Gawear

Old thread but this is just an amazing DIY!!!

uclid

I know this is a old thread but I found it to be the most helpful. I am starting my projet gold enkeis today

Reme

I know it's an old thread but I have 2 questions.

Did you guys paint inside the wheel?

Also I'm using body filler on some curb rashes that I have. If I apply the aircraft paint stripper, then body filler, and wait overnight for it too dry will the wheel begin to rust? According to the can of rustoleum aircraft stripper it may.

J.WOLFE~v1.0

as in the barrel? i would, i did my enkies, and from far away you can see the primered inside, so im taking a flat black to mine, this is how they turned out, did them this weekend

Reme

Those look nice. What color is that? BTW how are you gonna spray the inside, by that I mean what spray pattern are you gonna use?

crx_ef8

heres mine, the wheel was beat when i got it.
-stripped and sandblasted
-polished the lip
-one coat of Dupli-Color self-etching primer
-3 coats Dupli-Color Universal gold engine paint
-3 coast of dupli-color wheel clear coat

turns out just the color I wanted, almost bronze.

GUNS

Great thread !


but why the fack is it called 'aircraft remover' that made me laugh

J.WOLFE~v1.0

thanks its custom, called metallic antique brass.

and how i will is turn the wheel upright sitting. and paint down that way you cover the most surface and just roll the wheels as you go to get around the entire inside. if you lay it flat most likely you cant see how the coat is applying and how even your applying it. plus the angle just isnt practical.

here they are on the car

any more questions just ask!

D7_62

Too much gold/bronze in here.
+1 for gunmetal.
Started out:

Gunmetal:

Chromed lip:

Blue:



Clear(cant really tell):

Bakuryu06

Now that looks fresh! Likin it man!

Im working on my Rims, but man its tough getting out curb rash =\

uclid

painted my wheels they looked bronze then I clear coated them and It almost destroyed the paint. everything still looks smooth but its like the primer is showing through now...
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ChangT

Can you do all this WITH the Tires still on?

pliskin8

iTrader: (1)

yeah you can just make sure that you cover them really well, i used index cards where the lip of the rim meets the tire, then i used painters tape to cover the rest of the wheel so i would'nt get any paint at all on the tire

ChangT

Thanks bro! Imma test paint on my Steelies then if it turns out right, ill try on my HX! I'm going with White HX on my DAP

greenb0y

i did mine with the tires off. its alot easier to work with in my opinion, so if you can take them off, id suggest you do.

greenb0y

p.s. did my wheels using this technique.
stock color (not my pic)


after painting (not a close us but you see it)
gun metal

tegpro

they came out good

im planing to do the same to mine

greenb0y

im going to repaint them white sometime in the near future. i was just testing the gunmetal

Renith182

Great article. Thanks for this!

paintb91

Awesome thread

Maluko

Sweeet thread

buymesomedunks

Must I use the "duplicolor wheel paint and clearcoat" or can I just use standard krylon and rustolium paint? What, if anything, makes duplicolor wheel paint more beneficial?

pliskin8

iTrader: (1)

people "claim" that the duplicolor one is better but i used rustoleum primer/paint/clear and my wheels were still holding up a year and a half after i had painted them (sold them so i dont actually know how they held up after that)

Teggy_Newb428

Hey How many cans of bronze paint did you use? and how much in a can or how many cans per rim?
my rims cam stock, but I already sanded them. so now i'm ready for paint.

94 accord typeR

i used a whole can on each rim and a whole can of clear. but i painted the inside of the wheel not just the front. 2 cans should work if u just want to do the front