i'm planning to change my chrome rims to black with chrome lip. my question is will the paint stick? or do i have to take off the chrome first? i'm planning to use duplicolor paint, black, and use clear coating afterwards.

please educate me.

thanks

 

You have to scuff the chrome up alot first for it to stick permanently. I did a friend of mines 22"s and he has never had a prob. We didn't use spray paint, but I'd assume it would stick the same.

 

and how would i scuff up the chrome? it sounds really hard

 

sandpaper, sander, dremel, whatever you want to use

 

I just painted my polished lip on my rims and all i did was went to an automotive paint store. they told me to do the following:

1. scuff the area up
2. Use wax and grease remover(stuff made for painting) and clean it up super good.
3. Use Etch Primer. NOT REGULAR PRMER
4. Paint it. do 3 small coats
5. clear coat it.

However your situation is different since your rims are chrome. I am not to sure how it would turn out. I would go to and automotive paint supplier and talk to them.

 

ya u have clean out them very well..heard paint will crack if dont do it right.
good luck

 

Hehe painting sounds like a fun time; utahchunk ne pics of your rims before and after the paint job, i wanna c the sexy results . Tym to go paint my doughnuts... haha jk i'll juss put on my new rims once i get tires.

 

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if i sandpaper it, would it scrath the rim and create an uneven surface?

 

yeh you would scratch the surface and make an uneven surface with the sand paper; thats the point of sanding it down a little. You need to create a rough surface for the primer, to adhered to. I wouldn't use a really rough sandpaper though, you don't want to be gouging valleys on your rims, juss roughing it up a bit. Maybe a med-fine grit sandpaper. then the primer your rims making eventhing nice and even, then you can paint them. post some pics once your done

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TunaDaMan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeh you would scratch the surface and make an uneven surface with the sand paper; thats the point of sanding it down a little. You need to create a rough surface for the primer, to adhered to. I wouldn't use a really rough sandpaper though, you don't want to be gouging valleys on your rims, juss roughing it up a bit. Maybe a med-fine grit sandpaper.</TD></TR></TABLE>

hmmm, sound logical. i'll buy the super fine and med-fine sand paper.

thanks.

 

sell your rims and buy something aleady the color you want

 

yeah. well, bought this rims off my friend. he gave me a really good price. in respect to him, i do not want to sell these rims, and make him think that i ripped him off.

 

you can remove the chrome with aircraft cleaner it will strip the chrome to bare metal.

 

cools, but wth is aircraft cleaner? seems kinda strong, can i get it at local hardware store? i wanna play wit it now Evil grin and *MUHAHAHAHA *

 

cools, but wth is aircraft cleaner? seems kinda strong, can i get it at local hardware store? i wanna play wit it now Evil grin and *MUHAHAHAHA*

 

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and where can i get this kinda stuff?

thanks

 

auto parts store or walmart. Its easy to find, comes in a spray can

 

cool man, thanks a lot