Spray painting the Stock Rims Yes or No?

What did you do to your lugs?

They look black also.

I was thinking of some of that "back to black" (or whatever it's called for restoring guns). I've seen if you put it on any kind of steel, it turns it black via a chemical reaction. I'm assuming our lugs are steel?

 

I painted mine with the same paint. ive never heard of that type of thing. the lug nuts are steel but im not sure what type of coating they have on them

 

Same kind of prep i would think. You need to rough up the surface a bit for the paint to really cling well. So if you start with like 120 grit then work up to about 1000 grit it'll be rough but still fairly smooth. Then 3-5 coats of paint and 3-5 coats of clear coat will filly the gaps and look smooth as silk as long as you don't over spray.

as for the weights. No you don't HAVE to take them off..but you can. I didn't cause is just didn't want to screw with them at all. But you can just mark the location they were in with some tape or something and pop em off if you are comfortable doing that.

Mine also held up great btw! Wish i still had em really..

 

Looks great with Duratracs. if only they came with raised white lettering me thinks.

 

anodized powder coating would be awesome. Like a flat matte black.

 

They do, most of us just run them white letters-in. Just a mounting pref.

 

is there like a how to thread on how to do this?

I remember seeing one but cant find it anymore

 

i painted mine black, until i got my steelies. i liked the way they looked

 

Just took them off and cleaned them really well and used engine paint

 

click the link in my sig

 

Did u all take your tires off how did u protect them?

 

Drop the hammer and keep the shiny side up!!

+1 for painted.

 

Strips of cardboard stuck between rim and tire.

Did mine with duplicolor wheel paint and clear 2 years ago now.

 

Pulled the tire and replaced with spare; cleaned with Simple Green, sanded with 400 grit, cleaned with rubbing alcohol, taped it off with painter's tape, left the weights on, painted inside and out w black semi gloss Rust-Oleum; stand em up and roll them around as you paint to get all the angles and prevent runs; left the wheel off for a day or three to let it set up nice, then repeat for next tire. Changed out the tires and had to touch up the new weights and the previous weight placement but you can't even tell. Same treatment for the caps. Took about an hour and a half per tire, including taking it off and putting on the replacement. Took about two weeks for 5 wheels, as I did em as time permitted (including the spare as a test run). I'm real happy with the results and how they've lasted.

 

Can i join?