painting steel rims..
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Our local autoparts stores have a line of wheel paints, check yours. Or you can be trendy and Plastidip your wheels. It is removable ya know.
I've had good results from washing (soap and water, drying, sanding-which can be tedious, priming with either Rustoleum clean metal primer (brush application) or Rustoleum Rust Reformer (spray).
I'd go with any Krylon spray paint.
If there's a better, more durable paint out there please let us know. Kira
I'd go with any Krylon spray paint.
If there's a better, more durable paint out there please let us know. Kira
Wurth makes good silver rim paint. I use a small sandblaster with baking soda instead of sand.
Second the Wurth recommendation. The paint can be a little tricky to get right, but is a very durable finish.
In fact I am refinishing my Triumph wheels over this weekend. I had done them 16 years ago w/ Wurth and only have to redo them due to chips and scrapes from getting new tires last weekend...
In fact I am refinishing my Triumph wheels over this weekend. I had done them 16 years ago w/ Wurth and only have to redo them due to chips and scrapes from getting new tires last weekend...
Wurth makes some good products. I was surprised to see a big Wurth parts case in one of the Gas Monkey Garage shows.
Yes and yes, Wurth offers a primer although I tend to use etching primer when I've taken wheels to bare metals.
I used the lacquer without clear coat (as w/o the clear, it is a very close match to the original soft silver that Leyland used at the time).
I used the lacquer without clear coat (as w/o the clear, it is a very close match to the original soft silver that Leyland used at the time).
I just quickly washed mine and then roughly sprayed them with one coat of cheap satin black spray that cost me $2.38 at the local auto parts store (SCA).
I had all 4 wheels off, washed, dried, painted and back on within about 30 minutes cause I wanted to see what they looked like and had every intention of doing a proper job at a later stage when I had more time!
Well that was nearly 2 years ago, I wash them at least once a month and they still look like this so I never bothered to re do them!
I had all 4 wheels off, washed, dried, painted and back on within about 30 minutes cause I wanted to see what they looked like and had every intention of doing a proper job at a later stage when I had more time!
Well that was nearly 2 years ago, I wash them at least once a month and they still look like this so I never bothered to re do them!
I used Plastikote brand wheel paint and it worked very well and held up really well. It was on my daily driver. The OE wheel paint sucked. The Platikote held up way better.
http://www.plastikote.com/products/Specialty/Wheel-Paint.html
http://www.plastikote.com/products/Specialty/Wheel-Paint.html
good prep work would make all the difference. scuff them up good then lay down some primer then top coat. make sure to follow all paint applications correctly.
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