/paint wheels. I would be very interested in that. I must find out more.

I did this for my factory Carreras 5 spokes. They've gone up in price considerably since I picked them up for $1,100 about 10 years ago. But painting was not cheap although not that expensive either, I think I paid $800. I had a gun metal finish done where the first layer was black (not sure if powder coat) and a mettalic gun metal color was applied on top. Similar to the BMW "chrome shadow" used on the previous M3's that came in all those wild colors.

But I would second the suggestion to go with the plasti-dip a first course of action to see how you like it. Probably $100 for the prep cleaners, paint cans and special spray gun handle that clips ontop of the cans.
It's fairly simple and the guys at DipYourCar.com don't even remove the tire from the wheel. They just take up the tire with masking tape.

In this video they layer over matte black with gold, but I'm sure silver will give you the same effect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qd9ILYezWM&list=PL8Cnc6kMnQhPob341Elr4kW2N9rtq3UfF

[coreseller]

Originally Posted by newob

I had no idea you could powdercoat/paint wheels. I would be very interested in that. I must find out more.

I picked up some factory alloys for one of the kid's cars for $100, bare wheels with curb rash and all. We worked off the curb rash with files and sandpaper by running them on the car while the drive wheel was jacked up, then had the kid rough them up thoroughly with Scotchbrite pads. After buying about $30.00 worth of Duplicolor Wheel Paint in Graphite Grey (3 coats), Silver (2 light coats) then Clear (2 coats) the end result was IMO incredible.

Might want to watch this if interested in pursuing DIY: