My polished wheels are peeling off. Is it possible to paint polished wheels?
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10-12-2011
My polished wheels are peeling off. Is it possible to paint polished wheels?
10-12-2011
yeah, just like any other wheel. prep it well and it should be okay.
10-12-2011
should i prep it with a fine wire wheel or just regular sand paper?
10-12-2011
whatever will get enough material off so you can paint a clean surface.
the wheels are clear coated from the factory so that is what you are seeing peel.
10-15-2011
you can take paint thinner and remove all of the factory clear from your wheels with a soft rag. (keeps from scratching them) If you want to just paint over the clear then make sure they are very clean to scuff with a red scotch brite pad. once all is scuffed clean them with soap and water real good and let them dry. then paint away.
10-15-2011
Take the tires off, use a chemical stripper, or you are going to have clear coat flaking off UNDER the new paint, ruining it.
10-16-2011
Sell em and buy new wheels!
10-17-2011
Where can i get chemical stripper at?Originally Posted by industrialfish
10-17-2011
Any autoparts store. paint thinner will work fine and it wont destroy everything it touches. you can get scotchbrite there too.
10-17-2011
ok. Im thinking to paint them a gum metal gray. Is there any body who can photo crop this on a pre gen wheel?
10-17-2011
there are a few people with that color wheel already.
10-17-2011
im not going to do black, and white is just wrone. Give me some color sugestions. i know its what i want but i want to hear from other people.
10-19-2011
wait. u said white is wrong? wtf u smoking, 96 white grand prixes DID come factory with a white wheel set.
10-19-2011
Do purple!
Originally Posted by KeithGTP03
10-20-2011
I know they did and i dont like them.
10-20-2011
purple is not my color. Im thinking gun metal. I cant think of any other color to go with.
10-20-2011
gunmetal would be cool. or you could go with black xD
10-20-2011
If you have polished pregen wheels, then why not sell them off to someone that will appreciate them for what they are - they're VERY hard to come by. Then buy a painted set and just paint those. Do what you want, I guess - they're your wheels, but it just seems like a waste to paint over polished wheels. They'll bring more $ than the painted set you replace them with, so you'll not lose $ in the deal.
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