How deep do you actually have to sand it? Until the factory silver disappears and the black primer shows up? I used a 320 grit sandpaper and the the black primer you were talking about only comes up at the edge corner.
I'll post some pictures soon.

 

You don't have to go down to the black primer in the middle parts of the rim. As long as you get it roughed up, it'll be fine. You'll sand your arm off trying to reach it in the middle.

I use a Bondo block to help make things easier;
http://www.3m.com/US/auto_marine_aer...ml?itemNbr=851

 

eyeSee how is the rims holding up now? Anything u wished u did diff

 

what heee said. andd is the paint cracking yet?

 

^^^^ same question as above

I've used the http://bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/wheel...uff-repair.htm to repair the curb rashes on the edges, but I unfortunately bought a different color duplicolor paint. Guy at autozone says its alloy. Anyways, now that sections of the wheel is in a different color, does anyone know the closest match to alloy rims on the 06+ Zs?

 

your the new over spray king. i kidd nice color.

 

The rims look good on both cars, i have an 03 350z thats black, i kind did the same thing but i used a flattening agent on mine and they turned out great, im in greece right now on vacation, and will be back on the 20th of august to post my photos.

 

Ok it took me some time due to weather(ie high humidity) but they are finally done and mounted. I took some in progress pics as well. It's not an easy job and you have to have some patience but they came out very well. I used the same method as what was described in the above post as well as the video I posted. The paint held up with the tire mounting so I'm happy with that. You would have to look very hard to be able to tell that they were not painted from the factory. I'm more than happy w/ this DIY and I give credit to the orignal poster for putting this thread: https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-...storation.html . It gave me the incentive and research to get this job done. I was tempted to stick w/ the gunmetal color but I decided to go for the more factory look. The first wheel I sanded down to just the black primer. The rest of the wheels I did with a mouse sander and got it down to the bare aluminum. I used Rustoleum products because that's all Autozone carried. I used the Rustoleum Self Etching Primer, Filler Primer, Charcoal, Silver and Clear. It takes some time and prep work but it's worth it in the end. The hardest part was actually repairing the one wheel. Working w/ bondo is not fun but it worked. Anyways here's my pics.

 

Sanding is not necessary. I didn't and the paint adhered fine.

 

How long ago was it that you've done this? I can almost guarantee it's not going to hold.

 

Agreed, if you don't sand you are asking for peeling down the road.

Will I need to rebalance after using the bondo/filler? Just got new tires yesterday which were balanced with the curbed/rashed area.

I doubt it since such a small amount is used, but wasn't sure how much weight in one spot will throw off the balance.

 

Shouldn't need balanced, but, it wouldn't hurt to have it done anyway.

 

your talking about a couple grams at most

 

painting your rims....are you kidding me. should i mail your stick on hood vents as well?

 

if you have not noticed, we are in a recession


i know i don't **** rainbows and gold bars so this is a viable solution

 

I'd take it if you can mail it to me, please!

 

then modding your car should be the last thing on your mind if you're that strapped for cash.

 

no, just spending $4k on a set of rims is not as economically sound as a $10 rattle can job fo

 

Right on... and especially if you have some skills. Is this for me? NO but i have some curb rash on my 35th's that could use cleaning up and this thread delivers..

 

I just finished painting my '07 wheels and they all came out great except for 1 wheel. The clear coat almost looks dusty if you can get what I'm trying to say...should I try to wet sand it or is it maybe that I perhaps didn't apply enough clear coat to the "dusty" areas?