DIY sexy wheels :D

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

hey guys my first write up , so please don't hate . I've gone through a few sets of DIY spray can wheels that have turned out really nice, some didn't turn out so good (first sets) but it's all about practice makes perfect. Colors i've gone through matt black,gloss black, pearl white, emerald green, international orange, and sky blue.

Pretty much my aim is to save you money while giving you a refreshing looking to your wheels , to have some super sexy wheels . Spraying wheels can add a whole new look and feel to your car.

Now depending on what rim you want to spray and how you want to spray it , theres a few ways. If you have wheels with lip and you want to keep the silver lip then you can either a)tape up the lip or b)use a deck of cards (this writeup). If you don't care about the lip or don't have one and don't mind spraying over it then your fine. Also to make it easier if your rims are already off the tyre then thats even better (no over spray on tyre, but if you overspray it's fine) Okay so lets get started. I'll be doing my wheels gloss black with a polished lip.

TAKE WHEELS OFF THE CAR

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30mm spacers :zip:

Things you'll need:

• newspaper (few sheets) - i used 10
• masking tape or deck or playing cards
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• soap , water , bucket, sponge
• 1 x can degreaser (depending on how dirty your wheels are)
• few dry rags (clean)
• toothbrush (optional)
• 2 x paint (choice of color) - try to get a better quality paint
• 2 x can of primer (white or grey)
• 1 x can of tyre shine (optional)
• sunlight (try to get a sunny day for better result)

Preparation:

1. Spray some degreaser on your rim to get all the muck off (leave on for 2 minutes, hose off)
2. Get your bucket of soapy water , plop sponge in , and give your rims a nice scrub down to remove all the other dirt left behind (try to get your wheel as clean as possible)
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3. Get the rag and dry your wheel (try to dry as best you can , get rid of all water) - use sunlight to your advantage to help dry out the rim
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Method:
1.Lay newspaper on the area your spraying , lay rim onto newspaper (flat)
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2.Either tape up the lip that you don't want to spray OR use a deck of playing cards and place them inside the lip , all around the rim (refer to picture) if using cards make sure you overlap them and don't leave any gaps
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3.Shake up primer car, spray a light layer all over the rim (allow 3-5 minutes to dry)

4.Repeat above primer step 3-4 times (allow 3-5 minutes drying time for each layer) NOTE: spray evenly
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5.Shake up your chosen color of paint can, spray a light nice even layer on the rim
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6.copy above step (allowing 3-5 minutes to dry each layer) and do 3-4 layers
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7.OPTIONAL: for a glossier look , spray a LIGHT layer of tyre shine over the last coat of paint (while its drying)
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9.Remove cards from rim (resuse cards for next wheel) Set rim aside and let it dry in the sun (keep away from dust) , move onto next wheel

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10.Copy step 1-9 for your other rims

If you over spray onto your tyre simply grab a little methylated spririts/kerosone on a rag and wipe it away (don't rub too hard).

BEFORE: (look closer to the lip paint fade)
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AFTER:
http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/...h_IMG_1020.jpg

NOTE: i got a bad camera guys ):

Also if you want your lip to look a bit more sparkley just give it clean when all the paint is dry , and use some light sandpaper to go over it while washing with soap and water at the same time. Finnish off with metal polish.

Thats pretty much it guys, hope this helps whoever wants to try it. In my experience the tyre shine before the last layer of paints sets really brings out the gloss. Feel free to comment .

Goodluck and have fun.

Good job, may be easier for other members if you embed the photos

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthr...w-To-Post-Pics

cheers man, will do later tonight when i get home

just do this to each one of the links

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Thanks for the advice guys . pics have been added in thumbnails . click to enlarge. enjoy

Cool. I always thought that there's rocket science in lip polishing. Nice sharing man. :)

haha nah not really , mine came out nice and sparkly but camera isn't that great. just a little soap and water to get the main dirt off and some wet sandpaper lightly , maybe another wash after sanding to get all the debris off , then metal polish :D

sorry to bump but is it better to sand it down first then prime?

it's alright. but yeah it really depends on how bad your wheels are and how picky you are i guess. you can sand it down and prime if you want.. but i just see it as a waste of time, so i just put a few layers of primer and then the paint and always turns out well ( i scrub my wheels hard when washing too. no paint has ever come off) just make sure your primer sticks properly. i've done a few sets this way and no problem. but yes i've also done some sets where i sand first but thats usually when the wheel has light gutter rash etc . but in the end its all a matter of choice (:

What are the downsides to doing it this way? Because the way you've done it actually looks really good and alot easier than having to sand/prime/sand/prime etc
Makes me think of something like this but this just seems like a spray can paint job with no primer..

http://i55.tinypic.com/5mjper.jpg

there is no downside of doing it this way, do it whatever way you want. i'm just DIY'ing for fun and thought i'd share it

I meant without sanding does the paint show any signs of cracking or chipping?

have u guys ever heard of plastidip?

no it doesn't . well i've had 3 sets of wheels that i've sprayed myself and only been complimented. if you use good primer (with enough layers) and know how to spray you'll be fine. i only sand down my wheels when theres gutter rash just to smooth it out, apart from that i don't . All comes down to how fussy you are but my wheels look good as new without sanding.

I plan to paint my wheels the same way soon :cool: Not sure whether to go with a matte black or a CE28 Volk gun metal colour

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Originally Posted by curtis265

have u guys ever heard of plastidip?

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nope. what is that?

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Originally Posted by IDV8

I plan to paint my wheels the same way soon :cool: Not sure whether to go with a matte black or a CE28 Volk gun metal colour

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nice nice. i don't really like the matte black color (think it takes a lot of effort because most the mattes i've seen done turn out pretty bad .. but its up to you) , i'd go the gun metal . but yeah goodluck either way

It's like a spray on rubber layer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WS14Jnyf5Q

and it can be removed

thats awesome :D where can we buy it??

yeah dude thats pretty cool. um i think in the vid it says hardware stores check that out man. but yeah nice nice, might give them a go. i've changed the color of the same wheel a few times i just use paint stripper/thinners when i got time on my hands . but yeah nice thanks for the info

Going to call around after work tomorrow :cool: may do it next mon/tue so I'll post pics!
Comes in blue and yellow too apparently.. would've rathered gun metal :p

yeah goodluck man, post some pics when your done

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