Painting Rims

Stiddie · 10-10-2011, 01:18 AM

Hey Guys,

saving up for 18" and sense winter is coming I wouldn't think of having rims on till spring anyway I was thinking of spraying my stock rims Black any sug. or tips on how to do this

Papa Rad17 · 10-10-2011, 04:02 AM

I almost did mine. There are some pics online if you search and it looks pretty decent. I was told when I was going to do mine to sand them good, get a good primer (a couple layers of that) then put in 4-5 coats of paint.

spc2125 · 10-10-2011, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Stiddie

Hey Guys,

saving up for 18" and sense winter is coming I wouldn't think of having rims on till spring anyway I was thinking of spraying my stock rims Black any sug. or tips on how to do this

stock rims should remain stock color.

enless you powder coat them there will chip real easily (specially in the winter with all the salt and rocks flying around)

just save your money over the winter and get some nice rims in the spring

whiterider00 · 10-10-2011, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by spc2125

enless you powder coat them there will chip real easily (specially in the winter with all the salt and rocks flying around)

not true if you do it right. sand real well so everything is dull, clean very well, then use a paint specifically for wheels. you shouldnt need to prime them since the scuffed paint acts as the primer. if you sanded down to the metal (which would take a lot of sanding), then you would need primer. i did this years ago, and it lasted for over a year until i got some new rims. there were a few chips around where the lugnuts were from removing the wheels, but overall it held up pretty good.

now this isnt to say that it looked great. it was different than stock, but now that i look back on pictures of the car, it looked cheap and kinda stupid. do what you want tho, just do it the right way.

Stiddie · 10-10-2011, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by whiterider00

now this isnt to say that it looked great. it was different than stock, but now that i look back on pictures of the car, it looked cheap and kinda stupid. do what you want tho, just do it the right way.

Thanks guys ill hold out till spring

kROntast1c · 10-14-2011, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Stiddie

Thanks guys ill hold out till spring

i would say do that. because the painting of the stock rims may have the potential to peel and look bad if you don't do a really good job and are labour intensive. so sucking up and waiting till spring would be the better choice. that is what im doing

mrmike · 10-18-2011, 04:17 PM

Have you guys ever heard of plasti dip? Its like a spray on plastic that doesn't permanently bond to the surface. It stays soft so it doesn't chip and if it does get a rip or scrape you can easily peel it off.

looks like a cheap and easy solution plus you don't have to sand down your rims.
Another cool trick is that you can spray paint the plasti dip any color you want and the paint
will just come off with the plasti dip.

[ion] C2 · 10-18-2011, 05:14 PM

yup my friend plasti-dipped his entire car to see how it would look flat black

xXManwhoreXx · 10-19-2011, 02:45 AM

I would instead hydro graphic your wheels you can get some dope stuff on them

Its cool shit

sleepyalero · 10-19-2011, 05:11 AM

wow those are awesome i like the plasti dip and the hydro graphic.... might have to do something with that maybe.... lol

sleepyalero · 10-19-2011, 05:27 PM

i just got a can of plasti dip, im gonna do my badges on the car and the 16' american racing rims im using for winter (old rims) ill post pics once done.

Papa Rad17 · 10-19-2011, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sleepyalero

i just got a can of plasti dip, im gonna do my badges on the car and the 16' american racing rims im using for winter (old rims) ill post pics once done.

I defiantly want to see the badges

zearchyo · 10-19-2011, 05:42 PM

sleepyalero · 10-19-2011, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa Rad17

I defiantly want to see the badges

alright ill make a new thread late tonight/tomorrow. it will have the badges and maybe 1-2 rims... the can only covers 10 ft. so i dont think i can do 4 rims and badges with one can. thats all the store had when i went so ill have to get more sometime.

i will be doing them here soon and late tonight, i cant wait to see what it will look like either. also im using black plasti dip if i didnt already mention that haha.