Spraying Rims Noob style

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!

Aim: to make current rims look sexy :D

Required: 1 can of primer, 1 can of clear coat, 2-3 cans of black gloss wheel spray and some sand paper.

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Currently wat it looks like :thumbdwn:

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Step 1 :
So firstly we taped the lip with normal masking tape and then again with newspaper so it covers the tyre and lip.

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Step 2:
after that we applied a coat of primer, couldnt be stuffed sanding down first b4 primer but is an option.

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Step 3:
wait until primer drys and check if all surface has been covered, then start applying the black coat of paint like this

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Step 4:
After applying a few coats of black so all is covered, wait until it is COMPLETELY dried. then apply Clear coat same as Step 3 but with the clear coat can. try to add an extra coat every 20-30 mins up to around 3-4 coats of clear coat.

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when completely dried remove masking tape to uncover sexy lip

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then on the car :D :thumbsup:
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this was my first DIY so be kind too me :o
big thanks to my friend Thai aka thaizeg on Ozhonda and Hai aka Haiz for the tools, u no wat it was ;) .

nice work Duy, looking good...man Thai can work wonders with a couple cans of paint :thumbsup:

yeh his the man, all i need now is to lower it

hey man what type wheels are they? they look real nice once black...

nice dude

i dont know about that VHT paint.. but some other high temp paints need to get real hot before they cure properly. So the paint on your rear wheels for instance might not cure properly.. might be worth looking into

pretty good effort there...

well done

greeat job, they look great... but you should have used an etch primer, and a urethane wheel paint. But i guess see how that goes and yeh, but good job anyway

thanks guys comments.
as for the wheels they are from BSA. it came with the car wen i brought it and i got sick of the chrome FAST.
well we kinda rushed in the buying process, just brought wotever.
didnt really do research.

cheers

really nice work man... turned out awesome... good clear instructions and photos! :thumbsup:

Looking good :) Turned out nice! :)

the vht is enamel
and the k+h is acrylic..
did u have any problems with the paint sticking to each other?

wow. You call that "noob" style ? I used to simply spray a fresh one or two layers of dodgy $2 can matt black on my old enkeis every 5,000kms or so (when the brake dust overcomes the colour lol)

still , looks good ! How much is that can of primer ? How much "cover" can u do before runnign out !?

well all came up to about 50 bucks
thats 3 cans of black which we only really needed 2 and 1 primer and 1 clear coat. think primer was like $13 and we had a fare bit left

total time was about 6 or so hrs.
LOL at ' I used to simply spray a fresh one or two layers of dodgy $2 can matt black on my old enkeis every 5,000kms or so '

is the paint gonna last on that chrome finnish not prepared properly?

im gonna do this to my rims. hee hee

fark nice result dude!

SKREMN - not sure if it will last, should cuz i did spray quiet alot of primer. we will have to see.
TYPE-ONE - thats the way to go, my friends showed me the light :p
thanks panda[CRX]

Nice work.....+rep point!

that turned out really nice...
if i had boring silver rims i would do it
but i got bronze :)

looks very good!

thanks guys. it came out better the expected. really happy with the result but wonder if it will last. :)

whoa! nice job

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Originally Posted by bennjamin

I used to simply spray a fresh one or two layers of dodgy $2 can matt black on my old enkeis every 5,000kms or so (when the brake dust overcomes the colour lol)

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Lol ben, funny ish.

nice man.. spraying my wheels today :D

thanks man, just make sure u start early so u dont get screwed over. cuz waiting is a b|tch. i say start now or soon so u still have light to check out ur rims later on :p

k thanks man.. maybe ill start tomorrow.. cause i have to use my car to pick up my gf soon hehe.. so i wont be starting till 2

damn... 5:30 with only 1 wheel done lol

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Originally Posted by OHH NO

damn... 5:30 with only 1 wheel done lol

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hmmm, doing it 1 wheel at a time is not very ideal, but then I guess not everybody has the luxury of jacking the whole car up.

Good luck :!: :!: :!:

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got all 4 done.. took me like 3 1/2hours :)

1 1/2 can of export gloss black
1/2 can etch primer
3/4 can of clear

yay total cost = $23

Wow they look real nice OHH NO. Im going to do the same thing to my steelies that my tyre guy will give me b4 i get new tyres on my car. Except ill do mine in matt black : )

Hethro

heyy, how about a diy about removing the black paint????

paint thinner and sanding?

why would u wanna remove the black paint? looks way better this way and after a weeks or so still no signs of cracking or peeling so far, even after i washed it with soap.

fanx for da commentz duy.... next time u wanna diy sumthin...my joint....help me fix up my rims too man...dey ugly =]

vyets- -.-" lucky i told u to go black u whore :thumbsup:

OHH NO - did u spray ur tyres as well or isit tyre shine...coz they are freeeekin glossy :confused:

tyre shine... the cheapo $2 ones lol

hey guys. just wondering issit a better option to get acrylic gloss black rather than the engine enamel. i have just bort new rims and dun wanna screw them up while spraying them.

