DIY: Painting your wheels 101
Hello fellow tuners, since I painted my wheels, I've been asked by a few ppl to do a write up. I wasn't sure where to put this (Mods, work your magic). If anyone has anything to add to this, please feel free!
DIY: Painting wheels
Supplies (all purchased at Wal-Mart)
Aircraft stripper (2 cans) $2.50-$3 each
High gloss paint (3-4 cans) $0.94 each
Clear coat (2 cans) $1.50 each
Shop towels (1 pack) $2-$3 (Although any car tuner should have these readliy available!) OR an old t-shirt.
(optional accessories):
Snap-on spray paint nozzle w/trigger $2.00.....makes painting a whole lot easier.
Try to do this in a open area. i.e. backyard/driveway/garage/parkin lot, whatev, as the paint can sometimes be overwhelming.
(If you plan on polishing your lip, as alot of ppl like to do, you'll need some newspaper/tape to mask it off with)
Step 1: Jack your car up and remove your wheels from the car.
Step 2: Clean your wheels! Alot of folks forget that basic step, there's NO way your paint is going to set evenly if there are chunks of dirt etc. on there!
Step 3: Grab your can of aircraft stripper & go to town.
Step 4: Let it sit for atleast 5-10 mins. Wipe off and repeat until you have a nice, smooth surface to work with.....for extra smoothness, you can get some fine grit sand paper and wet sand it down. I skipped that due to time issues.
Step 5: After you remove the last few globs of gunk, dry it w/some low lint shop towels or an old cloth and go at with your black paint. You need to ensure that you spray evenly and side to side. Carefully try NOT to overlap your previous spray as doing that will cause your scheme to be uneven. Try not to overspray as this will cause runs/bubbles and just a general headache etc. Repeat as neccesary.
Step 6: Let dry. I did about 10 coats on each wheel. (Glossy makes me happy!) I had my wheels dry for about 15 minutes, just for precautionary measures (incase a spot or two didn't dry right off the bat).
Step 7: Clear coat it. With 2 cans, I managed to get 5 nice coats over all 4 wheels. Just remember to take a 5 minute break between coats for the coating to dry and for you to get some fresh air!
Step 8: After your wheels have dried, slap them back on your car and admire your masterpiece! Hop in your ride and floss tha whip!
Hopefully this write-up helped some one!
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phil
Pics to be attached!
Last edited by 97dsmbishi : 11-24-2003 at 10:55 AM.
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