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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)
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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.