So I finally got around to it and my camera decided to start uploading pictures again after not working for 2 months.. go figure..


A few months ago a local guy was selling these steel rims.

15x8.5 with 3.5" bs 150 bucks, gave him 120 and took em home.
And that is where they sat.
A friend had connections with an auto body shop so I was going to get them to spray them a nice gloss black.

Well yadda yadda yadda, no dice.

so I finally decided one sunny afternoon, im gonna paint em myself.

went up to canadian tire picked up:

80 grit sand paper - 120 grit sand paper

1 can - duiplicolour sandable black primer
2 cans - duiplicolour flat black wheel paint (couldnt find gloss)
2 cans - duiplicolour suv clearcoat

and went to town, took 3 hours of sanding and cleaning and I started spraying.

3 light coats of primer each wheel
4 coats of flat black paint
3 coats of clear coat.

It has a nice black finish and a semi gloss shine, im pretty happy, first thing I have ever painted

Here are a few pictures.


Before:




After:



Can't mount them yet as it will make my tires rub but after the bl I will throw them on.

 

how was the rust on those bad boys before you caked em w/paint. I tried doin that to mine, I even wire wheeled 'em with a die grinder and still ended up get the rust to crawl through. and i used krylon too.

 

I sanded it down and used an exacto knife to scrape all the rust off. Even if the rust comes though I can just sand it down and throw another coat on.

 

yeah, but repainting is a witch. I HATE rust, and in duluth it's a constant battle. Unless you got a surefire way of killing that rust, ill just keep my ALLOYs on.

 

haha, if rust comes back, I will just respray with the black tremclad I have here.