Firstly, thanks to jlstang351 since I got the idea from him. I'm not buying ne tires like him since im getting rid of my OEM 20's in about 4 months to get some 18" rims and tires. I decided to go with a textured black paint rather than color matching my truck. He was right, it took me and the girlfriend a good 10-12hrs. to clean, sand, mask off, primer and paint the rims. the masking and sanding part is extremely time consuming and from a distance they look great. if you're really **** though as soon as you get up close you can see imperfections in the taped off areas and such but i love them and for $40 bucks and alot of time you have a "new to me" set of rims lol
Here is the list of things i bought:
-3 cans of fine texture rustoleum black paint from home depot
-2 cans of sandable black primer from autozone
-some 400 grit sandpaper (used to get rid of some of the clear coat on the rims)
-some wheel cleaner to start cleaning off the rims
-roll of green tape from autozone to mask off the areas not being painted -an xacto knife to cut the taped areas
-a red scuff pad from autozone that i used to scuff the primer before putting on the final color coat
-some cheesecloth to pick up any dust/lint before painting.

i didnt take alot of time for pics of the process since i got all the info from these two great threads:

https://www.f150online.com/forums/20...ooks-sick.html

https://www.f150online.com/forums/wh...k-warning.html

now on to the pics:

truck w/o tires:



before picture of the rim:



all taped up after sanding, ready for primer:



first rim done:



close up of the wheel cap(i removed the chrome lugs before painting, they
come off pretty easy with a screwdriver):




closeup of some imperfections in my masking and cutting:



rim mounted on with wheel cap:



all done after 3 days:

 

Looks damn good! I have thought about doing this, but I may just shoot for different wheels. Unfortunately, this is not a reversible mod....at least not cheap...

 

That turned out really nice. I like when people get original. Good job man...and very nice truck.

 

Looks Good! I've been on the fence for some time about doing this. I think the part I'm undecided on is to paint my caps or leave them.

 

Wow that looks really good, nice job.

 

Looks pretty nice actually!!

 

that looks awesome...thread just got bookmarked in my DIY section...I've got a little list of things I'd like to do


thanks

 

Nice, that looks pretty good !!

 

Looks good.

 

Damn right dude I really like the darker color..Also like how you taped the fake lug nuts off.

 

just gotta sandblast em. have dirtyd photoshop you what you want to see if you like it before you do it.

 

Awesome work, they look great.

 

Nice Work ! Looks Good!

 

Looks sweet now slam that truck

 

Awesome!