did a little painting! (wheels)

[BrazdonW]

i am half way done. 2 wheels painted and 2 to go! matte finish with a slight sparkle.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b225/brazdon/IMG_3944a.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b225/brazdon/IMG_3947a.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b225/brazdon/IMG_3942a.jpg

CLOSE UP:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b225/brazdon/IMG_3938.jpg

Just wanted to avoid questions of how it looks up close ;)

[zachryboles]

looks nice.... pretty easy to do?

[DARK AGE 53]

I thought your wheels looked nicer before you painted them. JMO

[BrazdonW]

i took a few pictures of the process but its semi well known. you use index cards, painters tape, spray paint and boom!

Dark, i know what ya mean to some extent
in person it looks A LOT better
i'm going full panda so im getting rid of all the chrome and alloy

[schleppy]

Looks fantastic, well done!

[coffiend]

Haha dude, I was just thinking about doing this to mine today (I have the same wheels)

now I can't!

Looks amazing though man, good work.

[06silveryaris]

I thought your wheels looked nicer before you painted them. JMO

+1

[kimona]

So you painted the polished rim white?

[xen555]

:confused: why??? :cry:

[Cosmonaut]

i'm going full panda so im getting rid of all the chrome and alloy

YES!

lol. full panda

[BailOut]

How do you use your hatchback area with all the bars crisscrossing? I can't imagine fitting bicycles or snowboards, or even just groceries or other goods, with all of that in the way.

And I agree that the original chrome looked better. JMO

[coffiend]

I guess I'll be the first to say that I like the white paint more.

does full panda include badges?

[Yaris4ever]

Nice wheels, you did a great job!!!!

[AND189]

mate nice work looks real smooth, everyone has chrome/ black rims you pulled it off spot on

[BrazdonW]

As far as the cross bars go I can fit my fixed gear bike back there with a little stratagy.
Full panda does include badges too I'm working out exactly what I wanna do with them.
I'm glad a couple people like the white cause I sure do!
In person its not even a question what looks better to me. Seems the pictures don't do it justice but the contrast is waaaaaay better and it makes the lip look larger which I love!

[BrazdonW]

As far as the cross bars go I can fit my fixed gear bike back there with a little stratagy.
Full panda does include badges too I'm working out exactly what I wanna do with them.
I'm glad a couple people like the white cause I sure do!
In person its not even a question what looks better to me. Seems the pictures don't do it justice but the contrast is waaaaaay better and it makes the lip look larger which I love!

[Thirty-Nine]

I like it! I like your dual exhaust outlet, too.

[PETERPOOP]

It's strange how people on here call it "panda," yet everyone else seems to call it the "storm trooper" look. I guess they want to make it sound more cool? However, the panda name matches the yaris much better.

[BrazdonW]

At this point throw some ears and bamboo on my car and its a resident of the washington zoo lol.
I thought it was storm trooper on american cars and panda on asian cars? Who knows. Its one of those things that probably has no real answer.

[BrazdonW]

At this point throw some ears and bamboo on my car and its a resident of the washington zoo lol.
I thought it was storm trooper on american cars and panda on asian cars? Who knows. Its one of those things that probably has no real answer.

[Gideon]

Guess I'm in the minority too, but I think it looks sick! Very well done, love the texture of the lip with that paint too. I think it matches with your car's style perfectly. :thumbsup:

[BrazdonW]

Thanks a ton! Me too!
Hey cali yaris do minorities get a discount with micro image? Lolz

[blacksandiegovitz]

Looks mad fresh ! I'm feelin' it . +5

[JBougie]

I *LOVE* it! I think it kicks ass! Much better for the panda look than the chrome :)

[yarrr]

looks awesome.

black wheels with chrome lips are beyond played out, and never looked that good to begin with

[marlondog]

Looks clean! Maybe you could paint the lugs white to match the lip. It will probably be a pita, but would look very original.

[BrazdonW]

I was trying to find a company that makes whitre lugs but have had no luck :/

[eht13]

It looks good, but I wonder how hard it will be to keep that white looking clean when it's on your wheels.

[BrazdonW]

pretty hard but i dont think it will be much different then clean up on polished wheels.

[TLyttle]

Wheel painting is easy. Skip all the tape, etc, and hie yourelf to the local lumber store. Buy a strip of 6" wide flashing, use a couple of clothespins to hold the ends into a loop, fit it over the rim, and paint. Change the colour of your rims once a week if you like, it is that easy. With luck, the necessary pics will appear! First pic is a "lazy susan" bearing from the hardware/lumber store; second is the mask in place, third is the result. One can even paint the rim one colour and the hub another just by adjusting the flashing...

[BrazdonW]

what i did is very similar but with index cards around the outer rim
it works really well
i will post the final pics up once i paint the other 2 wheels
curing time has been hard to come by since ive been working so much and only have 1 car lol

[Yaris_PR]

nice job !!!