DIY Painted Wheels Is A Success! PICTURES!
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DIY Painted Wheels Is A Success! PICTURES!
well guys, I got tired of having silver rims cuz it was doing nothing for my scheme. So I did a little spring break project.
Materials Used:
2 cans Duplicolor Wheel Coating (Graphite)
1 can Duplicolor Clear Coat
1 can Sandable Primer
Masking Tape
Index Cards
I can't speak of the longevity of the paint because I've only had them on my car for about 3-4 days. No chips so far, and they have withstood one wash.
Before Pics of my car:
Now Painting Process:
Original Rim:
After masking off the lip with tape, then adding index cards to block the tire, this is the PRIMER phase. I was almost tempted to keep it primered
.
After Spraying 4 coats, along with 2 clear coats, this is how the rims came out.
Looked pretty darn good, but I couldn't tell exactly how well it would look until it was on the car......
So to the question, does Duplicolor wheel paint work? Yes it does. Does it last? That I cannot tell you. I can tell you I've gotten a hell of a lot of compliments from people who saw my car before. It's about a 5 hour process, between masking off the lip, indexing the tire, painting 4 coats, 2 clear coats, but it's well worth it to those who want to try.
Materials Used:
2 cans Duplicolor Wheel Coating (Graphite)
1 can Duplicolor Clear Coat
1 can Sandable Primer
Masking Tape
Index Cards
I can't speak of the longevity of the paint because I've only had them on my car for about 3-4 days. No chips so far, and they have withstood one wash.
Before Pics of my car:
Now Painting Process:
Original Rim:
After masking off the lip with tape, then adding index cards to block the tire, this is the PRIMER phase. I was almost tempted to keep it primered
. After Spraying 4 coats, along with 2 clear coats, this is how the rims came out.
Looked pretty darn good, but I couldn't tell exactly how well it would look until it was on the car......
So to the question, does Duplicolor wheel paint work? Yes it does. Does it last? That I cannot tell you. I can tell you I've gotten a hell of a lot of compliments from people who saw my car before. It's about a 5 hour process, between masking off the lip, indexing the tire, painting 4 coats, 2 clear coats, but it's well worth it to those who want to try.
Last edited by Aznnp77; Mar 19, 2005 at 07:55 AM.
sexy sedan also. 
... maybe it needs more clear coat to protect paint for longevity... 
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Rep Power: 316 No, I did not sand the wheel down before applying the primer. It may be silly of me, but I thought that if I messed up, I could just paint thin the wheel back to the way it was. Sanding it seemed to leave me no hope of going back. I did sand the primer before painting though. It supposedly makes it a rough surface for paint to adhere to.
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whoa that looks really hot.
I think I may do this to a set of rims I have laying around - the ones in my sig.
Maybe I'll do them gloss black, but sand the rims down first.
I think I may do this to a set of rims I have laying around - the ones in my sig.
Maybe I'll do them gloss black, but sand the rims down first.
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Rep Power: 316 The paint can be bought at any auto parts store such as advanced auto, autozone, etc. If you look on the duplicolor site, there is supposedly a can that comes in gloss black, but it's not called gloss black though. I've seen these paints at 5-6 locations, and NONE of them have that color even marked on their shelf. Not sure why though.
This looks like a great idea. I might just repaint my wheels, also, lol. How hard is it to polish the wheels, if I wanted to do it myself? I'm thinking about going with a gloss black for the spokes and polishing the bezel and center cap, and also the outer rim of the wheels.
Yes, it's an Acura EL
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Rep Power: 368 Very nice job! Actually this reminded me of MY first rim painting escapade:
Used Duplicolor Wheel Paint in graphite after stripping off the original clear coat then a light sanding job. Wet-sanded between coats, used 2 cans for 4 wheels, then clear coated. I just wanted to add a long-term opinion on the paint - it LASTS and it looks good, even up close. The rims above were bought used for $300CDN, and after painting and wearing them through WINTER, salt and frozen snowbanks and all (mounted with winter tires, so I could pimp in the snow), I was able to sell to a coworker for $350 the next season - they looked that GOOD! Last I saw the buyer's car was last month, and the finish still looks great. I highly recommend Duplicolor Wheel Paint.
Used Duplicolor Wheel Paint in graphite after stripping off the original clear coat then a light sanding job. Wet-sanded between coats, used 2 cans for 4 wheels, then clear coated. I just wanted to add a long-term opinion on the paint - it LASTS and it looks good, even up close. The rims above were bought used for $300CDN, and after painting and wearing them through WINTER, salt and frozen snowbanks and all (mounted with winter tires, so I could pimp in the snow), I was able to sell to a coworker for $350 the next season - they looked that GOOD! Last I saw the buyer's car was last month, and the finish still looks great. I highly recommend Duplicolor Wheel Paint.
