Paint?

[Bware113]

Anybody know of a lasting way to change wheel color besides powder coating...something a little DIY. thanks

[suprabrit]

I've used the DupliColor wheel paint quite a few times, and never had a problem with it. You can also use engine enamel, and the MetalCast which usually looks pretty good too.

If you want them to look real good, sand them first, spray them, then wet sand them. Be careful what clearcoat you use though, if you mix brands, the clear coat reacts with the paint and looks crappy. Trust me on this. So if you use the wheel paint, use the wheel paint clear coat...etc.

Hope that helps. :)

[My Name Is NICK!]

I've used wheel paint before too.

Before
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/2blu/GtSmall.jpg
after
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/2blu/April282005010Small.jpg

but polished was the best
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/2blu/Picture006Medium.jpg

[suprabrit]

It will never looks exactly like powdercoat, but it still looks pretty good.

Anyone who knows me knows I can't stand silver wheels. Every set gets painted. Except for my Nismo's. I wouldn't ever paint those (duh).

[1800DialKyle]

nick that 7 series makes your car look tiny as fuck!!!

[Bware113]

Thanks guys will do!
oh yeah I can find this at my local Wally world I assume..

[v-empire]

i used auto paint and a spray gun if you have one at home, with a compressor that is.

thats pretty much what is on most aftermarket or oem painted wheels. good luck.

[suprabrit]

Thanks guys will do!
oh yeah I can find this at my local Wally world I assume..

Parts stores have better selections.

[down_shift]

home depot has a fine selection of spray paint

[zcrew]

when i saw 240srgay's first pic, i was thinkin, i sure hope he didn't paint those bmw wheels.... phew! that was close. you can get away with it on a honda. (not trying to slander, my 240 wheels are painted too.)

[My Name Is NICK!]

when i saw 240srgay's first pic, i was thinkin, i sure hope he didn't paint those bmw wheels.... phew! that was close. you can get away with it on a honda. (not trying to slander, my 240 wheels are painted too.)


I would never paint those wheels after all the bs i had to go through to get them chromed for my uncle.

[Bware113]

Thanks guys I'm gonna paint my old base model wheels black or red or bronze;
So I sand
paint
wet sand
paint
paint
Happiness

[Bware113]

How do you guys feel about bronze w/ a TA stripe?

[s14.5gonewide]

i have used engine paint before high temp stuff. u have 2 let it dry for a day or so otherwize its tacky and shit gets cacked into it and eventually baked into it

[Bware113]

I layed the clear on a lil thick...can I wetsand the extra w/o damaging the other coats?

[Zippy69]

Get some 600 grit and wet sand, then go to 800 or 1000 grit.
If you feel confidant you can use 400 but be careful not to gouge it.

[Bware113]

I finished 3, I think it looks great Ill post pics at a later date. Much better than what it was.

[Nisxsz]

Dont mean to change subject here, but how do you polish wheels?

[down_shift]

sand with progressively finer grits.

[Bware113]

I think there is a mothers polish for polishing wheels I forget the actuall name but it worked great on my uncles VW wheels...shiniest wheels evar

[down_shift]

mothers polish is just an extremely light sanding paste. thats what polishing is.

[Bware113]

Orly, I hadnt the slightest...learned something new, but that shit worked sooooo good it was unbelievable.

[SixSquared]

mothers ftw.

I'm a big fan of polishing.. I like shiny.. I'm in the process of polishing my new engine block... which is something I will never do again lol.

[Bware113]

LOl...sounds long, but rewarding. I not a fan of shiny though, Im almost anti-shiny

[GriffinW]

I think there is a mothers polish for polishing wheels I forget the actuall name but it worked great on my uncles VW wheels...shiniest wheels evar

Comic Book Guy: Worst episode ever.

a little simpsons humor.

Ive heard good things about mothers.

[Bware113]

^good to know someone caught that, the Simpsons is the best show evar!