Painting Rims

[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

[Papa Rad17]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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 :lol:

[mrmike]

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.
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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]

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

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/297478_2357970661367_1013262682_32746778_82407728_ n.jpg

[xXManwhoreXx]

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


http://crc2.net/jhc/AlumaReaper5.jpg

http://ekhatch.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/wheels11.jpg

Its cool shit

[sleepyalero]

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

[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. :)

[Papa Rad17]

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]

x2

[sleepyalero]

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. :D

[[ion] C2]

I defiantly want to see the badges

http://www.d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com/

[zearchyo]

^^^ i keep telling all u guys, that aleromod is full of ahoes like me LOL/ joke

[spc2125]

whats the windex for??

[sleepyalero]

i have one badge almost done.

[zearchyo]

pictures, waiting for pictures of the wheels.

[Papa Rad17]

lol. even I laughed at the one chirs. I gotta play along though so...

[Papa Rad17]

i have one badge almost done.

PPPPPPIIIIIIICCCCCCCSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sleepyalero]

1 rim almost done, 1 badge done! and one almost done, thread will be up ttonight with a how to!

[Papa Rad17]

1 rim almost done, 1 badge done! and one almost done, thread will be up ttonight with a how to!

SSSWWWWEEEEETTTT! I know I'll be doing with my badges. they gonna be black! post link to it on here or something?

[sleepyalero]

its up, go look!

[jon204(youtube)]

what are the rims in you pic those re sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:usa:

[xXManwhoreXx]

Bbbbbbbbbbump

[MiLo]

Sorry, might sound redundant but can you use regular tire cleaner to clean plastidipped rims? Will certain products eat the rubber away or possibly thin it? Just in case i put like 5 coats of white to match the body then like 3 or 4 layers of glossifier.. But since they are white you can definitely tell when they get dirty. Btw I have ceramic pads so its more rainy dirty road grime than brake dust.. What should I use?

[MiLo]

dont mean to thread jack, but i was curious to know if i can use plastidip first to do my badges then use the rest of the paint i have left over from the calipers & drums i did to match to keep my theme going? will the plastidip be easy to peel off with that caliper paint on top of it.. only reason why i ask is cuz the red plastidip is not the same color as the caliper paint.

[sleepyalero]

Do a test first, paint a square on a random piece of metal sittin around or a piece of wood, let plasti dip dry, then go over with paint, then let dry, then try to peel and see what happens.

[S8track16]

When you use a clear coat over plastidip, its very difficult to pull off. Rather than it coming off in large sections at a time, only VERY SMALL pieces come off and it takes an extremely long time to remove. I am assuming that spray paint would have the same effect.

[MiLo]

Do a test first, paint a square on a random piece of metal sittin around or a piece of wood, let plasti dip dry, then go over with paint, then let dry, then try to peel and see what happens.

good idea, but metal isnt the same as the paint on the car.. or the chrome badges.. so im a lil skeptical..

[MiLo]

When you use a clear coat over plastidip, its very difficult to pull off. Rather than it coming off in large sections at a time, only VERY SMALL pieces come off and it takes an extremely long time to remove. I am assuming that spray paint would have the same effect.

what if i do like 5 or 6 layers of p/d and then lik 1 layer of the caliper paint? i would think it would be easy..:(

[S8track16]

Most likely the same outcome