heres a girl w those rims.also gives you an idea what they would look like in lime green.

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/member...0&ref=gnr-prev

 

There's just no accounting for people's taste.

 

I had a set of those honeycomb rims that were corroded just like that
I chose the eff it route and picked up a different set of 5 rims and tires off CL for $150
then painted those ones.

 

^ LOL

Lime green was never an option, but it sure gave me a good laff at work, was good to see one painted, thanks man

 

those look really good Atmos, thanks for sharing them man. what paint did you use exactly for basis of comparison?

 

Thank you. They are rustoleum satin. It's held up great for over a year now
I'd sell them to you if shipping wasn't more than the asking price. Lol

 

I did the exact same thing, I picked up the same rims you have and even used the same paint. They hold up awesome. Do you have the chrome center caps that screw on with yours? I liked the 2 tone look.

 

Yah I could use a couple center caps too, mine rears are missing i think. if anything i hope the black paint will make it less noticeable that a cap is even missing.

the new lugs came in today from ebay. 20 chrome acorn lugnutz, $14.50 including shipping. they should make a nice contrast for the gloss black paint. Looks like that was the most popular, so I am going to try it.

Not sure if i should try cleaning up the hole indentations and leave them silver, or just paint everything black (cept lugs ofc). What do you guys think?

 

yeah I have the center caps but the 2 tone look is not for me haha. I have some soft 8's with chrome centers and I already want to take them off

 

Finally I had a free weekend

Thanks for everyones votes and responses.

I have "prepped" and painted my rims, 3 coats krylon fusion black gloss, 3 coats rustoleum crystal clear gloss clearcoat.



I think it looks AMAZING and im super manic excited about how it turned out and can't wait to take pics tomorrow to show everyone.

I also took time to do 4 coats on the bumper to paint it black from stock blue, I painted my rocker panels gloss black to help tie in the gloss black rims. (i think the window rain/wind guards help tie in the black too.)

I also used a chrome trim kit to do the top edge of the jeep above the windows, (i got the idea from the junkyard visit when I had saw a lot of early age cherokees (87ish) with chrome trim along that edge. I liked it a lot. Now I wish I had chrome handles.

Are handles hard to come off? I found a lot of nice chromne handles on the 87range cherokees at the local JY, but i wasnt sure how hard they would be to remove and if they even will be bolt on.

So what did I do this weekend?

painted rims

painted rocker panel

painted rear bumper

added chrome trim to top edge of jeep AND to rear hatch area (will show pics, didn't over-do it)

chrome license plate

All in all I think my jeep is slowly but surely coming together, with the help of these forums.

I appreciate all the help and advice I have gotten from here.

Look forward to learning about more mods and sharing my DIY work with everyone in the future.

Please keep in mind, anyone can do at least what I do if not better, so don't be afraid to try it, I am so not mechanically inclined and I do not have access to any nice tools or power equipment, just a passion for my jeep and an eye for detail.

FWIW - ALL of the paint on this jeep is spray can.

Pics coming tomorrow for sure! (need some sunlight!) Here is a pic though of the drying phase. Stay tuned for the finished product pictures soon!

 

Those look nice. I read somewhere on here where this guy used propeller epoxy paint for motor boats but it looked like a flat black though.
My rims need painted too. I've got the black five spoke ones they really set my XJ off. I'm going to ditch my chrome centers though and swap in black ones. Going for a black out theme with mine. But she's staying blue though.

 

Nice man that sounds like a cool idea. My center caps were already black, and I am actually missing one ( the right wheel in the pic ) but after mounting it I sprayed the inside of the center black as well, and it's honestly really hard to tell there is a center cap even missing. I picked up some new chrome lugs and valve stem cover too. looks pretty decent. going to google that epoxy paint stuff, never heard of it but sounds interesting. I tried to stay away from making these wheels look any bit flat. I added a gloss black paint to the rockers, and the body has a glossy appearance as well, ties together pretty good. Will have pics up soon of how the krylon fusion gloss black/rustoleum clear coat look in the morning.

 

Your XJ sounds as if she looks good too. I'm even going to go with black lug nuts and such.
Nothing flashy.....plus blacks always cheaper than chrome lol. Getting the cash is quite another thing. Hopefully Monday I can get the ball rolling on my tranny.

 

They look good black. Everyone has their own preference. I my self would of sand blasted them. And a coat of clear.

 

I picked up 20 acorn chrome lugs for 9$ + 4$ shipping from ebay, a company called "lugnutguys."

Had I not had a little chrome already on the jeep I would have been more inclined to go all black too and not worried about my lugs at all.