Painting stock 20" FX4 rims
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https://www.f150online.com/forums/me...-img-0747.html
this guy did it to his '07's and i likey....
Re: powder coat on stockers?
Hey Jeff,
Yes this 20" set i have on in the pics are the original set when i bought the truck used. They were in bad shape i didn't know what to do with them. I bought a set of FX2 18" take offs to run in the winter and thought they looked so much better then the 20" condition on the truck. So one day i was screwing around with the 20", taped all the high spots, and sanded just the bright silver paint. Then bought a can of Graphite Metallic wheel paint and started spraying. Looked pretty good i thought, but i didn't think they would wear well. So took them to a rim restore place up here in Ontario and got them to machine and paint and clear coat them. They turned out great. I wanted to show some depth that's why i choose Graphite, everyone said no paint them black. Black rims have you forever dressing your tires to match the gloss of a black rim, when your tires start aging and fading some, your rims tend to look over bearing i think anyway. The rim restore cost me $125 a rim, $500 cash i thought it was about $150 to much, but looking at them now i can easily sell the set fot $1,200 w/tires now if i needed to. Look at any 06-08 FX2 18" rim and you will see the color i did. Hope any of this helps you out. I have pics on here in my profile of all my rims. Take care Al
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Hey man,
Saw your "summer cruisin" pictures and noticed you have your wheels painted or powdercoated? what did you have done? do it yourself? cost? i have the same wheels on my 09 and was looking to do something similar with mine for my winter set...thanks!
jeff
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this guy did it to his '07's and i likey....
Re: powder coat on stockers?
Hey Jeff,
Yes this 20" set i have on in the pics are the original set when i bought the truck used. They were in bad shape i didn't know what to do with them. I bought a set of FX2 18" take offs to run in the winter and thought they looked so much better then the 20" condition on the truck. So one day i was screwing around with the 20", taped all the high spots, and sanded just the bright silver paint. Then bought a can of Graphite Metallic wheel paint and started spraying. Looked pretty good i thought, but i didn't think they would wear well. So took them to a rim restore place up here in Ontario and got them to machine and paint and clear coat them. They turned out great. I wanted to show some depth that's why i choose Graphite, everyone said no paint them black. Black rims have you forever dressing your tires to match the gloss of a black rim, when your tires start aging and fading some, your rims tend to look over bearing i think anyway. The rim restore cost me $125 a rim, $500 cash i thought it was about $150 to much, but looking at them now i can easily sell the set fot $1,200 w/tires now if i needed to. Look at any 06-08 FX2 18" rim and you will see the color i did. Hope any of this helps you out. I have pics on here in my profile of all my rims. Take care Al
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Originally Posted by wisconsinFX4
Hey man,
Saw your "summer cruisin" pictures and noticed you have your wheels painted or powdercoated? what did you have done? do it yourself? cost? i have the same wheels on my 09 and was looking to do something similar with mine for my winter set...thanks!
jeff
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20" OEM 6 spoke wheels 2010 f150
I got a couple of cans of Rustoleum wheel paint. I got the metallic gunmetal grey and the clear coat cans. I am currently installing Slate tiles in my backyard; once I get done with that project ill paint my wheels, I will be painting a set of OEM 20” 6 spoke wheels.
http://rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=375
http://rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=376
http://rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=375
http://rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=376
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06-09-2010, 06:36 PM
I got a couple of cans of Rustoleum wheel paint. I got the metallic gunmetal grey and the clear coat cans. I am currently installing Slate tiles in my backyard; once I get done with that project ill paint my wheels, I will be painting a set of OEM 20” 6 spoke wheels.
http://rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=375
http://rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=376
http://rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=375
http://rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=376
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this guy did it to his '07's and i likey....
Re: powder coat on stockers?
Hey Jeff,
Yes this 20" set i have on in the pics are the original set when i bought the truck used. They were in bad shape i didn't know what to do with them. I bought a set of FX2 18" take offs to run in the winter and thought they looked so much better then the 20" condition on the truck. So one day i was screwing around with the 20", taped all the high spots, and sanded just the bright silver paint. Then bought a can of Graphite Metallic wheel paint and started spraying. Looked pretty good i thought, but i didn't think they would wear well. So took them to a rim restore place up here in Ontario and got them to machine and paint and clear coat them. They turned out great. I wanted to show some depth that's why i choose Graphite, everyone said no paint them black. Black rims have you forever dressing your tires to match the gloss of a black rim, when your tires start aging and fading some, your rims tend to look over bearing i think anyway. The rim restore cost me $125 a rim, $500 cash i thought it was about $150 to much, but looking at them now i can easily sell the set fot $1,200 w/tires now if i needed to. Look at any 06-08 FX2 18" rim and you will see the color i did. Hope any of this helps you out. I have pics on here in my profile of all my rims. Take care Al
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Originally Posted by wisconsinFX4
Hey man,
Saw your "summer cruisin" pictures and noticed you have your wheels painted or powdercoated? what did you have done? do it yourself? cost? i have the same wheels on my 09 and was looking to do something similar with mine for my winter set...thanks!
jeff
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this guy did it to his '07's and i likey....
Re: powder coat on stockers?
Hey Jeff,
Yes this 20" set i have on in the pics are the original set when i bought the truck used. They were in bad shape i didn't know what to do with them. I bought a set of FX2 18" take offs to run in the winter and thought they looked so much better then the 20" condition on the truck. So one day i was screwing around with the 20", taped all the high spots, and sanded just the bright silver paint. Then bought a can of Graphite Metallic wheel paint and started spraying. Looked pretty good i thought, but i didn't think they would wear well. So took them to a rim restore place up here in Ontario and got them to machine and paint and clear coat them. They turned out great. I wanted to show some depth that's why i choose Graphite, everyone said no paint them black. Black rims have you forever dressing your tires to match the gloss of a black rim, when your tires start aging and fading some, your rims tend to look over bearing i think anyway. The rim restore cost me $125 a rim, $500 cash i thought it was about $150 to much, but looking at them now i can easily sell the set fot $1,200 w/tires now if i needed to. Look at any 06-08 FX2 18" rim and you will see the color i did. Hope any of this helps you out. I have pics on here in my profile of all my rims. Take care Al
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Originally Posted by wisconsinFX4
Hey man,
Saw your "summer cruisin" pictures and noticed you have your wheels painted or powdercoated? what did you have done? do it yourself? cost? i have the same wheels on my 09 and was looking to do something similar with mine for my winter set...thanks!
jeff
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thanks - truck looks sweet with the wheels