my rims want to bee yellow.  I spent 1/2 hour looking in archives :x  for a thread on it I saw like a week or three ago, but to no avail. Please help me. I want to paint the rims and my calipers so if anyone feels the need to release some knowledge, I'm here for you.

Ah, someone smarter than me that asked first before painting.  The wheels aren't that hard.  Just clean with degreaser, some light sanding, and you're ready to go!

I think there is an old thread called "Painting the rims" from last month.

Did the rims express this desire on their own, or did they have help?  

The rims on your '99 are currently black or nearly so, right?  The only germ of wisdom I could impart is due to the nature of yellow paint--  it don't cover a dark color worth a crapola.  If I was doing the job, I'd prepare the rims and use flat white as a first coat.  The natural pigments in white are more dense than the more chemically-derived ones that are used for bright colors (especially yellow), and will cover well enough in a couple of thin coats.  If you use yellow only, you'll end up using more coats for a good finish and spending more money.  

i painted my rims,,,, i f%&ked up


heres what i found out..

1. too hard(haha)
2. dont squeeze brake when tire is off
3.take of tube if going to spray paint rims
4, be careful while putting it back on
5.  dont forget how it was connected
6. make sure its a color ur truley going to like   (i wish i did mine metalic blue)
7. have fun

I did my brakes,  I've decicded to never,ever,ever,ever,ever,ever,ever,ever,ever,ever,ever,ever,ever,   use brush on aplication again to much of a f(!)cking head-axe-ache !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x      It should be made illegal exept on canvas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rims will definitly be can however!  

Had mine sandblasted and powder coated a while ago.  I wanted to have the durability of powder coat on the rims because they tend to get greasy/dirty alot so you have to clean them alot.  There are some photos under my ID if you do a search.  I think I had the price in that post too.

Rob