Anybody ever considered painting their factory rims in a certain way or design? I own two sets of wheels and their rims accordingly.. I have 22" and i have the facotry 17" and was wondering what they would look like painted in anyway... My truck is black but any pics would help...

Thanks

 

a couple people have had theirs powdercoated, but im not sure I've seen any 'Painted' wheels

 

My factory 17" 5 spoke alloy wheels came with painted accents matching my truck color ( aspen green ). it definately makes a difference. pics are in my gallery

 

I believe bluejay432000 did a little paint job on his factory rims. Looks pretty good. Peep him out. Pics are in his gallery(or at least there was a few at one time).

 

I've been toying with the idea of blacking out the stock FX4 rims. Powdercoating seems to be the way to go, but I can't figure out how I am going to get the center cap to match. Ideas anyone?
Do a search and there is a sick looking black FX4 Crew on here that had the factory 20's powdercoated.

 

I painted the inner parts of my factory wheel back in 2004 before FORD decided to do it on the lariats.


Stock...




After paint... (note the center cap is painted also)

 

If you paint them clear them with POR-15 Glisten paint...its designed for clearing rims and is rock hard like the factory clear coat. I have used it on some Formula rims I restored and its an awsome product!

 

F150DEER I can't find your gallery. I have aspen green also and would like to see yours.

I painted my ranger wheels a few years ago (factory 5 spoke), I just roughed up the grey/silver on the spokes with 300 grit wet paper, spayed them black, let them sit in the sun a few hrs then put a cpl coats of clear. It never chipped or peeled and looked way better than factory.

 

I painted the az beige on my lariat wheels black over a year ago. No chipping and no scratches yet...



see my gallery for more pics.

 

Gorba,

Was this a DYI job? If so, what kind of paint did you use? Looks really sharp . I would like to do this to mine as well.

 

Yes, I did, mine are the 17" XLT. The gray spokes on the black truck were just begging me to paint them. Really helped in my opinion. Check out pics in gallery by clicking on my sig.

 

Yep, did it myself... Used tape and some sandpaper to sand the az beige. Wipe it down and retape. I sprayed it with the wheel paint from walmart, cant remember the brand name. Still looks great...

 

If you remember or somebody else has a suggestion on what to use let me know.

Thanks!!

 

Looks great.

 

On mine, I wanted an epoxy paint but the parts store didn't have it. I used a black Krylon that contained teflon. It is holding up perfectly. I keep them waxed and shiney.