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Just finished painting rims

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by badguybuster, Apr 16, 2009.

  1. Apr 16, 2009 at 11:50 AM
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    badguybuster

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    Well, I finally finished painting my stock rims (pics to follow soon). I pulled them off, sanded them with my drill using an attachment, washed them crap out of them and then started with the real work. I used Rustoleum Auto Primer, wheel coating (gloss black, and wheel clear coat. I figured I would stick with one type.

    After washing and sanding: 1- I taped off the tire around the bead. 2- I used the primer to paint the inside of the rim first. 3- I used adhesion promoter (2 coats). 4- I put a light coat of primer (let dry) and then put on 2 more consecutively heavier coats (let dry). 5- I put on a light coats of wheel coloring then 2 more coats, each slightly heavier than the last (let dry). 6- I put on 1 light coat of clear coat (let dry) then put on 3 more consecutively heavier coats, allowing drying between each.

    It looks really nice, especially since I left the center of my wheel caps silver and the lug nuts got a coat of silver too.

    For you guys who already did this...how do you go about cleaning your tires now? How long does a painting usually last?
     
  2. Apr 16, 2009 at 12:01 PM
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    badguybuster

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    Here are the pics. Oh, and I tried to get those damned SS emblems off. Holy crap! I don't know what kind of adhesive was used but they won't budge.


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  3. Apr 16, 2009 at 12:08 PM
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    Awesome! Looks Great!!!
     
  4. Apr 16, 2009 at 12:09 PM
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    Looks fantastic! Nice job!
     
  5. Apr 16, 2009 at 12:38 PM
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  6. Apr 16, 2009 at 12:40 PM
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    Wow, it looks really good! Great job!
     
  7. Apr 16, 2009 at 1:42 PM
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    those look great... good work...
     
  8. Apr 16, 2009 at 2:25 PM
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    looks good. i wonder how long spray painted wheels last before you have to redo them?
     
  9. Apr 16, 2009 at 3:14 PM
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    Looks Good! I do like the look of black on silver. You just need to get some black lug nuts to finish the look :thumbsup:
     
  10. Apr 16, 2009 at 5:20 PM
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    I am not sure how long it lasts I was hoping someone could give me some idea. NO, I am not going to change the lugs, I like it this way.
     
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    Looks great!
     
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    Looks great. Try to heat up the SS emblem with a heat gun or hair dryer. Then use some fishing line or something similar... (I used a zip tie believe it or not) and try to run it behind the emblem to pull it off... might be worth a shot.
     
  13. Apr 16, 2009 at 5:44 PM
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    Seeing the third gen section forced me to get a Ford...
    only times i have had to repaint is when they've gotten scratched from rocks/tire people. i didnt do the clear either. figured that when they get scratched i can easily rattle em back to goodness
     
  14. Apr 16, 2009 at 5:47 PM
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    that looks really good, even thou im not a fan of gloss black wheels.

    Ive had my stockers painted for years now with no problems:)
     
  15. Apr 16, 2009 at 8:10 PM
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    Looks good, nice job. :thumbsup:
     
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    Great job. They look really good.
     
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    Why are there SS emblems on there in the first place?
     
  19. Apr 17, 2009 at 5:10 AM
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    Looks nice- I like the silver accents man. I clean my tires/rims with regular maguires wheel cleaner. Just make sure you put it on, scrub, and then rinse cause it can strip paint if it sets too long.

    My wheels need to be re-done but that's cause I've done a significant amount of wheeling with them in Florida mud and trails. My whole truck has pinstripes and trail badges. I'll probably repaint when I install my lift (sometime in the next month)
     

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