Yep, I took a Sharpie today to the sidewall of my DX rim, I hate silver, makes parts look cheap and ugly.
Tomorrow if I don’t just sit around all day, I’m going to shorten the legs on the frame, I hate the tire clearance, it’s giving me major problems learning to wheel walk.
Will the sharpie ink stay there long? I seem to recall doing something similar, (yes…some switches in my truck at work that kept losing their finish), and the sharpie ink wears off really fast. I guess as long as nothing touches the rim it might last a while, I’ll be interested to find out what happens with your “rimjob”.
hey, get some clear spraypaint and throw a few thin layers over it, it should last a while.
you can just spin the wheel, hold it steady, and spray as it goes around.
I hated the chrome looking machined sidewall, that’s why I quickly went over it with a Sharpie… I was originally intending to use model paint, and just go over it in black.
i sharpie parts on my unicycle just not parts that big…
things like the ends of my spokes, the bearing cap scres, the pedal bolt, and on my street cranks i painted them sparkly purple with nail polish and it came out great!
Your rim looks cool though, but to bad the finish wears off easy.