Thread: How to Properly Paint/Refinish your Rims

Originally Posted by GTPSHAWTY

good job.. how much would you charge to do a set

thanks! i would do a set for who ever but the only problem is its not my shop so i probably couldn't take in other jobs you know
but if i ever start painting at my house i could do sets for who ever
plus shipping would probably be pretty costly and the paint it self is around 50 plus primer and clear

Originally Posted by Speedy1973

now, question

you sanded (scuffed the rims)

I've got O.E.M snowflake rims on mine, kinda beatup
would it be possible to have the rims sandblasted??

and i'm with the above posted lol, wanna do mine for me???

you can sand blast them if you have access to a sand blaster
after you sand blast them you will need to clean them with metal cleaner and then conditioner
and like i said to GTPSHAWTY the price for paint and shipping back and forth would probably not be worth it
plus its not my shop to take in work and make money off it you know

First of all rims look sick! Def nice work. Secondly, I had a couple questions....I picked up a set of T-stars from a guy on craigslist and they had a little green over-spray on them from some painting in his shop and the clear coat was pitting. My plan was to just wet sand with 2500 grit until the over-spray and pitting were gone- but I had to go too deep and made it through the clear coat. Now I'm thinking about just working them a little further and then polishing them before clear coating them again, kinda like you've done here but without base paint.

My questions are these: If I want that original shiny polished-aluminum (almost chrome-like) look should I still rough up the surface before clear coating? Secondly, what are your thoughts on using a rattle can for the clear coat? Open to any recommendations- just looking to refurb these rims myself