Has anyone used duplicolor paint. To paint rims yourself?

[SwagUp]

If anyone has done this what is the procedure you did and how was the outcome ? Thanks

[ineedmorepsi]

I've used Duplicolor wheel and caliper paint with no issues. Proper cleaning, sand paper. 1 can of primer, 3 cans of paint, 2 cans of clear and index cars if you are spraying with tires on.

 

Proper way - at least one way

If I was to not powder coat and then repaint say BBS, OZ, Volks, etc and wanted high gloss smooth finish with resistance to chipping:

 

-do a quick sand with rough grit

-clean wheel with a pre paint solution

-spray thick coat with sandable primer

-wet sand it with a fine grit

-wipe down with damp towel let dry for a sec

-spray paint 3 coats of base lightly avoid runs. (have adequate spray distance)

-wet sand with fine grit

-wipe down

-spray 1 last coat of base

-then spray 2 coats of clear whatever you desire

 

 

 

The Quickie

For stockers, rotas, track wheels, just to make it look newer and ok:

 

-clean wheel surface

-spray primer

-spray 2 base coats

-spray 2 clear coats

[Zues Marine]

great!

[gami892]

its not the best stuff in the world . i worked for a body shop for a couple of years and if you want the best and durablity out of your paint do this.

1 clean them with prepsol or a wax and grease remover

2 sand them with 100 grit and work your way up to 500 or 600

3 then spary them with this product call bulldog (its tuff stuff make paint still to anything.

4 then spray so self ething primer which gives it another grab.

5 then sand the primer with a 1000 or 1500 grit (wetsand)

6 then clean primer after sand with some wax and grease remover and then use a tack rag to clean any grits of sanding left behind.

7 then respray the bulldog over the primer

8 then spray your color of choice in this part i would recom... u use an acrylic base paint.

9 after paint drys allow to dry 24 hrs or so

10 mount back on car and enjoy

[T4L]

I used Rustoleum hammered black paint (more of a gunmetal color).

 

I scraped off as much flaking clear coat as I could.

Roughed up all surfaces to be painted with sandpaper (whatever was laying around)

Washed with dishsoap then dried

2 coats of primer followed by 2 coats of final color

POOF........you just got new wheels for $10 and a little elbow grease.

 

I don't have a close-up before, but here's the car the day I brought it home....the wheels looked rough.

http://legacygt.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=544&pictureid=2874

Here's an after of 1 wheel

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff76/Chad7907/Mobile%20Uploads/0_1-11.jpg

And the whole car

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff76/Chad7907/Mobile%20Uploads/0_1-15.jpg

[Baddog]

Funny thing I was just about to do this in a couple weeks. This is great info. I really don't know of a good clear coat brand or what not to put on that's in a spray can. Any suggestions for black? (I apologize for jacking the thread slightly)