Has anyone painted part of their 18" wheels?
02-04-2012, 04:11 PM
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Has anyone painted part of their 18" wheels?
When I had the Tenorite (steel) grey one of the things I liked about it was the way the grey on the 18" rim matched the car. Now I have a black one and obviously it doesnt. Has anyone painted the colored part of their wheel and left the polished portion as is?
if so, got pics?
if so, got pics?
02-04-2012, 04:55 PM
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That looks aaaight! Might look good against a black car.
02-06-2012, 09:16 PM
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I'm planning on plasti-dipping my winter wheels if and when they decide to come in in satin black. I'll post pics when it's done, but that could be a few months at the rate that these AMG winter tire packages are coming in 
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Was thinking to do this to my wheels after seeing a pic of a nice black coupe in the pictures thread with black 19''
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I've been thinking about doing this for a while. I'm getting bored with the stock rims but I'm still trying to decide what rims to get.. This might be a good inbetweener for now.
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This might be a dumb question, but did you just paint it without taking the wheel off??
I'm just asking bc I am by NO means, a car painter or a mechanic...
However, I am pretty artistic and have a steady hand..
Can this be done by myself?? Could you possibly post a step by step with the required materials?
Looks SWEET!
I'm just asking bc I am by NO means, a car painter or a mechanic...
However, I am pretty artistic and have a steady hand..
Can this be done by myself?? Could you possibly post a step by step with the required materials?
Looks SWEET!
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Na, there is usually not a dumb question, but yes i did take the wheels off for painting.
I first cleaned the whole rim with rubbing alcohol to get any dirt or oils up.
I then lightly sanded all there areas where i am painting with 400 grit sandpaper so the paint will adhere better. be careful not to scuff up any of the polished section of the rim. then wipe down everything with a damp cloth.
Next i masked everything off with blue painters tape that i didn't want to paint or get overspray on, (i got 2 different widths of tape).
After i sanded and cleaned everything i sprayed on a first light coat, and let dry for about 30 mins, then wet sanded with 1500 grit sandpaper to smooth out any imperfections. then sprayed 3 more heavier coats waiting 30 mins and wet sanding in between all. I let everything sit overnight to dry all the way before the next steps. (when you wet-sand it will make the paint a dull finish which is okay)
The next day i wet-sanded with 1500 then with 2000 to smooth out all the way and prepare it for clear coat. Then cleaned everything again, and re-taped areas that the tape had come off from all the sanding. I then sprayed to heavy coats of clear to give it a nice shine. and let it sit for a couple of hours to dry, now you can remove all the tape, and your done.
I wanted a even higher shine so i then wet sanded with 2000 grit knocking of any high spots in the clear coat. and compounded it to a higher shine. You might want to do this too if your clear coat didn't spray on perfect and you see little imperfection.
The materials i used was:
- Blue painters tape, 2 or 3 different widths.
- 400, 1500, 2000 grit sandpaper (usually have to get 1500 and 2000 at a auto store or body shop)
- Rubbing Compound (make sure it says will buff out 1500 or finer scratches)
- Rubbing alcohol
- VHT Wheel Paint
- VHT Clear Gloss
- Goof Off Or Acetone for any unwanted overspray
I attached a picture of the paint i used. hopefully i didnt miss anything. i am sure there are other ways to do this, but this worked great for me.
I first cleaned the whole rim with rubbing alcohol to get any dirt or oils up.
I then lightly sanded all there areas where i am painting with 400 grit sandpaper so the paint will adhere better. be careful not to scuff up any of the polished section of the rim. then wipe down everything with a damp cloth.
Next i masked everything off with blue painters tape that i didn't want to paint or get overspray on, (i got 2 different widths of tape).
After i sanded and cleaned everything i sprayed on a first light coat, and let dry for about 30 mins, then wet sanded with 1500 grit sandpaper to smooth out any imperfections. then sprayed 3 more heavier coats waiting 30 mins and wet sanding in between all. I let everything sit overnight to dry all the way before the next steps. (when you wet-sand it will make the paint a dull finish which is okay)
The next day i wet-sanded with 1500 then with 2000 to smooth out all the way and prepare it for clear coat. Then cleaned everything again, and re-taped areas that the tape had come off from all the sanding. I then sprayed to heavy coats of clear to give it a nice shine. and let it sit for a couple of hours to dry, now you can remove all the tape, and your done.
