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How to paint your stock wheels part 2

subie4life 07-14-2005 01:07 PM
Yeah, I have the same questions...How do these painted wheels hold up in the winter or over time? Do they kill your resale value?
fireball_jones 07-14-2005 01:56 PM
I did mine, and most people haven't realized they aren't factory yet. Low humidity means it's not gonna rain any time soon. When I sanded, I didn't take the paint off, just roughed up the wheels with a 3M pad. I used a self-etching primer, that seemed to really even the wheels out. Wetsanding refers to dunking the sandpaper in water and then sanding.

I did 6 very *very* light coats of paint, and 3 of clear. I'll see how they hold up this winter, but I don't think it's going to be a problem. I did bronze on my blue car, it looks really good.
shoeler25 07-14-2005 08:21 PM
Sweet, fireball that was pretty much what I was looking to hear. Anyone with a differing opinion? Also fireball, any chance you can send me a quick pic you could send or post, doesnt need to be close in or super quality just of the car and wheel. And did you use that duplicolor or somethin else?
Skell 07-14-2005 10:02 PM
the process isnt *really* all that surgical as som are makin it out to be..... just put on light coats so that nothing drips down... get som index cards. i painted my stock ones black- then silver again...... didnt do anything crazy like sandblasting them with kryptonite molecule nematoads or anything... just wash the wheels a lil... and pay DAMN CLOSE ATTENTION to how/where ur spraying the wheel.. do not F' UP!

heh.. *shrug*
express_wagon 07-23-2005 11:37 PM
[IMG]http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/611000-611999/611665_63_full.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/611000-611999/611665_64_full.jpg[/IMG]

OMG, what have i done?
shoeler25 07-24-2005 12:15 AM
Is that green? Leave it to a sox fan.
Damon 07-24-2005 12:23 AM
red waggen w/ green wheels...



























are you santa!?
express_wagon 07-24-2005 12:43 AM
[QUOTE=Damon]red waggen w/ green wheels...


are you santa!?[/QUOTE]

PSM biotch
deegan42 07-24-2005 01:08 AM
Ok so i picked up supplies. i am going to do my aftermarket wheels first. Here is what i am going to do.

Wash them real good
sand them down
tape them off
4 coats primer
4 coats paint
4 coats clear

Is that all there is to it? if i missed a step let me know. I have 2 colors, graphite and flat black. I am going to do my stock wheels and my ASA JS1 wheels. Which color should i use for which set? i am thinking black on the stockers and graphite on the ASAs. Tell me what you think. Here is a pic of the ASAs. They are pretty dirty in this pic.
[IMG]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a86/Deegan42/Car8.jpg[/IMG]
Chi_San 07-24-2005 02:37 AM
Does this paint come in pink?
eatus ravenous 07-24-2005 10:05 AM
like I saoid in my previous post.
first clean,clean,clean then degrease with a quality auotmotive paint degreaser IE prep solv, reducer, lacquer thinner. then rough the existing finish with a light 3m scotch birght pad or a high # sand paper then degrease again, then paint first a GOOD self etching primer is good (not too thick ) then multible coats of light paint then clear and if it were me I would have the tires taken off before the painting as to be able to bet all of the bead area I would let them sit for atleast a week to cure as your not oven baking them . then remount your rubber and enjoy your new found color
Chi_San 07-25-2005 02:39 AM
[QUOTE=express_wagon][3MG]http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/611000-611999/611665_63_full.jpg[/IMG]
[3MG]http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/611000-611999/611665_64_full.jpg[/IMG]

OMG, what have i done?[/QUOTE]

Finished pics please? :D
acidbyte7 07-25-2005 01:09 PM
scope the pics in this thread for final outcome of my rims (with a bigger lip) the car is silver and black stock wheels with the polished lip look...came out pretty good but some paint seaped in the cracks of the masking tape onto the lip so i gotta wet sand the lip and clear coat it here the thread
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=811595[/url]
Impreza911 08-19-2005 12:03 AM
So I got my rims mounted on the wagon today and they look Hawt! Graphite painted WRX wheels. The only thing is I wish the lip was silver :( Has anyone tried to add the silver on a painted black rim? I was thinking of taping it off and using a silver paint marker. Also thought of using silver pinstriping tape, but am not sure if that will hold up. Any Ideas?
Chi_San 08-19-2005 02:45 AM
I'd try some silver of the same kind of paint. The lip tends to take more abuse than the rest of the wheel, so you may just want to leave it.
John2.5RS 08-19-2005 11:19 AM
Here's mine
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Took remaining clear coat of with 320 grit wetsand paper for the non flat surfaces and a green scotchbrite pad on the flat surfaces. wiped it all down with denatured alcohol. Tried it with primer but it looked really crappy. worked better IMO with out primer as long as you don't go down to bare metal during prep.


[IMG]http://my.prostreetonline.com/album/John2.5RS/WheelsPrepaint.JPG[/IMG]

Before paint


[IMG]http://my.prostreetonline.com/album/John2.5RS/car001.jpg[/IMG]

Side

[IMG]http://my.prostreetonline.com/album/John2.5RS/main.jpg.jpg[/IMG]

Front angle

[IMG]http://my.prostreetonline.com/album/John2.5RS/rearangle.JPG[/IMG]

rear 3/4

[IMG]http://my.prostreetonline.com/album/John2.5RS/freshlypainted.JPG[/IMG]

Fresh paint

[IMG]http://my.prostreetonline.com/album/John2.5RS/mountedclean.JPG[/IMG]

Mounted
wagin 08-19-2005 12:53 PM
I just had my stockers priced for a powdercoat (either flat bronze or gunmetal,cant decide) at $50 a wheel single coat (entire wheel not just front) or $60 two coats and cleared, and that stuff does not chip over time. Its basically whats done to the wheels out of the factory. I probably gonna do my prodrives also. Anybody have pics of powdercoated wheels.....put em up!
silentbob343 08-19-2005 01:32 PM
Powder coating is supposedly not good for wheels the heating process is said to weaken them. There was thread with people who had powder coated rims starting getting bends and such.

