Painting the Rims

[SwaintaN]

Ok the rims im getting are older white rims, if i wanna paint them, is it the same concept painting a car?

Sand, Prime, Paint, Clear coat?

 

[X~FACTOR]

Ok the rims im getting are older white rims, if i wanna paint them, is it the same concept painting a car?

Sand, Prime, Paint, Clear coat?

Yup. Or, do it right and get them powder coated for about $100 each wheel.

 

[SwaintaN]

lol if i had the money to pc ea one i would have just bought new, lol im getting 4 rims for 40

 

[SwaintaN]

so far the first one looks good, cant tell it was painted, i sanded hell out of them first ones done and you cant tell it was white...


Black Rim Paint (rust protector paint) and Rim Clear Coat

 

[BigRondo]

Got some pics?

 

[SwaintaN]

this was finished product, ill havta find the pic of what they look like before

 

[BigRondo]

Looks good. How well is the paint holding up?

 

[SwaintaN]

well i sanded with a metal sanding wheel for hours... then got all rust and lose free paint... THICK and i mean 1.5 can each of Black Rust Preventive Paint and 1 Can each of Rim Clear Coat... been in gravel, pavement, mudd, no problems what so ever they are still looking good. (would look better with center caps in the back, lol)

 

[BigRondo]

Good deal. Thanks for the updates!

 

[SwaintaN]

Heres what they looked like before i painted them.

 

[BigRondo]

Holy crap!!! You transformed those babies!!!

 

[SwaintaN]

thank you

 

[willied]

Wow, I wouldn't have imagined they could look as good as they do now if I had seen the wheels before they were painted first. Nice job.

 

[volida]

looks real good

 

[SwaintaN]

ty, would of like them powder coated, but working on budget

 

[BigRondo]

I'd say you nailed it!!