I wanted a even higher shine so i then wet sanded with 2000 grit knocking of any high spots in the clear coat. and compounded it to a higher shine. You might want to do this too if your clear coat didn't spray on perfect and you see little imperfection.
The materials i used was:
- Blue painters tape, 2 or 3 different widths.
- 400, 1500, 2000 grit sandpaper (usually have to get 1500 and 2000 at a auto store or body shop)
- Rubbing Compound (make sure it says will buff out 1500 or finer scratches)
- Rubbing alcohol
- VHT Wheel Paint
- VHT Clear Gloss
- Goof Off Or Acetone for any unwanted overspray
I attached a picture of the paint i used. hopefully i didnt miss anything. i am sure there are other ways to do this, but this worked great for me.
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Na, there is usually not a dumb question, but yes i did take the wheels off for painting.
I first cleaned the whole rim with rubbing alcohol to get any dirt or oils up.
I then lightly sanded all there areas where i am painting with 400 grit sandpaper so the paint will adhere better. be careful not to scuff up any of the polished section of the rim. then wipe down everything with a damp cloth.
Next i masked everything off with blue painters tape that i didn't want to paint or get overspray on, (i got 2 different widths of tape).
After i sanded and cleaned everything i sprayed on a first light coat, and let dry for about 30 mins, then wet sanded with 1500 grit sandpaper to smooth out any imperfections. then sprayed 3 more heavier coats waiting 30 mins and wet sanding in between all. I let everything sit overnight to dry all the way before the next steps. (when you wet-sand it will make the paint a dull finish which is okay)
The next day i wet-sanded with 1500 then with 2000 to smooth out all the way and prepare it for clear coat. Then cleaned everything again, and re-taped areas that the tape had come off from all the sanding. I then sprayed to heavy coats of clear to give it a nice shine. and let it sit for a couple of hours to dry, now you can remove all the tape, and your done.
I wanted a even higher shine so i then wet sanded with 2000 grit knocking of any high spots in the clear coat. and compounded it to a higher shine. You might want to do this too if your clear coat didn't spray on perfect and you see little imperfection.
The materials i used was:
- Blue painters tape, 2 or 3 different widths.
- 400, 1500, 2000 grit sandpaper (usually have to get 1500 and 2000 at a auto store or body shop)
- Rubbing Compound (make sure it says will buff out 1500 or finer scratches)
- Rubbing alcohol
- VHT Wheel Paint
- VHT Clear Gloss
- Goof Off Or Acetone for any unwanted overspray
I attached a picture of the paint i used. hopefully i didnt miss anything. i am sure there are other ways to do this, but this worked great for me.
I first cleaned the whole rim with rubbing alcohol to get any dirt or oils up.
I then lightly sanded all there areas where i am painting with 400 grit sandpaper so the paint will adhere better. be careful not to scuff up any of the polished section of the rim. then wipe down everything with a damp cloth.
Next i masked everything off with blue painters tape that i didn't want to paint or get overspray on, (i got 2 different widths of tape).
After i sanded and cleaned everything i sprayed on a first light coat, and let dry for about 30 mins, then wet sanded with 1500 grit sandpaper to smooth out any imperfections. then sprayed 3 more heavier coats waiting 30 mins and wet sanding in between all. I let everything sit overnight to dry all the way before the next steps. (when you wet-sand it will make the paint a dull finish which is okay)
The next day i wet-sanded with 1500 then with 2000 to smooth out all the way and prepare it for clear coat. Then cleaned everything again, and re-taped areas that the tape had come off from all the sanding. I then sprayed to heavy coats of clear to give it a nice shine. and let it sit for a couple of hours to dry, now you can remove all the tape, and your done.
I wanted a even higher shine so i then wet sanded with 2000 grit knocking of any high spots in the clear coat. and compounded it to a higher shine. You might want to do this too if your clear coat didn't spray on perfect and you see little imperfection.
The materials i used was:
- Blue painters tape, 2 or 3 different widths.
- 400, 1500, 2000 grit sandpaper (usually have to get 1500 and 2000 at a auto store or body shop)
- Rubbing Compound (make sure it says will buff out 1500 or finer scratches)
- Rubbing alcohol
- VHT Wheel Paint
- VHT Clear Gloss
- Goof Off Or Acetone for any unwanted overspray
I attached a picture of the paint i used. hopefully i didnt miss anything. i am sure there are other ways to do this, but this worked great for me.
