for a temporary painting is it worth it to buy the "rim" paint ive seen at autozone or will regular spray paint be fine if i take my time and prep the rims right? keep in mind i said temporary i just dont have $500 bucks laying around to take them to a shop yet...
rim paint?
- Thread starter tkemp
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I've seen it done many times with rattle can paint and turned out perfectly fine...
It's the prep work that makes the difference.
Most people follow a prep something like this...
Wash/soak wheels in a tub of hand dish washing soap (eats/serperates grease).
Do the sand prep on the OE finish. If your surface is good, a 320 or a 400 grit will do.
Wash again and then wipe down with denatured alcohol to degrease and prep the surface.
Spray a few coats of the paint to establish your base coat (2-3 coats).
Give the top coat a light wet sand with 400
Lay on 2-3 coats of paint, finish with a wet sand of 600 or 800 in between coats (light pressure).
Finish off with the clear coat the same way you did the paint (2-3 coats), but don't wet sand the final two coats and I would use a 800 only on the first coat.
It's the prep work that makes the difference.
Most people follow a prep something like this...
Wash/soak wheels in a tub of hand dish washing soap (eats/serperates grease).
Do the sand prep on the OE finish. If your surface is good, a 320 or a 400 grit will do.
Wash again and then wipe down with denatured alcohol to degrease and prep the surface.
Spray a few coats of the paint to establish your base coat (2-3 coats).
Give the top coat a light wet sand with 400
Lay on 2-3 coats of paint, finish with a wet sand of 600 or 800 in between coats (light pressure).
Finish off with the clear coat the same way you did the paint (2-3 coats), but don't wet sand the final two coats and I would use a 800 only on the first coat.
rockymt21
wing addict
No primer?
I've seen both ways and both have held up fine.
rockymt21
wing addict
I've been playing with the idea of painting my z71 rims black or gunmetal. What do you think?
Might look nice along with a 3/5.
Might look nice along with a 3/5.
