Painting stock rims black?
03-16-2011, 11:10 AM
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My boss has a sand blaster and a powder coating station. I used his sandblaster to strip down a brush guard. It was taking forever. Paint stripper is the way to go, then just wizzer wheel the rust spots. If you can find someone who does powder coating it is much better than paint. We'll probably be doing mine soon.
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03-16-2011, 05:41 PM
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I got these rims from a guy i know I stripped them down repainted the black the wizzer wheeled the middle off
My boss has a sand blaster and a powder coating station. I used his sandblaster to strip down a brush guard. It was taking forever. Paint stripper is the way to go, then just wizzer wheel the rust spots. If you can find someone who does powder coating it is much better than paint. We'll probably be doing mine soon.
If you do use low temperatures for short times as the heat can weaken (overage?) the metal.
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03-17-2011, 12:00 PM
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Yeah! when I see them I think of an evil spy car with the spikes that come out of the wheels to pop other peoples tires...hehe
03-22-2011, 04:42 AM
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This is how my skanky old rims look right now - im gonna spray them hammerfinnish black this weekend, so I'll post before and after pics then.. hopefully there'll be a big difference.. some of the before and after shots on here look great!.. really motivated me to get on with it. I need decent tyres too, but the spray cans set me back £12, as opposed to £350 for a set of AT'S.. so so the sprayings happenning first
p.s: ignore the embarrassing little donught on the roof
- its only up there cause I was hauling furntiture in the back and needed the space!.
03-22-2011, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by jeep93
This is what I ended up with - not exactly a professional job, but still a bit better than the rusty old mess I had. Just sanded then down with wet and dry paper to get rid of the old bubbled laquer, and put 4 coats of satin black super cheap spray on them. Cans cost £3.99 each... took 2 cans.
p.s: ignore the embarrassing little donught on the roof
- its only up there cause I was hauling furntiture in the back and needed the space!.
06-24-2011, 12:01 PM
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This is what I ended up with - not exactly a professional job, but still a bit better than the rusty old mess I had. Just sanded then down with wet and dry paper to get rid of the old bubbled laquer, and put 4 coats of satin black super cheap spray on them. Cans cost £3.99 each... took 2 cans.
p.s: ignore the embarrassing little donught on the roof - its only up there cause I was hauling furntiture in the back and needed the space!.
p.s: ignore the embarrassing little donught on the roof
- its only up there cause I was hauling furntiture in the back and needed the space!.
06-24-2011, 06:12 PM
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nice look
i apinted mine i just used a scotch bite pad and scuffed then up and put like 3 good coats on them
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06-24-2011, 07:53 PM
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Do I take em off my jeep? Or leave them on and do it. Also after sanding and painting should I clear coat? What black looks best glossy or satin?