prepping rims for a repaint

[long tall eta]

guys, i wana get a set of bottle caps repainted. whats the best way to get them prepped? the guy doing the job said for me to get them prepped. bead blasting? chemicals? drill and a brush attachment? this is my first go around doing this and need some advice.

[jaywood]

Media blasting!

[davidnino111]

sand paper and krylon :)

[long tall eta]

sand paper and krylon :)

wasen't looking to spend that much.

[AndrewBird]

Uh...

[goarmy]

prep

prep for paint: well if you dont want to spend too much money you can buy some paint strpper after a good 10-15min it should come right off any deep scratches simply cleaned/polish them to match the surrounding surface and off to paint:)

[MikeDE]

sand paper and krylon :)

wasen't looking to spend that much.

Typical r3v responses....I do sand paper and Krylon/dupli-color for any 'run of the mill' wheels. Media blasting for anything worth holding onto.

[bmw325csi]

Id scotch brite the shit out of them and rattle can em, I mean come on their bottle caps. Plus its like 15 bucks total.

[CW325]

if theyre already painted make sure you strip all the old paint off.

[Brezzi]

I would just hand sand and use around 3 coats of duiplicolor + 1 or 2 of clear... They're only bottle caps they wont suck as much to hand sand. Weaves are another story ask me how I know.

[Vivek]

How well would a standard can of metal krylon/rustoleum hold up on wheels (stock/fake weaves)? Do you need real wheel paint?

[CW325]

How well would a standard can of metal krylon/rustoleum hold up on wheels (stock/fake weaves)? Do you need real wheel paint?

i painted my bottle caps with krylon and it held up well. now im stripping it off to paint them a different color :D i tried just sanding them but for some reason the paint reacted weird with the old paint and it shriveled up

[Vivek]

i painted my bottle caps with krylon and it held up well. now im stripping it off to paint them a different color :D i tried just sanding them but for some reason the paint reacted weird with the old paint and it shriveled up

So if i sand my weaves on stock (i'm 90% sure) paint, and krylon/rustoleum them, will they still look the same in 5000 miles?

[CW325]

it should hold up, maybe put a coat or 2 of clear for extra protection

[Vivek]

How many cans do you use? I'll probably be doing this sometime this week or next.