Spray Painting Wheels

Hey guys and gals. I did a search about "spray painting wheels" and has some success but wanted to see the way to go about doing it: what kind of spray paint? clear coate? the best way to spray the wheels?
I'm concerned with the paint being chipped after time.

thanks

 

what color do you want to paint them ??

 

I wouldn't.

They always look like crap, and then you can't get much to re-sell them after the mistake.

If you want something else, save up to cash get them (used even it thats what works for you) and then sell yours to help to re-coup some of the cost of the replacments.

 

I dont agree. I have done mine and 4 other sets. People think I got them powdercoated they look so good. I just did derekabrahams yesterday. Wetsand, 3 coats rustoleum self etching primer, 3 or 4 coats of rustoleum black wheel paint and your good to go. You cab spray clear if you want. I didnt because I dont want the shine and like to be able to touch them up after wheeling.

 

x2. I love mine i get complements all the time on them.

 

My son and I did his wheels with Duplicolor Adhesion promotor and then Duplicolor High performance wheel paint in flat black and they came out real nice, no issues. Clean the wheels good and sand its all in the prep.

 

The way I would do is this way cause I hate totally flat black

1. go buy a product called final scuff made by ppg , then get a grey scotch brite pad
2. with your water hose on low scub the wheels using the grey scoth brite pad adding final scuff to it ( I promise you will never ever be able to sand them as good as this in 5 mins per wheel )

3. let dry then mask
4 paint them with a product called DP90 made by ppg ( this will give you a killer bk egg shell finish ,not to mention its ppgs chip resistance system they use on there race cars its pracally bullet proof )

4. un mask enjoy
I have been a professinal car painter for a lot of my life

 

Check mine. Look up "New Wheel Paint Design". Try and tell me that those look like crap!!!

 

Here is my write up from way back: http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=238921

Prep well (80 grit, feather with 220 grit, get the edges and holes with scotchbrite.

A dirty surface = chips.

Primer well.

Base coat in a lot of light coats.

Clear coat really well do protect it for a long time.

I had mine painted for about 2 years, putting it thru mudding and Pismo, and it still looked factory til the day I took them off.

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=238921

 

rustoleum black wheel paint gives you a great eggshell as well.

 

AND BY THE WAY nothing looks like crap if its done right !!!!!!!!!!! if it looks like crap some amature did it

 

x2

 

Yeah...Everyone hit it already....If you spend the time to prep and let the paint cure you'll be fine. Mine look great- almost 1.5 years later-I get tons of complements. So the blanket "they look like crap" was ill-educated.

Clean them, prep well, and then let the paint dry between coats as recommended on the can and let them dry properly before you try to wheel them or whatever.

Clear coat is your option-as is paint color/finish. You can find pretty much anything you want.

 

Can you get the wheels professionally done?

 

This is a really good demonstration for how it should be done:
http://www.duplicolor.com/training/wheelcoating_training.html