OEM Sport Wheel question

Hi
Has anyone either blacked out or did something else to cover the aluminum areas on these sport wheels? Thanks!

 

Yes. I painted my wheels - black.

 

There’s a 3rd party kit, that has “decals”, in the dark grey color. I read the reviews , and decided against it……mixed results, and install looked difficult to get just right…….

wish Toyota had offered a glossy black rim option……..

I changed lug nuts to black……looks better
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DO NOT try the vinyl solutions out there. They are all junk and look awful. I tried 3 different ones. 2 pre-cut and then ordered a roll of vinyl and all three did not look good. Just go get them painted or powder coated. If not buy new wheels and sell those.

 

I don’t think there’s a big market for 4th gen Sport rims…….theyre not popular or pretty, and lots of them for sale

 

I like mine…now that they are gloss black!

 

What type of paint did you use?

 

Nothing special. Rust-Oleum I believe. Key is cleaning the wheel. I used a degreaser and then a concoction I made (contains isopropyl alcohol). I have had success with lots of wheels in different colors. I always do light coats and do 3 or 4 sprays. I then go back with a a couple sprays of clear coat.

 

Pics of your work would be nice

 

Before I sold mine cuz I didnt like the tire options for 18's I had mine powder coated satin black, looked great for what they are...
Had it done for $300, theres a handful of powedercoat shops in my immediate area...

 

Posted in my build thread and on taco color thread...

I posted in my build thread and the silver taco thread.

 

Plastidip would be perfect for this since it’s not totally permanent. Pressure washer takes it off a lot better than anything else. I still own a car I plastidipped wheels on 10 years ago. Looks fine except when I had new tires on they had to move the magnets and I never touched it up.

I bet you could mask off the spokes and hit the silver edges with a few coats of black dip then put a few nice gunmetal coats on there and make them look spectacular. I don’t have an issue with the Sport rims but may do this in the future.

 

If I am painting my wheels, it is to be permanent. I absolutely hate plastidip. I know some like it, but it peels too easily and starts looking like shit to me. One of my good friends swears by it, but no thanks.

 

I’m holding out for finding some TrD Pro , 18’ , glossy Black……at a 3rd party, tire and wheel store and trading.
patience

 

To be fair, if it peels easily, it wasn’t prepped properly or there’s not enough coats (requires at least 4 base coats, then 3-4 coats of color).

I’ve debated not plastidipping because it’s so hard to get off. Still better than spray paint plus adds a nice layer of protection,

I’m sure you agree that any rattle can job whether spray paint or dip doesn’t look great compared to automotive paint with a clear.