Colored Rim Durability

I've read a ton of reviews and DIY threads on here about turning your stock rims to black rims... my "labeef" is that none of them say how the durability is. I would rather not pay $40+ per rim to get them powder coated - I would like to paint or plastic dip em. What are your guys' thoughts on painting vs. plastic dipping em and the amount of time they'll stay nice? Keep in mind I don't go off-roading, just go on Forest Service Roads during hunting season...

Just so you guys have an idea what I'm working with, this is the stock rims I have:

 

If my stock rims were in that condition, I wouldn't even consider painting them. Those look great as is!

 

Thanks for the input, that's when the truck was as clean as she'll ever get (during the summer). I'm leaning to black out the chrome so I figured black rims would look good as well. Maybe I'll black everything else out before hitting the rims with some rattle cans...

 

+1

I could barely read the OP because I kept looking at the wheels thinking, "those look brand new"

The only reason why I'm going to paint my wheels is because the finish is jacked up and they're all pitted.

But to answer the OP - many guys here have painted their wheels black using wheel paint and say it holds up fine. The good thing about paint is it's easy to touch up after a couple of years.

There have been a couple of instances I've seen here where plastidip just does not hold up well off road.

 

That's a great idea... I'm almost there.

The rims are the only thing left.

 

Try it.

If it looks like absolute ass, pull the tire from the rim, and hit that bitch with aircraft remover.

It'll make 'em look new again.

 

I plstidipped my old rims on my 96 and they never faded or chipped. As long as it's very clean and it's warm outside then it'll will come out good and last.
I plastidipped the wheels on my current truck and it came out like crap, but it was also 40 degrees and windy...
Plastidip is a good choice if you just want to see what it will look like before you go with permanent paint.

 

I painted my factory 15in steelies last year and they turned out great. However, I work in the woods and my truck sees dirt roads daily. After about a month, the rear wheels had quite a few chips, while the fronts still looked great. I'm sure if I drove slower there would be less rocks and pebbles machine gunning the back half of my truck, but whatever. My wheels looked like ass when I painted them, so I don't care much about a few chips. Your's look damn good though, so take your time if you do paint them, and, as stated above, at least touch-ups are easy with spray paint. Maybe keeping your speed down on gravel roads would be a good idea too.

 

+1 I wish mine looked like this!