iNanni

So as you cant tell from the picture much, these rims are peeling a bit, pretty rough looking and beat up. So I decided I am going to repaint them. First off, which is the best method to go about painting them, sand, 2 or 3 coats of rim paint, then a coat of clear? Also, which colors do you think would look good on these rims on my black/silver jeep? I was thinking a gunmetal, or even a black. What do you think?

ShortyzKustomz

Best results would be getting them stripped a blasted for a few bucks. I think something close to gunmetal would look good

Jesse James

gun metal would look good with your colour scheme. just my $.02

as for method.. cant help you as i've never done it myself.

Belto

you have it right, I suggest using Duplicolor wheel paint, that way you dont really need a clear coat.. thats what ive use on every wheel I paint, and well Ive painted mine, (xj and cobalt), friends mustang, friends Lancer, friends Aerio, and a friends mazda 3

Belto

here is a helpfull vid I used when I first painted my wheels

funkle95xj

I think that those wheels painted in black, if you cleaned up and taped off the lip and left it brushed aluminum, would look NICE with the XJ's paint. I used Rustoleum Rust Tough paint whe I painted mine and it has held up great, very tough stuff. I did a writeup for how I did mine:

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/simple-wheel-painting-guide-7995/

But I think your process may be a bit different for your wheels. Just make sure you take plenty of time on the cleaning/sanding/prep part and whatever coat you choose will have a much better surface to bond to.

Metmknice

Black FTW! If you can get em blasted do that, otherwise sand em down real good.

smtippin

I used two different paint scrapers that were drill attachments and they cleaned out all but the very tightest of spots and then I used a rust converter primer from Rustoleum. After that cured, I painted with Rustoleum's Hammered black paint, which has a bit of texture to it. I doesn't come out black, but a really cool charcoal gray. I totally love it and it is durable. I'll try to find pics, but I definitely recommend it. There is also a how-to in the tech articles I believe.

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smtippin

Here is the link to my project and a photo of the tools/pain I used. https://www.cherokeeforum.com/showpo...postcount=2234. Also check out, https://www.cherokeeforum.com/showpo...postcount=2246 for pics of the painted wheels up close and on the XJ

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iNanni

K thanks guys. Ill post pics when im finished if i get around to it soon. Does anyone by chance have any pics of these ugly diamond spoke rims that i have painted gunmetal or black? Im curious to see what black looks like, Im leaning towards gunmetal cause i think black would look kinda wierd on the diamond spoke.

iNanni

So i finished them, they came out amazing. I used a graphite color, and it looks SICK. Ill post pics tommorow.

HTh3r0

I usually just sand them with like 100 grid to scuff it up.
Clean them with some simple green.
Dry very well.
do 2 coats with any dupli color wheel coating paint.
let them dry for about 15 to 20 minutes.
clear coat them about 5 or 6 times every 5 to 10 minutes.
let them chill for about an hour.
Throw them on and enjoy.
I think the graphite color that dupli color makes would look really nice

HTh3r0

just realized you already did it.
hahaha


and you read my mind on the color choice!!
nice

iNanni

Here is how they came out.

RDK_YJ88

They look pretty good! A trick i have found when painting them with tires still on, is get a deck of playing cars and stick the between the wheel and tire to protect the tire from being painted.