I finally did it!! Spent most of the day using my sand blaster and blasting the heck out 3 of 5 the alloy rims. That was the worst part. Sand everywhere and my wife is not happy. Doesn't matter, I am happy. That is all that counts.
Here are some pictures, one side with alloy and the other with the new paint.
let me know what you think.
JMach

 

Killer! I HAVE to do this some day.

 

Nice. I have those same wheels, I was wondering how it would look. Plus, my clear coat is all cracked. Looks like you used a flat paint? Did you use any primer?

 

are you gonna get black lugs? you should paint those shackels black too,wheels look sweet!

 

Awesome! I really like the black side

 

Welcome to the "dark" side.

 

Wow, can you talk to my wife please!

 

or look to red, like your hubs. a highlighting color would set off the black.

 

I will probably pull the hubs off, rebuild them and then paint them entirely black, Tomorrow I am pulling the door handles and locks off and sand blasting or sanding and also painting them black. I might even pull off the turn signals and paint that chrome as well. Shackles? Yeah I will paint those too. Lug nuts? Yeah, I will probably have to get some black ones as well.
See ya.

 

Looks good!

 

Those door handels can be a pain, PM me if you need help, I found a trick but its easier to explain if you see them.

 

lookin good, Black wheels are really popular these days.

 

Any kind of help would be appreciated, cause I am sick of sand blasting. let me know. Thanks. JMach1

 

Sorry for not elaborating, I ment taking them off. You should know that they are plastic, and the best thing would be to buy the black ones off eBay, because the contsant handeling will cause the paint to wear off (oil from your finger prints). unless you use Krylon fusion, but IMO just buy the black ones.

 

My truck is a 1987 22ret, when I removed everything to have it painted I could have sworn they were metal. Do the newer years have plastic or are these handles just plastic with chrome paint on them. Cause if they are plastic I aint messin with them.

 

mine is an 87 4runner w/ black plastic handels, try using a magnet from the speakers or something

 

Sounds good, thanks
JMach1

 

good luck hit me up if you need anymore help

 

did you use flat black... what are the steps to do this , without a sandblaster... looks wicked!!! i would love to do this to my yota,

 

Follow my instructions for the fender flare mod (painting them black in the tech section). Same deal with wheels. Prep, paint, coat.