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Started my rim project for the winter, and let me just say its not as easy as i thought it would be. I tried the aircraft paint stipper, it took almost two cans for one rim(or about 5-6 coats). And still i had two sand some of the paint off. Does anyone know if there a stonger paint stipper i can use, as of now i think sanding the whole rim buy hand is faster.If not, thank god winter is long up here in Wisconsin. At the rate im working on them(about 1-2 hours a day, two days a week) Ill be paint preped a month from now.

 
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well your better than me man cause i wouldn't paint mine. I'm getting mine powder coated this winter.

 
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I would have them powdercoated, but i have so much time before i can put my rims back on i chose the cheaper way. Also the previous owner chew them up pretty bad, so i still have to fix them up first. I only payed 400 with tires for them. I dont wanna pay more to fix them than i payed for them.

 
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Powdercoating will just cover all the "chewed up" spots, completely and flawlessly. They usually grit blast and acid dip the wheel before they coat it. And besides.... that paint stuff doesn't stick all that well. I tried it. 36 hours after I painted, I took them to the powdercoat shop.

 
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powdercoat em im gonna get mine powdercoated eventually guy back home does a set for 150 does an awsome job too

 
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if ur painting rims at home i hope ur rich and have the machines capable of doing all this, do u know what is involved in painting, polishing, chrome plating rims, well theres alot, ur going to be painting these things everytime u get done with a trip bc its going to chip off with the first pebble that hits ur rim

 
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One of them was previously painted and after a year later, There was two small chips on the rim, the owner didnt even sand or primer the rim either. So i dont have to be rich or have any machines, it just takes time to do good work. My original question was is there anything stronger than the aircraft paint stipper. If not, ill just continue sanding.

 
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Just keep sanding... thats about the strongest stuff you can get. It did take a while to get it all off.

 
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try taking a really high pressured pressure washer to it i mean if it can put a hole through someone it should take the paint off.

 
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Is that safe, and within a couple of weeks it will be below freezing i dont think water would be an option at this time. Thanks for the idea though.

 
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OK, im still sanding on my 3rd and 4th rims. Since im painting the entire rim i need to tape off the tire. Does anyone know of a tape i can use that wil sick to the tire. I tried masking tape and duck tape but neither will stick, or its to cold for them to stick. Its about 35-40 degrees out right now. Anyone have any ideas.

 
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ya, get a heater for your garage or where ever u are painting them. it will help the paint and primer adhere to the rim as well. if its too cold, i dont think it will work as well.

 
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sorrie if this is not related to the topic, but say i powder coat my rims, they only cover it over the last coat, will dat add more weight to my rim....any problems???

 
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this guy with an m3 that i know was talkin about powdercoating his calipers and he said that powdercoating two calipers run around $1k... uhh.. i thought that was a bit much but after hearing ur quotes on the powedercoated rims, he def looks like a n00b to me.

 
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A .003" layer of ceramic isn't going to change the weight that much. Its not chrome plating, its just ceramic powder. Every decient rim out there (read: not knockoffs) is powdercoated.

 
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The only damage to my painted rims over the last six months was caused by me being clumsy and curbing them twice.

 
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Exactly, the dupli-color rim paint doesn't chip as easy as normal paint. In a couple of weeks i will be done with them. Ill try to post some before and after pics, if i can get ahold of a camera.

 
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Even regular paint won't chip if it's properly done.

 
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did you use regular paint. If so let me know cause i wanna paint them the same color as my car. I didnt think of using it because i thought it would chip.

 
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All rims are stripped now, just have to do finishing touches before i can paint.

 
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ready to prime

 
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From someone who used it....
It chips just as easily as other paint. Once I made the decision to powdercoat the wheels (cuz the paint came out so bad), I tested it. Pretty much anything that hits it is gonna pull the paint off, just like any other paint. That and the stuff dries with a texture, so **** gets stuck in the surface, pain in the *** to keep clean and shiny... also unwaxable, so unless you get them to shine with clearcoat, you're not going to get anything very glossy.

 
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mine never chipped, and it wasnt rough at all. Im just changing the color of them.