just to show the difference:


better look:


sorry cell phone pics am taking good ones with camera for detail later

and i used ceramic engine paint.......was that a bad decision..... i just painted this one for a test look im gonna have to re paint it anyways i just put 1 coat on just for testing purposes

 

btw i dont know if anyone will be up for this but if someone wouldnt mind that is good at photoshopping could you shop those wheels onto my car if not thats kool

heres a good pic to work with if you want:

 

good luck keeping those wheels clean bro...
i could see you buying some near dust free pads in the near future :P

 

i was thinkin that the ceramic paint would resist that better since its formulated to keep off oil, grease, ect... but if not yea dust free pads here i come lol

 

What about painting your rims the same color as the car? Or Dark Grey, maybe gun metal, or hi gloss black.

 

That's cool - what kind of paint did you use? and did you use a separate clear coat?

 

oh, and for cleaning those wheels, Meguires hotrims all wheel cleaner works great!!
u just spray it on the rim, let it sit for a bit, then spray it off.
rims come out near sparkly clean...

 

I personally have not, but I would go titanium gray, to match the car and clear coat! maybe two shots. I am still looking for rims for mine. As a previous poster put it, stock kinda grows on ya' after a bit. I might start a new thread about rims and the hatchback 3.

 

i didnt clear them at all yet i was just painting one with one coat just to see what it looks like....te titanium grey sounds interesting...im stuck between high gloss ceramic black....high gloss ceramic white with factory purple accents...or just the plane high gloss ceramic white...and i just used dupli-color ceramic enamel paint from orileys

 

quick & dirty - needs a "straight" shot

 

Id go with a black or mettalic gray wheel. haha but thats just me, just about everything on my car is black.

your lucky you have that color paint. thats my favorite color the 3's come with. i wasnt lucky enough to get it haha.