My wheel refinishing thread

[iSOregon]

inspiring stuff here bud. youve got me looking at my cruddy wheels in a new light...

[416stroker]

What gold paint is that

[CabrioPunk]

Looks nice man. With the drop it will look great. Nice DIY.

[acolella76]

looks great!!!!

thanks!

So here's the final result before more low:





One unrelated:

[bloodshot-e30]

looks great!!!!

[acolella76]

You could bake them while they're curing, that's what I did with my valve cover.

that sounds like a good idea, i will do that before i get the tires mounted.

[glucklich21]

You could bake them while they're curing, that's what I did with my valve cover.

[straight6pwr]

If the paint is already coming off that easily, how well do you think the rest will hold up??

i've never successfully done any DIY paint job (wheels, trim, body paint, spoilers, etc) which holds as fast (hardness and how well it resists chipping) as OEM. its the downside to not getting the wheels done professionally. tough to replicate a pro job in that sense.

[Bimmerista]

If the paint is already coming off that easily, how well do you think the rest will hold up??

[acolella76]

as you found out, its best to remove masking tape when the paint is still semi-wet (when possible)

the wheels look really nice though!

yeah, i found that out the hard way hahaha. thank you!

[straight6pwr]

as you found out, its best to remove masking tape when the paint is still semi-wet (when possible)

the wheels look really nice though!

[acolella76]

Those are pretty, better than I thought they would look. When will they be mounted?

whenever I get the time! and thank you!

[Holland]

Those are pretty, better than I thought they would look. When will they be mounted?

[acolella76]

Well, I was hoping I would be able to get the tires mounted today but I couldn't. I was taking the tape off of the 4th wheel, the last inch of tape to go this happened:




So instead of driving to butler tire I had to sand down and repaint that section.

But I'm definitely happy with the result.

Ta-da:

[acolella76]

Which paint ya use?

I missed the brand. I may have to refinish a wheel from a set I just scored. Duplicolor seems good. Did you use this brand?

yop, is duplicolor. Its good paint, just hate the tip. Clogs easily, and sprays in a straight line like a fan.