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Touching up RIms???

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Jm1hawk, Oct 19, 2010.

  1. Oct 19, 2010 at 10:15 PM
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    Jm1hawk

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    I have rims that are powdercoated black. They have alot of small scratches/dings where u can see silver through. Does anyone know a good way for me to go over this with spraypaint and touch them up?
     
  2. Oct 19, 2010 at 11:10 PM
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    When I painted my stock rims there were always repeated chips!! I used to put a piece of tape over the chip and cut out a shape that was pretty close to the shape of the chip and just spray!! Don't use clearcoat because you'll most likely be touching them up again anyway
     
  3. Oct 20, 2010 at 5:39 AM
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    So you can paint over powdercoating without any issues?
     
  4. Oct 20, 2010 at 11:54 AM
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    ya im confused my rims are already powdercoated but they are all scratched up. Could i spraypaint a light layer over them to cover silver?
     
  5. Oct 20, 2010 at 12:55 PM
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    I don't see why not dude I mean I sprayed my steelies and I'm sure the paint would adhere better to the powdercoat than it would to just factory finish
     
  6. Oct 20, 2010 at 3:06 PM
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    as long as you sand the powdercoated rims first, you're fine. Use a fine-grit paper, like 800 to sand the rims, so you don't get sand-scratches showing.
     
  7. Oct 20, 2010 at 5:13 PM
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    Jm1hawk

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    Anybody else have input?
     

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