Has anyone painted stock alloys?

jscherf92 · Post by **jscherf92** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:15 pm

Im nowhere near a point where i can afford aftermarket rims so I wanted to look into painting my stock alloys. Ive got the 5 spoke style with the little triangles near the lip.If anyone has painted their wheels before; is there a certain kind of paint or just alot of prep work and primer? None of the resources ive found has very specific information.Id like to go with a dark gray/gunmetal look that isn't quite black.

bodhi_tree777 · Post by **bodhi_tree777** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:27 pm

I'd like to do something like this as well. Anyone have some DIY tips for the poor folk among us?

jscherf92 · Post by **jscherf92** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:50 pm

glad to see im not alone, from what ive read, you can use a light fine grit sandpaper to rough up the wheel, then a decent quality spray primer and something like krylon and a good chip resistant clear coat. i just want more details if theyre out there.

DoubleBaril · Post by **DoubleBaril** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:02 pm

I will most likely be doing this and painting them to match the body color. These will be my winter wheels, so I wont be spending too much time on them. I wont do them til the summer sometime though.

Wolfman213 · Post by **Wolfman213** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:36 pm

keithvibe has done this and there are a couple others as well. He'll probably chime in once he sees this thread. Check out his garage and you'll be able to see i think it's on like page 3 or 4

bull77 · Post by **bull77** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:24 pm

keith's:http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...age=3c ... 9615theres another member who painted them black but I can't remember who

Has anyone painted stock alloys?

Has anyone painted stock alloys?

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