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Alright so i picked up a set of rims a short while back and i finally got my tires on them but ive been waitying to paint them. my dad finally made some time at the shop he works at to paint them. but now hes saying that the paint wont stick to the lip cuz its polished aluminum. Is this true? of course im guna prime the wheels. but is he correct in saying the paint wont stick properly to it? and if so would i need a special primer or something?? thanks

pretty sure primer sticks to anything o.0 so I dun see why u couldnt

Polished metal is too smooth, be it steel or aluminum, the paint may bond, but the bond will be so weak any little bump will remove the paint. They should have been painted before the tires where mounted. Have them media blasted for optimum adhesion, or scuff them up at the very least.

sand paper! lol but as is no it wont really stay on there

i know dante painted his wheels maybe you should ask him...

I did, but the wheels weren't polished before hand. I simply had to sand/scuff the clearcoat finish first.

The polished lip can be painted, but the polished portion will need to be sanded to allow the primer/paint to bond. Also, use a self-etching primer if you can get it.

occasional demons wrote:Polished metal is too smooth, be it steel or aluminum, the paint may bond, but the bond will be so weak any little bump will remove the paint. They should have been painted before the tires where mounted. Have them media blasted for optimum adhesion, or scuff them up at the very least.

Good advice there...as always

Yep sand blast them or grind them down a bit and use a primer meant for a bare metal substrate. The chemicals used to polish them are deeply set into the metal, and will not allow for proper adhesion regardless of your primer. You need to get them down past that first.

All this is great to kow. Wat i ended up doing was wet sanding them 320 then moved up to 600. the lip i sanded til it felt rough. i sprayed the entire rim wit acid etch as a good sanding. i drove around for a while wit them on n the primer is still on. is this a good sign?

so how they come out??

Oh shit i forgot about this post. lol. They came out great. theyre glossy as fuck. u can tell they need to be wetsanded and buffed but im happy with them. Il try to get pics up tomoro

cell fone pic...and theyre dirty... they look way better in person

They look good!
I would paint the inside (backspace) black, but that's up to you.

ima doo that next time i take them off to clean them