i painted my hubcaps on my car. painted them a dark gunmetal

first i wet sanded it with 320 gritt sandpaper.


then started painting


covered the lugnuts with tape to keep them chrome looking


FINISHED


on car

 

how long till flaming begins...

 

ummmmmm. i woulda just painted the steelies black.

 

Why not buy honda oem hubcaps? it would cost about the same used as your materials.

 

i had just the steelies for couple of days while i painted the wheels.and they are already black btw. LOOKED DUMB IMO...horrible

i dont want OEM or "stock looking" hubcaps that have honda wrote on em' thats why i painted them in the first place...

i was goin to buy new hubcaps from autobone and paint them ..but woulda been a waist.
would of painted mine black but after seeing my car with no wheel covers decided to go with the "gunnmetal" ( didnt want chrome at all)

not buying rims till end of winter

new wheel covers= 30-40 bucks
...what i spent...
dark metalic paint = $7 from nappa
sandpaper= about .99 per sheet

flame all you want..but i like having a "custom" car and upgrading anything on my vehicle..(also i have a pic of black rims on my car in my profile)

thanks for you comments..more plz

 

lol thats considered custom eh....well hell wonder what mine would be called then hahahaha

should have been hella "custom" and got some wal-mart spinners i think it would have looked about the same

 

custom

adjective
1. made according to the specifications of an individual [syn: custom-made

ya i call it custom.
or not "store bought"...taking it beyond and to what i want out of it. just something fun i did that took a couple hours in a garage.
im not saying i have a "custom" car...but i am saying the small details i did are custom.

think what you would do with a can of spraypaint..you know what i did lol
my wheels do spin..all four
thanks for the comments.

 

well your car is most deffinetly now a ONE OF A KIND!! hahaha, and i would not consider that and UPgrade, lol.

 

We're not bashing, i just think it's a waste of time and effort to paint them, especially considering you're about to buy new rims. and your numbers are wrong, I said a set of USED OEM covers. I could get a set from a junkyard for nothing, literally. And I said get oem covers because, believe it or not, it increases resale value when time comes to sell.

 

OK...i wont either



like i said what would u do with a can o paint and time. i waisted my time painting my wheels lol

ya the problem with that is i dont like any of the 14" hubbs for honda...i did see some from a 99 civic that were 5 spoke and the same light color silver that mine were originally. i thought might look good...