Painting Rims - suggestions please

burnt_toast · Post by **burnt_toast** » Sat May 09, 2009 5:07 pm

What's your method of choice?
How to prep?
How to apply?
How many coats?
Which paints to go for?

Answers to any of the following and any other input would be very helpful.

I'm looking to paint a set of Elite rims gloss black and hope I can make it turn out at least halfway decent, help me out hondaspree.net

cccphonda · Post by **cccphonda** » Sat May 09, 2009 5:38 pm

wash and degrease them
sand with 600 sand paper
just spay light coats with rattle can
until it looks shiny
im not sure how hot the drums get
on the outside but get high temp
engine paint its the same price

HondaSE50 · Post by **HondaSE50** » Sat May 09, 2009 6:03 pm

I use this paints and she give a good look !

Post by **noiseguy** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:09 pm

HondaSE50 wrote:I use this paints and she give a good look !

That's what I use too. Closest match to factory I've seen in color/gloss, and a very durable urethane finish.

bakaracer · Post by **bakaracer** » Sun May 10, 2009 12:57 am

if you have access to a sand blaster,you should use that.easy to get the old paint off and it preps the surface for you.

GIJoeBob · Post by **GIJoeBob** » Sun May 10, 2009 8:39 am

I had my wheels professionally sand-blasted and primed for $40 and I did the painting myself.

burnt_toast · Post by **burnt_toast** » Sun May 10, 2009 11:50 am

noiseguy wrote:
HondaSE50 wrote:I use this paints and she give a good look !
That's what I use too. Closest match to factory I've seen in color/gloss, and a very durable urethane finish.

Where can one find this Duplicolor paint?

Also how many coats do yall suggest? Add clear coat too or no?

dreamer1uk · Post by **dreamer1uk** » Sun May 10, 2009 4:14 pm

Hey,

That Dupli Color paint can be purchased at most Autozones.

Dont forget to post before and after pictures!

Post by **noiseguy** » Sun May 10, 2009 4:45 pm

Don't clear coat it, the Duplicolor is fine as it and clear coats are more trouble than they're worth on stuff like this.

For prep, I'd use either a green Scotch pad or 320 grit wet/dry sandpaper used wet.

Are you going for a factory finish or a color?

burnt_toast · Post by **burnt_toast** » Sun May 10, 2009 8:42 pm

I'm going for all gloss black

Post by **noiseguy** » Sun May 10, 2009 10:26 pm

Hmm. Sand it to 400 grit or so and wipe down with thinner. On that, I'd use a regular Krylon and tape off the tires; you'll never be able to lever on the tires again withour messing up the paint.

scooterwerx · Post by **scooterwerx** » Sun May 10, 2009 10:52 pm

funny thing, i bought the 7$ a can "high performance wheel paint" and it would always wrinkle up, or fish-eye, i went and got the cheapest gloss black(2$ a can!), and it worked great, first time, it still looks good, no chips or anything!

z50r-ghost · Post by **z50r-ghost** » Sun May 10, 2009 11:36 pm

whats up Mr. toast,

i have had the best luck with powdercoating the wheels, simply because the wheels will be subjected to tire irons, multiple cleanings, road dirt and oil, wipe downs... etc.

i know it's somewhat expensive, but if you want to do it right, powdercoating is the only way to go.

either way, most definitely sandblast your wheels before doing anything to them - then prime them before painting. this will make your paint coat last much longer!

PM me if you need me to help ya get them sandblasted; i have an awesome sandblasting cabinet and a powdercoating resource.

later dude - jon

jstone · Post by **jstone** » Mon May 11, 2009 12:17 am

Where is your powdercoating source? I'm about to ship some 4-wheeler parts to a guy on the other side of cinci.

burnt_toast · Post by **burnt_toast** » Tue May 12, 2009 9:16 am

side note, I'll be painting the rims separately with no tires installed.

the mechanic at our shop had recommended to paint the entire rim, is this a good idea?