what would be the best/ cheapest way to paint wheels?
i am going to get a set of 99-00 civic hx wheels. they look like mugens in a way. they are 14's. i was thinking of painting them but im on a budget. what would be the cheapest or a just a relatively cheap but good way to paint them my self?

 

Get em powdercoated, i think thats relatively cheap.

 

aircraft remover - to remove any existing paint/clearcoat
sand them down - so the new paint will adhere
spray paint them - what ever color you want

the best advice to give you for a quality finish, is take your time and do it right.
probably spend about $20-$30

 

first off lets get this straight, the words "best" and "cheapest" NEVER go together. j/k what i have done before was...
1. clean them as best as you can. remove all grease and brake dust build up.
2. sand them down a bit so it will have a surface that paint can adhere to.
3. use DupliColor Wheel Paint to paint them, they are about $5-7 a can, and you will need approx.3 cans. spraying 3-5 coats should do. use their clear coat if you want, i didn't beacuse i painted a cheap set of wheels and at the time, it seemed to be waste of money. oh yeah, don't get overly anxious, make sure they are fully dried before you put them on your car. hth





[Modified by whoDAT, 5:00 AM 3/26/2003]

 

3 cans?!?! Maybe for a 1/4" thick layer of paint I just repainted all 4 of my wheels, took 1/2 can of duplicolor wheel paint. I would recommend you get 2 cans of aircraft stripper (I ran out with only one can), and a can of paint in the color you want. Click the link in my sig to see what I did. Oh yeah, total cost is about $10-$15.




[Modified by PatrickGSR94, 11:24 PM 3/25/2003]

 

cool sounds good

 

forget air crafts stripper and sanding down....


here's what I do and it's worked for me for years(1-2 to be exact...lol), anyway,


get a can of carb cleaner or some fresh gasoline, and spray/apply onto the wheel, scrub with some steel wool

wash with dish soap

wipe some gasoline on there and let air dry(no lint, etc will stick that way)

paint with duplicolor. You don't need a clear coat for this paint because the final finish is perfect IMO and it outlasts the elements

 

I wouldn't strip them either.

...but I would clear coat them. Its easier to clean when its clear coated.

 

That pic I posted above is without clearcoat. The paint itself dried pretty smooth and shiney. I was actually surprised, but they're easy to clean. It's not like dirt shows up much on that color anyway.

 

Ok here is what i just did

1. Take off the wheels and clean them i used a rotory grinder with a scotch brite pad and then a little hand scrubing.

2. Sand a little with some 320 grit sand paper just to rough it up some.

3. Spray on a coat of primer and make sure it is fully coated.

4. Spray on your top coat i used 3 cans and did 12 light coats.

5. Then just let it dry.

 

quick question, did you guys do this process on just the outside or on the whole wheel on the inside as well? and when you were painting, was this process with the tires on or off?

 

How's it look?

Duplicolor Rim paint (1 can) - $4.99

Double coated.

Now THAT'S cheap.

 

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yea i wanna know too

 

you can do either way.

 

wear glasses with the lenses the color of what you want your rim to be.