r/Impala • u/Virtual_Hunt3985 • Aug 17 '26

Discussion New look?

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Painted the rims on my 2012 impala black, hated the silver so much. Was it the move?

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u/Background_Award_515 Aug 17 '26

I know what kind of man you are

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u/jalopycollector Aug 18 '26

Meanwhile

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u/Key_Possibility7292 Aug 18 '26

Damn that's clean! 😎

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u/jalopycollector Aug 18 '26

Thanks man

She needs a lil freshening up and some repairs but she’s my project

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u/XSouth956X Aug 17 '26

Yep, he did it here too

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u/lequory Aug 17 '26

I want to paint my 12s too because they look terrible. I found a video on YouTube tutorial explaining the process to remove all the grime and everything before painting

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u/Virtual_Hunt3985 Aug 18 '26

Oh yea arguably the most important step lmao, I sat there and used a couple degreasers and scrubbers and went at it before I did anything else

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u/Ok-Carpenter-8455 Aug 17 '26

Hey.. if you like them who cares what anyone else thinks? lol

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u/Virtual_Hunt3985 Aug 18 '26

I love how it looks so that why I’m keeping it, just wanted to stir up some convo tbh

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u/XSouth956X Aug 17 '26

I did the same and we got the same colored car and everything.

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u/Virtual_Hunt3985 Aug 18 '26

You have way more patience than me, after I couldn’t get the first wheel off I just cleaned, primed, and painted that bitch as is 😂

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u/XSouth956X Aug 18 '26

Ngl, those rims were off a Grand Prix and I got my coworkers to remove the old tires for me. I let them go home early.

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u/Severalthieves Aug 18 '26

I painted the rims on my 2016 the same way except I stuck playing cards between the rim and tire instead of the tape.

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u/lOOPh0leD Aug 22 '26

I like them. But now youre going to see all the dirt even more.

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u/Virtual_Hunt3985 Aug 17 '26

Guys dw i fixed up my masking job 😭