Step-by-step TRD wheel paint project

Thanks...they have held up perfectly. No sign of any wear after two winters and plenty of car washes. Glad I did it

 

Thanks OP. IMHO the factory should have painted the rims black in the first place!

 

Did you lift your truck ?

 

Did mine yesterday. Took all 4 wheels off and cleaned them very thoroughly. Then I scuffed them up and wiped them down with rubbing alcohol. Final prep step was to wipe them all down with a tack cloth and put index cards in. I ended up doing like 7 coats. The first 3 were light, and 20 minutes apart. The last 4 were medium to heavy and 45 minutes apart. Probably could’ve gotten away with only 2 heavy coats, but I messed up on the last one and had some splotchy spots, so I decided to do 2 more heavy coats. I used rustoleum 2x in satin canyon black. No clear coat here for the same reasoning as OP- hopefully makes it easier to touch up and maintain. Not perfect by any means, but from 6 feet away they look sharp. I used 2 cans of spray paint, 4 scotch pads, a tack cloth, and some wheel cleaner totaling around $42. Sure beats $1000 for new wheels. Hopefully the intense prep will pay off and they last for a while.

 

Looks great. You'll be happy every time you walk past them. Much better than bi-tone

 

Thanks brother. And agreed!

 

im doing this...it looks like the ticket...i dont to buy new wheels right now but.. i want black ones....how long do the wheels have to dry before you can remount and drive??....this is awesome!!!! thanks

 

You could honestly put them back on maybe 2 hours after final coat, just as long as the paint isn't tacky and you're careful not to nick the fresh coat. However, I waited all night just to be sure.

 

You all motivated me and now I’ve motivated my son. Here’s mine go in flat black with lunar rock little Toyota logos.

 

One close up

 

Looks great!

 

Thinking of doing mine some time soon. Leaning on bronze and painting the Toyota logo black. Will post pics once done

 

Ok so due to major family medical event decided to buy some time and spray mine up…. looks good from a distance

 

These all look great. Job well done guys!

 

Thanks for the great rim painting tutorial. I want to do this to mine!

 

Do you have any more pics of these on your truck? I have a set of OR wheels I've been toying with finishing in silver, but you have the only non-black/charcoal or gold/bronze set I have seen in months of looking!

 

That looks great, thank you so much! Amazing how much styling went in to those wheels just to have it mostly covered in dark charcoal, looks completely different. Now, does it look too modern for a 2G is the question..

 

Go for it...if you like it, that's all that matters