Thread: Painted my Rims

I kinda like it. What paint did you use, how many coats, etc. I think would have put some clear coat on them, but thats me.

Okay, may have been the lighting then, it didnt look like they had been clear coated.

I saw the title and thought But I've got to say, nice job. Hopefully they hold up well.

I hope you will keep us posted on the long term aspects of it. How it holds up, cleans and so forth.

I will say this. I bought a gallon of 'Super Clean' at Wal-Mart. While it is by FAR the best degreaser and cleaner I have ever tried, it will ruin paint done with off-the-shelf paints like you get at Autozone and the like. It doesnt seem to affect factory paint unless its really thin, but that may have been from the power washer too. I painted an exhaust manifold heat shield on my Rodeo with an aluminum color and it looked really good and held up well. But when I detailed the engine with the SuperClean, it really dulled the paint on the shield.

So my only advice to you would be to be careful with what cleaners you use now that you have painted those rims. I know the SuperClean will dull out clear as well.

Originally Posted by silverbullet

looks good, but i don't like where you put the badges at

Since this thread is about his wheels, I have to ask, where would you have him put the badging, besides the center caps?

looks good

Good job with your tape line. Looks good.

i painted mine the other day but i dont think they came out as well as yours i did about the same as you, sanded/wash. primer, then duplia color wheel paint. mines flat black with no clear coat tho. i gotta go back and put another good coat on them and some clear coat.

what do i have to do to be able to upload photos??

ahh i figured it out mine look horrible tho but im not finished yet

and yess i know i did a horrible masking off the lip