DIY painting wheels....

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:02 am

i was wondering on how i should fill in the curb marks that i have on my 17s. they got curbed pretty bad in some places, and i want to rattle can them flat black. but i dont know how i should fill in those scratches and stuff? will some primer do it or what?

Paralyzer · Post by **Paralyzer** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:13 am

I used to work in the powder coating business and your best bet is to get them powdercoated flat black. Durable, cleared and protected. Well worth the money. trust me. Filling with primer on a continuous motion item isn't going to last. The primer will not stick well to the powdercoat on it originally. Either way you go you will have to sand it and then try to blend the rattle can the best you can. Unlike with powder the magnetic charge will pull the powder to the metal and will fill it and then bake evenly in the oven without flake, runs, overflow, texture, and smoothness. It is up to you. I have just seen a lot of guys bring their rims in where they tried to use a rattle can and then it is a pain to clean it up to then powder coat which then cost more due to labor charges. So doing it right the first time is going to save you time and money in the long run. Again it is up to you.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:16 am

depends on how deep the curbrash is... if its mainly superficial you can probably just sand it down to were its even, if its pretty deep, i heard you can use JB weld to fill it in.

the rattle can paint should have no problem sticking and staying on there if you clean and sand the wheels pretty good.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:04 pm

Powdercoating > all

seriously though, powdercoating is well worth the money, or find someone local that does wheel refinishing. the finish on my wheels was all gone to crap, and I had them refinished about a month ago and they look amazing. only cost about $200, but for that you could get your wheels powdercoated.

Plus, as long as the wheels are clean when you take them to the powdercoaters, there wont be much for them to do other than actually powdercoat them.

If you do use paint, I have heard that duplicolor wheel paint is very durable. Not sure what to tell you about the blemishes though...try sanding i guess?

kirktalife · Post by **kirktalife** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:10 pm

powdercoat OWNS, i love my rims and i am glad i spent the money cuz in the long run its well worth it and they are strong as hell, definitely reccomended

03atx · Post by **03atx** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:41 pm

dblsg wrote:depends on how deep the curbrash is... if its mainly superficial you can probably just sand it down to were its even, if its pretty deep, i heard you can use JB weld to fill it in.

the rattle can paint should have no problem sticking and staying on there if you clean and sand the wheels pretty good.

JB Weld. I did it on mine.