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anyone know where i can get rims painted?

Do it yourself, it's really easy to do.
Grab some high heat primer, some dupli-color wheel paint, and some really fine grit sand paper.

yes paint it yourself..
i painted mine using vht paint and last 4 years before i sold..
i still have 1 spare i painted and still looks fresh..

all you gotta do is to sand current surface bare to metal or until you see primer







apply primer 1 light, 2 med wet coat..



2 light base color, 2 med wet coat..and let it dry and clearcoat 2 light, 2 med wet..



on the car

i sandblasted the rims i had on my zx3 then duplucolered them. they looked good id defiantly suggests you at least try it your self first.

worst case your out like $20 and your time

Duplicolour Wheel Paint is the way to go. Just make sure to use a good self etching primer. Normal primers won't properly bond to aluminum due to the slight layer of oxidation.

thanks for all the tips