Anyone got a pic of black painted IROC rims? I mean the whole rim painted similar to 96 corvette GS rims.

 

some one has to have done this before. right?

 

I took this pic from '87-FAKE-IROC-Z site, hope he doesn't mind, but it is my car now.
Kinda hard to tell in the pic but they're '85-'87 style. Don't know how he did it or what paint he used.

 

Don't do it!!

 

why not? I have 2 grey highlighted and 2 gold highlighted rims. Painting them all black is the easiest and easiest to clean. Besides, they are only for my racing tires, not for the street.

 

I think black wheels look fugly. The wheel needs to have contrast with the tire.

 

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

 

I didn't really care for them that much at first but they've kind of grown on me. Actually they look better in person but I'm still planning on getting some black GTAs

 

You should strip the paint of them all and polish the vanes of them and paint the rest black so it's kinda the opposite of whats normally done, and if that doesn't look good then just paint the vanes too

And if they are racing rims then who cars anyways do what you want, the color of the rim isn't going to make you perform better

 

Ok well I'm home on a friday night and bored as ***** so i amde a couple photoshops of black Iroc rims and what I was talking about, it'll probably be a love hate thing I think though

First all black except the vanes and lugnuts

 

Second all black except the vanes, lugnuts and lip

 

Third all black except the vanes, lugnuts and outside of spoke (whats that really called?)

 

Forth, only the spokes black

 

And finally just all black


PS: yes I know I only did the front rim, I'm too lazy to bother with the back one

 

ill be doing mines this weekend .... 88-90 iroc style.... plan on painting the whole rim except the lip where the weights usualy are/ right were it meets the tire... if i get to it ill posts pics on how it came out... im going to the "matco" tools supernationals.... or the k and n supernations at englishtown this weekend....

 

The very last photoshop looks ok. Painting the entire wheel black makes it look smaller for some reason. But I think charcoal gray is a nice wheel color, because there is still some contrast with the tire.

 

they will be done this weekend
ill post pics... i thin i might leave the center caps stock color.... li might paint the lip blue.... or red.... but ill leave em silver for the pics

 

OMG, what have you done to my car?!?!?!?!

 

so you like mercury.... well now i have a better understanding of the universe :lala:

 

I have a black Iroc, with the gold stripe/rims. Eventualy I plan to paint them black the way that Jimmy showed in his third picture, only the silver parts will be gold. When I get around to doing it I will post some pics

Kevin

 

The car in the pic BRIrocZ put up used to be mine.
I painted the wheels with high temp bbq pit paint. It came out pretty good, not too dull, not to shiney. I would recommend powder coating if you want the finish to last. I had to repaint them because it started to chip.
I really like black wheels on bright colored cars, I love how the spokes "flash" when they reflect.
Here's some more pics.

 

and....

 

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And who could be without a matching set for slicks!

 

can anyone photo shop this last pic so that the rim is silver and the outside ridges of the "spokes" are silver. i think it would look like the Z06 rims

 

Black rims=ugly....

They always look dirty......

 

Black rims are ugly? Not on the right car. I personally think the ones on our Collector Edition Trans Am look awesome:

Official:


NOT our actual car, but ours looks the exact same (bad lighting here, doesn't do the color justice):

 

Whoops, here's the pic the above quote was referring to:

 

but then u dont have to clean them:lala: lol

i like black rims on some cars, the pic 3 that jimmy posted looks really good, id say black rims on black car...bad...black rims on a blue car...bad. black on a white car..ehh ok..Charcoal rims on pretty much any color car...pretty good

 

i actualy like the black on dark... but it has to have some other color to tell the wheel apart from the rim.... like leaving the rim lip silver or painting i w a different color.... well its rain rain and more f O K I n rain for NY....yay.... oh yeah powdercoating costs money.... lotsa unless u do it urself.... rattlecaning is a lil cheaper.... im taking this path due to the fact that my rims are a little beat up.... i was gonna polish them... but i said screw it... like i said pics to come as soon as i start.... maybe tommorow night...

 

Those CE Trans Ams are sooooo clean!

-LJ

 

what type of paint would you use on that? could you sand down the rim then paint it with rattle can like for car scratch repair?

 

I think it would look bad. Looks better if they are just polished or chromed. Ive got a ghetto feeling about black rims.

 

I actually think the first pic looks kinda cool.

 

finaly a good weekend.... whoooohooooo.... more pics to come... when i get em on the car later on in the evening... there n96 alum... the 88-90 style....

 

one more.... ill save the 3rd pic for one on the car.... maybe i can beg mettalic cam for a "4th pic post just for "time" sake" the 3rd and hopefully 4th one's will be of the rims on the car... ill prob take em off another weekend and wetsand them down a little... ... oh BTW thats my little bro-ham holding the wheel if ur wondering

 

What paint did you use on there? i have access to alot of bbq pit paint, would that work if i put a clear coat over it?

 

i used duplicolor black gloss engine paint... you could prob use any type of black paint... i wanted gloss.... and since its made for engines.... it has a temperature rating of 500 degrees.... bbq paint is prob a very bad choice... due to the fact its going on "finished product". from my exp w bbq paint (on a bbq) it isnt all that glossy.... any which ways... u could use any gloss black paint.... i chose to go with the somewhat expensive ****.... cause it was right there.... sooner or later im going to grand sport rims... but for now i like these.... also i know im ranting on .... but i didnt have alot of time to lay my car up... so i didnt prep the wheel... i just cleaned it real good... masked and shot... i didnt remove the clear or sand it down, etc etc etc... im prob going to regret this later on . hopefully after i get some "other work" done to the car... i take em off wet sand em... and clear em... there not perfect by any means... the rims are prety banged up... from previous owners... and one of em is cracked.... due to my great sneze (jewish) neighbor backing up into the ds front fender and "NOT WANTING TO PAY FOR IT". car pics will be comming in about an hour... or so... hope it doesnt get too dark.... kevosiroc.... nothing from you... holla back 'youngin.

 

All black rims look ugly. They should have some sort of polished lip to offset the black so that you can see where the rim ends and the tire begins

All black rims look like those winter beater steel rims.


If they are for racing use and not the street, I don't see anything wrong with that.

 

mine has a silver... soon to be polished edge... i have to let the paint cure for a few more days.... wash and wetsand... then clear coat....

i got ALOT of compliments tonight from the locals and my buds about the rims.... and i waited to actualy take a good look at the car.... it looks great....

these are night shots and the camera i have is a tape/camera combo so it aint the greatest at night pics... i have some daylight pics tommorow

 

please let this sit for a while b4 u delet it mett....

edit... just for my memory.... the prev pics were 109, night 1, and night 3... just in case anyone ask for me 2 post em again

 

When I had the 85-7 IROC rims on my car I was partial to the black stripes and middle sections.



Kat

 

day shots

 

another

 

1 more... oh im going to delete the first ones that i put up to keep the mods happy... i have more comming w the car clean... and a video to let u guys see how they look when driving.... all that i have to say is that they look sick.... they set the car off

 

do you have any engine pics?

 

srry i dont take engine pics... for a few reasons.... aslo i dont give out my name over the net for a few reasons... i aslo dont give out whats done to the car... except suspension mods....

oh BTW.... im tired so i forgot to add this.... very nice clean stock looking car... love the hardtop...

 

looks like my beretta



their factory