Black 16" rims with 265/75s

[JCUZ]

Just thought I'd post up some pics of a few days work. The rims have been sitting in the garage so I was able to take my time with these (currently running on the 17s with 245/65s).

1. First step was to thoroughly wash the rims - I used Amway IndustroClean, but you could use sugarsoap, or general wheel cleaner etc.
2. Next step was a thorough rinse and towel down with an old cotton bedsheet.
3. Next step was to mask around the rim on the tyre

4. Next was to mask off the whole tyre with newspaper

5. Then hit with a coat of satin black enamel as a base coat; this step included painting the back of the rim as well.

6. Second last step was a coat of gloss black enamel

7. Last step was 2 coats of clear coat enamel to help protect the finish

Can't wait to fit them back up to the Truck at some stage - won't be for a while though (but I will post pics of the final look when I do).

 

[RoadBully]

Looks good.

 

[OMEGA4X4]

nice write up

 

[ExplorerBus I]

what type of high temp paint did you use? looks good.

 

[Donner]

Wow man! That looks really good... yikes!

 

[jutgin]

Looks very good, thats how I did mine. I dunno what type paint you used but I used Krylon fusion with a clear coat. Only problem I have had is when I change tires the machine scraps some paint off the edge. I wonder if there is a tougher paint that would hold up to that?

 

[JCUZ]

what type of high temp paint did you use? looks good.

Don't need high temp paint for wheels - just something that will take brake dust. I used a product called Plastikote (around $10 per can) as the satin black base, then just a $5 can of gloss black auto enamel, with a $5 can of enamel clear (2 coats). Each of the coats I do start off light, and as I work around the rim, I get full coverage - probably 3 or 4 times around the rim before the colour is solid. Then it gets a full spray around, so each of my coats is probably worth 2 coats - that means there's around 8 coats of paint on each rim. So it should resist brake dust etc fairly well.

I have painted a few sets of wheels the same way, and most of them (once cleaned) are as good as the day I sprayed them.

And yes, I know some tyre black would make the whole thing look better, but then so would some dirt on the newly painted rims.

 

[Thelt]

That does look good. I have never liked black wheels but I am starting to warm up to them after seeing some of the ones on here.

 

[JCUZ]

Looks very good, thats how I did mine. I dunno what type paint you used but I used Krylon fusion with a clear coat. Only problem I have had is when I change tires the machine scraps some paint off the edge. I wonder if there is a tougher paint that would hold up to that?

No paint will hold up to scraping very well - even the factory finish actually leaves that edge as alloy, but too hard to mask off when you paint it to get it to be the same. Powdercoating would hold up far better, but then it's around 20 times the cost.

 

[JCUZ]

That does look good. I have never liked black wheels but I am starting to warm up to them after seeing some of the ones on here.

It's funny - I always thought black would be too much black, but then I bought a set of 17s that are black spokes with machine finish rim, and the combo looks good. So I painted one set of rims satin black - the kids loved it, but the missus didn't.

She wanted metallic charcoal grey this time round to match the body trim, but I already had a couple of cans of black, so I went with that - plus I couldn't see much benefit going from light grey/silver to a darker grey. I was actually tempted to stop at the satin stage again, and just use a satin clear coat on it, but the boss had specified that I was to do gloss, as she didn't like the non-shiny finish of the satin.

For the record, the only comment she has made when the kids asked her if she saw the painted wheels was "Yes, I noticed."

 

[Thelt]

I have always thought black wheels look like they are normal silver wheels that have not been cleaned in forever and are covered in brake dust. Not that I would ever do that or anything....

I actually like the gloss black you used.

 

[peder25]

have any pics with them on?

 

[Kovalchuk]

For the record, the only comment she has made when the kids asked her if she saw the painted wheels was "Yes, I noticed."

I lol'd

 

[28HopUp]

Nice job!

JCUZ, those wheels came out really nice! I will be doing a similar thing to my 16's by the end of the month (different color though)

So you didn't surface prep the wheels other than cleaning them? I thought these wheels were clear coated, which would require that they be roughed up (sanding or sandblasting) for best paint adhesion, and then primed prior to the top coats.

Look forward to seeing pics with them mounted on your Ex

 

[jonnyslick]

Yeah I'd like to see them on your ride.

 

[OMEGA4X4]

yeah i'd like to see them on your ride.

+1

 

[JCUZ]

JCUZ, those wheels came out really nice! I will be doing a similar thing to my 16's by the end of the month (different color though)

So you didn't surface prep the wheels other than cleaning them? I thought these wheels were clear coated, which would require that they be roughed up (sanding or sandblasting) for best paint adhesion, and then primed prior to the top coats.

Look forward to seeing pics with them mounted on your Ex

Yes, I forgot to put that in - I used a scotch brite pad to clean them, which roughs up the surface nicely. Actually, it took 2 scotch brites.

 

[RoadBully]

Yes, I forgot to put that in - I used a scotch brite pad to clean them, which roughs up the surface nicely. Actually, it took 2 scotch brites.

Did you do anything with the center caps? or just leaving them off?

 

[JCUZ]

Did you do anything with the center caps? or just leaving them off?

Sshhhh -that's a secret!

As it stands, I will be using the centre caps - they are the chrome ones, with dark grey around the ford badge. I was planning on painting that dark grey bit black.

I am also looking at ways of using a standard centrecap and leaving the wheel studs exposed. The issue here is that I need a cap that fits a 72.1mm CB hole, and the only sizes I can find are 68mm or 78mm - I am now looking at finding some sort of tubing that i can press in to fill the rim hole to 72.1mm, and leave a diameter of 68mm so i can use that size centre cap. The hunt continues.

This is the sort of cap I plan on using if I can:

 

[RoadBully]

Sshhhh -that's a secret!

As it stands, I will be using the centre caps - they are the chrome ones, with dark grey around the ford badge. I was planning on painting that dark grey bit black.

I am also looking at ways of using a standard centrecap and leaving the wheel studs exposed. The issue here is that I need a cap that fits a 72.1mm CB hole, and the only sizes I can find are 68mm or 78mm - I am now looking at finding some sort of tubing that i can press in to fill the rim hole to 72.1mm, and leave a diameter of 68mm so i can use that size centre cap. The hunt continues.

This is the sort of cap I plan on using if I can:

Sweet, those would really set it all off.