Need some input on painting stock rims - white
#3
There are plenty of wheel repair videos and DIYs online. I've heard of people using bondo to fill bad gouges in wheels. Personally I'd recommend stripping the wheel completely first before painting, filling the gouges, cleaning them thoroughly, and then applying primer, then painting them.
#4
I've also seen people use body filler to fill some gouges in wheels, if they're not deep enough then you can try sanding them. But yeah, do clean them pretty good before repairing them and painting them, you don't want to use body filler or paint on an aread that might have dust or grease on it.
#5
There are plenty of wheel repair videos and DIYs online. I've heard of people using bondo to fill bad gouges in wheels. Personally I'd recommend stripping the wheel completely first before painting, filling the gouges, cleaning them thoroughly, and then applying primer, then painting them.
My brother in law works for a paint supplier, he said nearly the same -
"I would do that in basecoat/clearcoat just like the car's finish. If i was doing all the wheels, i would definitely unmount all the tires. Some wheels need sandblasting if they are bad, some need nothing but a quick scuffing and then more paint."
If you need a specific paint color, he can find it for you, let me know I'll get you his #.
#6
Painting wheels must be done off and far away from your car!
You could carefully use sandpaper to remove/blend the scratches but the main issue when painting wheels....they must be very clean! I've used Dupli-Color Engine Enamel primer/paint rattle cans with very good results in the past. Good project for a Sunday morning, masking tape/news paper and patience....don't forget very clean!!
Gary
Gary
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dj714 (10-05-2012)
#7
You could carefully use sandpaper to remove/blend the scratches but the main issue when painting wheels....they must be very clean! I've used Dupli-Color Engine Enamel primer/paint rattle cans with very good results in the past. Good project for a Sunday morning, masking tape/news paper and patience....don't forget very clean!!
Gary
Gary
I've heard the bondo method works well if its not too big of a repair. Wet sand from like a 600 grit to a 2000 grit id suggest...
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#8
Sounds good, I'm gonna buy some of that bondo to fix the deep scratches, and a lil dent on the lip, any good paint recommendations for a glossy white? And what type of primer would you recommend? Also what type of grit should I start with and work my way too?
#9
as for paint, i like the rustoleum gloss white. i believe it comes in a high tempature paint too, which is a must if painting wheels...
Primer, id use a self etching primer. it will basically fill and small divit or scratch for you... use about 2-3 coats of it, then use 3-5 coats of white. (if you wanna do it good so the color stays nice for a while)
ALSO, i would personally use some spray clear coat, itll help protect the finish...and makes washing/cleaning the wheels much easier. 1-2 coats each wheel should be fine...
hope this ^ helps ya homie
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Alserna (11-14-2012)
#12
Well if the rims are dents/chips bad then I guess a professional wheel shop would be best. As for the minor rashes or chips just sand them with a low grid (40-120) and go up from there to 2000. Prime with a light grey, spray it white and clear coat after that.
#13
Hope that was a type-o when you said to sand them with 40-120 sand paper thats like taking a grinder to them. Maybe more like 400-1200
#14
This guy is not a painter, he's an average joe looking to clean up his rims with a little rattle can paint. He'll never be able to remove 40 grit marks with rattle can primer. Why don't you just tell him to use a rock to sand the wheels.
#15
Yes I'm not a professional painter, the OP ask what can be done to paint his stock rims white. The 40-120 like I say is for deep scratches, rashes and scrapes. Then you sand up to like 220, 320, 400 all the way up to 2000. If the OP want a high quality job he can just get it powdercoat or professionally painted.