CRUZTAKR, do you have a side shot of your black/polished lip wheels?

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

Cruztakr, do you have a good side shot (and other pics) of your black stock wheels w/ polished lips? I am officially going to copy you, I like the idea so much. I was thinking about getting aftermarket 18's w/ the black/polished lip theme, but your ways saves me a lot of money, and I already have paint guns and equipment. I am going to spin the wheels and sand the edges bare and polish them up, then paint the centers using a 2k urethane paint, then zoopseal the lips. I have 5 OEM wheels so I have a spare to use as a prototype. Not too much that can go wrong though.

Here is the only side-shot type photo I found of them.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/vbgarage.php?do=getimage&id=234

I really dig the black/polished look that actually seems to have become a fad nowadays. Here was me impersonating it in high school w/ my old LeSabre. I had to find a set of steel wheels that fit (tough since the base model got alloys) and then weld and drill them to accept a caprice FWD center cap.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/shylin01/1997%20Buick%20LeSabre%20with% 20Cop%20Wheels/78860016.jpg?t=1211478370

[Bigdogjim]

His wheels are powered coated factory wheels. :up:

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

I am going to do the same thing using paint. 2k urethane is going to be just as durable as powder coat, it will be glossier, and I will be able to touch it up or respray it myself when it gets damaged.

[Zack]

His wheels are powered coated factory wheels. :up:

Indeed, but Im 99% sure the entire wheel was clearcoated after.
His car is at my house now and there is no lip from powdercoat to aluminum.

[Zack]

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/6/2/6/Towing003.jpg

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

That's exactly what I wanted. That is amazing use of the stock wheel, I really like it.

[Bigdogjim]

I have the '06 mustang bullit wheels on my car. Same 18X8 size.

[Ken]

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/6/2/6/Towing003.jpgDeja vu? Seems like just a year ago since we loaded that baby up onto that trailer for a trip to Chicago.

Ken