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Originally Posted by TYPE-ONE

hey guys. just wondering issit a better option to get acrylic gloss black rather than the engine enamel. i have just bort new rims and dun wanna screw them up while spraying them.

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Vht paints make a gloss black paint specfically for wheels, you could try that. It is a Polyurethane Wheel Paint, that is specifically formulated to resist chipping, cracking and fading while protecting the surface from oxidation.

did two wheels today. came out v nice. ehhee.

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looking good there man :)

how long does the paint go till it gets chipped or faded ?

the rims came out pretty good daimm

mine hasnt chipped or anything, been awhile now. :)

can u get different colors??

mine hasnt chipped either.. you can get alot of colours..
its been about 2 weeks

interesting.. wat about if i was to go matt black.. would u still clear coat it???
also wat is etch primer? pic LOL
wats da diff between the primers..?

theres normal primer.. and for a lil more expensive there is etch primer.. sticks to difficult metal surfaces easier.

matt black = no clear coat :)

Muahaha. did my spare today :D looks sexii
one bad thing... everyones gonna have black rims soon LOL..

Has anyone done white before? cause i wanna recoat mine and wanna see results before i re-coat mine.

G-stick i need a hand with ma rims, can u PM ur details i wanna get sum stuff on the G-ride.

Thnx
G

Rims look HOT !! Going to day mine on the weekend .... BUT !!
My spokes will look hot black but my dish isnt crome its like that silver or is it alloy or what ever. What do you think. Should i spray them crome. And can I ??

I wanna do my Diablo racers but in the future is there any chance i can get em back to chrome???

Why not? Just get a pro to dunk them.. voila!

nice job on ya rims...

sorry for the n00b questions in advance:
1. so matte black = no clear coat? or are there different blacks you can get? (man that sounds dumb).

2. does the clear coat add any protection? so without the clear coat will the paint chip more easily?

3. without spare tyres how did youz jack up your car? any tricks :confused:

spoondc2r
3. is good question. thinking the same my self

we did it at my mates house and he had his stockies lying around so i used them. but its ok to leave it on jacks as thats wat i did for the fronts, thats if u have two. or alternative u can do it one by one which does take time.

Awesome write up man.........this should be a permenant thread cause i know fo sho" heaps of ppl do it...(make it a sticky!!!!) :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by [ricer]

the vht is enamel
and the k+h is acrylic..
did u have any problems with the paint sticking to each other?

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Yeah I want to know this too, because when I spraying my rims ages ago the K+H clear coat reacted funny with the VHT and made it bubble and peel off, the two are two totally different mediums and correct me if im wrong, should not work together.

Nothing beats a full professional powder coat with gloss for four rims for under $100 (the whole lot). But you have to slip your wheels in a bulk spray order to get that price...

hey guys i wouldnt have a clue about all this enamel stuff.
wat i use lasted till now and is fine only peel off abit dues to the guys who took off my tyres but if it wasnt for them my rims would still be perfect. i might do it again wen i have time.

das awesome man!!

lookin good...gonna try it to my oem s2k rims... got spare incase of *&%$ ups...

You need to get harder paint. Most automotive paint has different hardeners, I only found this out later when i did mine also.

wat u mean harder paint? oh well this was done like nearly a yr now. i am in the process of doing my enkeis the same style. might post some pics wen its done

They mix hardeners with paints. Try and get a paint that has more hardener in it then it won't come off easily. ALso make sure you prime the surface

thats nice man wd! Im too scared to try this

i did mine white.. took me 9hrs.. and its chipping off after 2months and make sure if you do white.. you use a whole can of clear coat on each rim.. so when it gets dirty the dirt is easier to come off and stuff.. white is a pain.. i bought $50 worth of cans to spray mine gun metal grey... $10 a can for gun metal. gonna loook mad!! i'll post photo's when im done :) imma do it within 2 days =)

G-stick so how's your rims now? after 2 years? since you started posting your DIY thread?

04/02/2006 - - > 04/02/2008 today?

Cracks/fade/Chips ?

no idea..lol car was sold almost 1 year and a half ago.

lol why dig this up?

who knows :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

why not its a diy thread panda :\

Does the coloured paint have to be high engine temp (or whatever is shown in pic)?

looks as good as factory!!! great job

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Originally Posted by Lukey

Does the coloured paint have to be high engine temp (or whatever is shown in pic)?

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yes it does. otherwise it will chip off easyy

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Originally Posted by dc4t

yes it does. otherwise it will chip off easyy

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Thanks mate.

noob question.

if i wanted it to be matt black.
without the clear coat would it be more likely to peal, chip what not.?

wow they turned out real nice :thumbsup:, might try that after my exams are done!

can someone follow up on this? i've been wanti to do this but how long will the paint last before it starts peeling off?