UncleRay

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Hey guys, I'm thinking of wet sanding my stock 1st gen GS300 rims and painting them black, chrome, or gun metal. Is there anything in specific I should do? Removing tires, washing, etc.

97RSPSCTT

dude i pretty much just asked the same question on how to polish, lol

tuan92129

You are going to have to remove the tires. That way you can paint the lip area so it doesn't flake off. Factory finish is powder coated/baked on, so anything will do is almost going to be a temporary fix.

cliffud

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Been there, done that. Won't do it again.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=212712

Just get them powder coated like this guy:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=298598

MShybrid

The best option would be to have the wheels powdercoated. Powdercoating is much more durable than painting and comes in a wide varity of colors.
If a shop is close at hand, I would powder coat then the color of your choice and then have them add the clear powdercoat on top. Its the only way to fly.....

cliffud

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yep. powdercoat. they'll have to be sand blasted to remove all the existing paint, residue and then powdercoated whatever color you want. naturally, as tuan mentioned, you'll have to remove the tires for this process.

total cost is probably 200-250.

tuan92129

250/wheel
How about re-machining rims..like the is300 rims?

cliffud

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no way man- 250 for the set.

JesLet

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Hey where in AZ?

cliffud

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jeslet, not sure but i'll make a few calls in the morning and find a place for ya.

JesLet

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Oh, Thank you sir for the effort.

I think WSI does that but they want a lot of money.