DIY: Painting your stock rims
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I'm going to check around. I just used Duplicolor clear coat for now.
Anyone else that wishes to replicate what I did, I used the following;
320 Grit sand paper
Duplicolor Self Etching Primer
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/primer.html
Duplicolor Gold
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/gold-chrome.html
Anyone else that wishes to replicate what I did, I used the following;
320 Grit sand paper
Duplicolor Self Etching Primer
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/primer.html
Duplicolor Gold
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/gold-chrome.html
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Here they are with new Hankook Ventus H105's. They need cleaned, they are dusty and dirty. Been laying around until the tire shop got my tire order in. Tire machine didn't put a scratch on them when mounting the treads.
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agree, seen it on cars up close and never seen anything that "wowed" me. And when it starts to chip and come off it looks very cheap. Don't know if it's worse to spray paint rims on a nice car or buy $8000 rims on a 80's bucket (regal) lol.
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My wheels, are a little banged up so I want to do this after repairing them. What's the closest matching paint to 06+ wheels? I know it won't be exact, but better than what I currently have.
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That's what results from not doing it the right way. If you take your time and use a good primer to bond it to the metal like the self-etching, you more than likely will not have that problem. All the factory rims I've seen on here and on the street that are chipping and peeling usually reveal that the owner just spray painted them without sanding them down, prepping, or primering them since you can see the factory silver where it chips off. If you sand them down correctly, there is a layer of black primer underneath the factory silver coat, and that's where you want to sand it down to to get the best result and bonding of the metal and primer/paint.
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hey guys, anyone tried to paint them dark bronze yet? I've read you need a layer of black on the bottom to make the bronze darker. anyone tried it?
also, the clear coat protects the paint, but it also makes it glossy.. anything to use to protect without the glossy effect?
also, the clear coat protects the paint, but it also makes it glossy.. anything to use to protect without the glossy effect?
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