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so i've got a busted NA6 14" wheel, as well as a full, un-busted set on my car, all looking pretty sh*t.

what i'd like to do with the broken wheel is to test a paint job on it.
i'm feeling something like this:


probably just me, or maybe it's the photo, but the wheel looks like it reflects with a bronze/gold/yellow sort of tone.

i dunno, i'm not much of a paint guy, but i'd like to paint a good, solid coat or two of bronze/dark gold colour, then do matte black over to top of that, in the hope that i might get a similar sort of reflection to the wheel on the above car, or just a nice sort or two-tone matte colour.
obviously the matte black coat would need to be thin/thinner than the previous coat(s), but i'd want to just to a rattle can spray job on 'em, 'cause i don't own an air compressor/spray equipment.

if this test job comes up well, i'll apply to the rest of my wheels, then hopefully get some bolt on spacers (25mm-ish) and rock these wheels instead of coughing up $1500-$3000 for wheels/new tyres. i'll hopefully be getting a set of coil-overs later on this year and really giving my car a good dropping.

let me know what you (more experienced) guys think. whether 25mm (or bigger?!) spacers are a good/bad idea on all four wheels, whether or not trying to get a two-tone paint job out of spray cans is do-able, or whether or not i'm just wasting my time and should just save up for new wheels and tyres!

thanks in advance.

PM Green_Commet. He's got a lot of experience restoring/painting wheels. I'm sure he'll be happy to help. He's given me several hint's and tips for my own wheel restoration.

Check out both his thread. No.1 & No.2.

Dont use spacers.

apart from being Illegal, it increases the risk of the wheel coming off all together.

Hammer wrote:PM Green_Commet. He's got a lot of experience restoring/painting wheels. I'm sure he'll be happy to help. He's given me several hint's and tips for my own wheel restoration.

Check out both his thread. No.1 & No.2.

IH8, if you do decide to PM green_commet, and he takes the time to write a detailed reply - please remember to shoot him back a thankyou. it'll only take a second of your time, and i'm sure he'll appreciate it. after all, he could spend 15 or 20 minutes of his own time typing a reply to help you out, so it's just common courtesy really.

haha oh sh*t, i just realised that i must've forgotten to thank you.
i probably got lost in the links you sent me and it completely slipped my mind.
i really do appreciate the advice you gave me! sorry for the late thank you mate, it was totally unintentional! thanks!!!!!!

Fatty wrote::wink:

now go kiss and make up.

stevesports wrote:now go kiss and make up.

i thought we just did????

Get a room guys!

I would say that... I think you can get a better look from a set of aftermarket wheels

You don't have to spend a fortune either... as Green_comet has shown... you can do wonders if you have the patience to refresh an old set of aftermarket rims
JDM Auctions, 2nd hand on the forums etc.

For that sort of finish in the picture I would take it to the professionals (its a metallic bronze of sorts). Take the picture with you.