Ok. I searched this forum for details on how to paint wheels, But i did not find everything i was looking for so I'm posting this.

I recently bought some HX wheels that were black. I removed the paint to the bare metal and put them on my REX for a while. Now i want to paint them WHITE.

1) What should i use to REMOVE the GREASE and BREAK DUST from the rims before i paint them?

2) What type of WHITE paint should i use? Dupli-Color? Or...??

3) Should i PRIMER them before i paint them WHITE?

4) Should i just paint them WHITE with WHITE PRIMER??

5) Should i put a CLEAR COAT on the rims after i paint them?

I have seen a bunch of WHITE HX wheels but i don't know if they have a clear coat on them or not. How different do they look with and without a CLEAR COAT?

I want them to look as close to ITR wheels as possible...

Let me know please!!!

Heres a picture of my HX's right now.






Modified by i_VTEC at 9:38 AM 2/21/2008

 

there is a whole thread about painting rims. its stickied at the top of the page

 

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i was just about to say that

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1356908

 

pm me i have red h center caps sticker for ur center caps..

 

DONT USE DUPLICOLOR CLEARCOAT, or any clear off the shelf or the white will turn yellow after 5 minutes of heat.

gotta go here http://www.automotivetouchup.com/spray_paint.asp for the clear
i stocked up and i still got 4 cans in my closet, good stuff

 

mask of tires/ valve stem
spray with aircraft stripper. (do more than once if needed)
sand wheels down if needed
lay down a nice primer of your choice
then use duplicolor white wheel paint
then use a clear of your choice/ what the guy above stated.
For the red H i just masked off the H and hit it with a cheapo red.

They came out minty

 

Dont paint them. Leave them polished