A good wheel paint?
- Thread starter VTburban
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Sorry if it sounds cheap but I used just regular krylon paint. I had my wheels powdercoated and the guy did a crappy job. A few months later they were chipping and chrome was showing. I repainted the whole wheel with the spray paint and it looked better than the Powdercoating. All my wheels are like that now and if I scratch one or something I simply can fix it right then.
So I ended up using el-braino and stopping by my local highway department and speaking with the fleet manager. They paint all the truck wheels black. He recommended a self-etching primer made by SEM, along with gloss paint. So there ya go.
I just used some Rustoleum black wheel paint (not positive about the name right now). All I did was scuff up the original silver paint with a scotchbrite pad. Wiped them down with Acrosol and sprayed them. They have been on for a year with 0 peeling. I figured they wouldnt last but they have been perfect.
That's good info Kevin. I had access to a sandblaster, so I took off the old paint and rust with that. I got my first layer of primer down tonight, so I think they should be good to go by the end of the weekend. I'll post a pic for posterity.
Either of you guys (or anyone else who's done this) sprayed a clearcoat afterward? I've been reading about the "proper" way to paint and jeez there's a lot of steps, if you want to do it right, according to folks in the know.
