Painting stock 06 alloy rims.

ktt88 · Post by **ktt88** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:27 pm

Hey guys, im a new member here. Just got in from putting on the snow tires and now that the alloys are inside for the winter I am considering repainting the rims due to paint starting to chip off.Just a few questions.1. Are vibe alloys actually painted? What im trying to get at is if i can use a paint stripper.2. What color do you guys think would look good?Thanks!

ou.grizzly · Post by **ou.grizzly** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:37 am

Best way to refinish them is to have them sand blasted and then have them powder coated. Rim colour should be dependent on the colour of your Vibe

06pvibe · Post by **06pvibe** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 6:28 am

Agreed. But as Grizz suggests, you are not giving us a full background with which to guide you. If you don't have the means to powder-coat, you might just use Dupli-Colors wheels paint, which is not by any stretch perfect, but is "resistant" to chipping. You will at some point need to do touch-ups on it, I'm sure. Nothing that comes out of a spray can is perfect.Also, you might take this opportunity to personalize your Vibe. e.g. inner spoke=car, or contrasting color. Outer spoke=graphite/silver or black, or some-such. It all depends on how far you want to go.What size/style wheels does you Vibe have? What color is you Vibe?

cptnsolo77 · Post by **cptnsolo77** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 9:57 pm

My only suggestion is that if you are going to spray paint your wheels, dont paint the lip of the rim. This way curb rash wont show as bad as if you painted the lip. It would look pretty crappy if you painted the entire wheel gun metal grey then to have silver/aluminum scratches from curb rash.If you prep the wheel properly & take your time painting ( multiple light coats ) you can get EXCELLENT results from a spray can!

Whelan · Post by **Whelan** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:51 pm

PLEASE TAKE NOTE:If you paint, bondo, clean-up anything to do with your wheel, be sure to get them re-balanced. Even something as uneventful as paint can cause them to be out of balance very easily. So spend the few bucks and get them re-balanced when your done with whatever you decide to do.

ktt88 · Post by **ktt88** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:19 pm

Thanks for the help, btw they are the 2006 alloy design (not sure if there were any other options for 2006), and the color is moonstone

Painting stock 06 alloy rims.

Painting stock 06 alloy rims.

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