Painted my wheels

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
11/17/2015 at 21:20 • Filed to: miata

This is the state of my wheels. Poorly masked peeling white that was done over top of the wheel weights that were on it, and the center cap was painted while on the wheel which means unpainted center of the wheel. Sigh.

So I painted them using some Rustoleum Metallic Bronze paint. Here it is mid-paint.

And here we have it on the car. I’m going to sand down the rim to shiny bare metal this weekend and then toss on some clearcoat over the whole shebang.

Much nicer than white, a bit more interesting (especially in the light) than black.

DISCUSSION (17)

jkm7680 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/17/2015 at 21:24

Silver Miatas are pretty rare I’d assume, looks great though!

Birddog > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/17/2015 at 21:26

That looks great. Nice color choice too.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > jkm7680
11/17/2015 at 21:28

Are they? This one is pretty beat up (take a look at dat panel gap in front of the hood) and has a few scratches and a couple chips but I’m hoping to get it looking pretty again. I like owning pretty things.

Super practical color, though. Doesn’t show dirt :D

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Birddog
11/17/2015 at 21:28

I meant to get gunmetal grey. The color was 100% a fluke but I’m considering painting the currently-unpainted front lip the same color.

jkm7680 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/17/2015 at 21:30

They’re apparently pretty uncommon. 89-92 was the run. 1991 being the most common.

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/re…

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/17/2015 at 21:37

Very nice!

TheHondaBro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/17/2015 at 21:45

Kinja'd!!!

I’m being completely honest here. The black just makes it look like it’s missing hubcaps. I’m sure if you cleaned up the exterior, it would look a lot better.

Again, that’s just my honest opinion.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > TheHondaBro
11/17/2015 at 21:47

Kinja'd!!!

This is the look I’m going for, more or less. Need to get some centercaps like those and I’m going to polish the lip down to bare metal then clearcoat the whole thing so it’s glossy.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > jkm7680
11/17/2015 at 21:50

Aah, Mine’s a ‘91 so I have the “common uncommon” color. Still neat to know, and a good argument for not respraying it down the line.

*mr regular voice* Rare color.

jkm7680 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/17/2015 at 21:55

The black lip is a really nice contrast, leave it black!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > jkm7680
11/17/2015 at 21:59

The lip is actually unpainted, so it’s a grungy grey. I’m either going to paint it rustoleum gloss black or paint it the same dark bronze as the wheels for a bit o’ dat color coordination, yo