Like the title says. I am thinking about repaint my wheels to the color Anodized. Will be doing it myself and is wondering what I am going to need as in materials and type of paint/primer. Been looking on youtube and reading but everyones does it differently and just want to know whats the best paint for wheels and type of primers.

 

I'm painting my friends wheels tomorrow and i'll try to post something up on how I do it.

 

isnt anodized put on with special tools and techniques?
you can paint the wheels a chrome color than shoot transparent paint over..but if not done good, it will look like ***

 

my rims were crappy looking.

I blasted them, then used the wheel paint spray paint (silver). I used four cans and sprayed all the rims really well using light coats several times, doing the inside first, then letting sit overnight before doing outside and let sit overnight.

Then I used three cans of clear using the same technique as above.

I got the spray can wheel paint at O'really's.

I have to tell you, it turned out way better than I thought, they look really good actually.

I did it in high humidity weather and the surface was kind of stringy or linty looking after a coat. Just let it sit until dry to the touch and use your clean hands to lightly rub the surface to get the fuzzy stuff off. Lightly rub with a clean cloth, and I mean lightly, like your dusting.

Let the clear sit for probably 24hrs. before re-mounting them. And don't wash them for probably a month so until everything cures really well. It's been two months since I've done mine and I still haven't spray or hand washed them.

And yes, they really look awesome compared to how shitty they were looking before, and I think this is the easiest and cheapest way to do it.

 

I pretty much did the same thing as LawlessOne, except I used aircraft grade paint remover in a can, spray the rims without the tires on really well and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Spray them off with a pressure washer and all the paint flakes right off getting the rim to the bare alloy. Then apply a few coats of wheel primer (same brand wheel paint at o'reilleys), then a few coats of your choice of color, then a few clear coats. Let em cure for at least 24hours and there ya go! Don't forget to tell whoever is putting tires on the rims to put the weights only on the inside too!

 

this thread has me thinking of painting my wheels to haha in flat black

pics would be nice

 

1 word: powdercoat


looks soo much better than any rattle can job


i do my own powdercoating.

also do some parts for clients





couple of examples of what i can do

 

like polished? if so just sand them down to medal use diffrent grades of sand paper.i did it to 1 gsr blade lol it took to long so i ended up using air craft paint remover on the rest of the blades, then painted them white with rustolum paint. best paint u can by at wall mart

 

Do it the proper way. Wash the wheels using dish soap to remove wax and grime. Sand the wheels real well using a course paper (80-150 grit) or blast using a medium-course blasting medium. Clean real well after this step. W&G remover, followed by a tack cloth, followed by a real automotive 2-part epoxy. Allow the epoxy to dry overnight or as long as the p-sheet recommends. You can shoot a single-stage, urethane color on right after epoxy or even shoot on a sealer primer or primer surfacer depending on the shape of your rims. Three coats of single stage, allow to harden up to a week, and you're done. In the long run, using real automotive paint (~40$/quart for a decent epoxy and ~40$ a quart for a real automotive urethane single-stage paint) will end up being cheaper as you'll only have to paint them ONCE as opposed to the several THOUSAND times you will end up painting them using paint-in-a-can. One could even use a preval sprayer for this application but I would prefer a compressor and a spray gun. If your compressor is wimpy, use a detail spray gun and allow the tank to build pressure between each wheel.