Believe it or not, that�s up to you. Just throwing out something to think about before you spend the money. I�m not sure whether or not I believe it, but perhaps emailing some rim manufacturers could shed some light on it.
JNUTZ 08-21-2005 06:54 AM
I had my rims powder coated awhile back few years and they still hold up. Look good too. I sold the car so I don't have any pics. I think it cost me about 250 total
RumblingREX 08-21-2005 11:00 AM
Powder coating is not good for the forged aluminum rims, STi rims. The stock WRX rims seem to hold up well for powder coating. Also I heard rumor with the STi rims, it depends a lot on temp and duration in the oven. There was talk of lower temp, longer duration maintains the integrity of the rim. Do a quick search and you may getting mroe in depth info.
John2.5RS 08-21-2005 07:08 PM
I e-mail OZ to see if the Prodrive wheels would weaken during the powdercoating process but they didn't get back to me.
JohnnyWas 09-14-2005 01:29 PM
this thread has officially made me want to paint the rims on my '02 wrb wrx.

can't decide whether to go w. gold or bronze, though...
John2.5RS 09-19-2005 02:06 PM
well
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Over a month and no response from OZ. :rolleyes: Not that I expected a reply but it would have been nice.
boozy04 09-19-2005 02:09 PM
black.
minx1225 09-19-2005 11:51 PM
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JPaul99GT 09-29-2005 01:56 AM
[URL=http://img336.imageshack.us/my.php?image=goldwheels6sd.jpg][IMG]http://img336.imageshack.us/img336/7334/goldwheels6sd.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Gold on White :disco:

Photo-Chopped.... this is the plan tho
ricified 10-01-2005 11:13 PM
i just read through the whole thread and i'm really interested in doing this. i'm planning to do the following. think it will work?

1000 wetsand, 1500 wetsand until very smooth (not sure about this, should it be rough with 300-500 wetsand and then the green 3M thing like some people have done? or marble smooth then primed?)
denatured/rubbing alcohol to degrease
mask
primer
4 coats of paint(2 inside)
3 coats of clearcoat(1 inside)

also, what brand of self-etching primer is the best? does it say 'self-etching' on the can? how many layers is best?
criscross79 10-02-2005 12:17 AM
Just so you know .. that process will probably take all day long ... it might be easier just to get some paint stripper and strip the paint off because the surface of the wheel will already be prepped from the factory to paint. Then use primer, then paint
ricified 10-02-2005 05:53 PM
yea, i think i'm just gonna go aircraft stripper to get the oem clearcoat off, then sand, then primer, and paint.

i still have a can of red caliper paint i was gonna use on my last car before it got stolen. how does blue on bronze wheels with red calipers sound?? =P
criscross79 10-02-2005 07:02 PM
[QUOTE=ricified]
i still have a can of red caliper paint i was gonna use on my last car before it got stolen. how does blue on bronze wheels with red calipers sound?? =P[/QUOTE]

That sounds like it will look pretty awsome :D
subie4life 10-02-2005 07:24 PM
I just finished mine this afternoon. It took me about 9 hours total split up between 2 days. I wetsanded with 400 grit. Degreased and dried. I used a blowdrier sometimes to speed up the drying process. I then put 2 coats of dark duplicolor primer followed by 3-4 coats of duplicolor graphite. Finished it off with 3 coats of clearcoat. I used a 10 minute drying time inbetween. That seemed to be perfect. Worked on rustproofing the underside while I waited. They look soo much better now with the graphite vs. the silver. It really was a lot of work, but I'm so glad I did it. I followed the instructions from previous posts. The index card thing really worked out well. I'll try to post pics soon. One tip...really watch where you paint. If there's a lot of dust, debris, or wind...crap settles on the paint it's and it's a pain in the arrsshh to deal with. Gotta let dry, re sand and paint etc. Learned the hard way. Take your time, it's worth it.
ricified 10-03-2005 02:11 AM
[QUOTE=criscross79]That sounds like it will look pretty awsome :D[/QUOTE]

haha really?? i just said it as a joke but now that i think about it... do you think it would really look good?
Twrx8 10-03-2005 02:18 AM
INGREDIENTS: cook well, and serve gold :lol:
[IMG]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b365/Twrx8/wrx003.jpg[/IMG]
criscross79 10-03-2005 02:58 AM
[QUOTE=ricified]haha really?? i just said it as a joke but now that i think about it... do you think it would really look good?[/QUOTE]


Yeah, I think it would look good.
cooparu 10-03-2005 12:12 PM
Just painted mine. Duplicolor graphite, primer, and clearcoat (not in that order).
[IMG]http://www.geocities.com/ak_monkeyboy/PaintedRims03.jpg[/IMG]
Not on the car yet, because these are my winter rims.
ricified 10-07-2005 03:27 PM
what other brands of paint would work for this?

i've looked everywhere and i can't find gold paint specifically for wheels. =[
stArs Inked 10-12-2005 01:47 AM
[QUOTE=ricified]what other brands of paint would work for this?

i've looked everywhere and i can't find gold paint specifically for wheels. =[[/QUOTE]

Did mine with the Duplicolor, after a month now, I would not use ANY other paint, this stuff sprays EXCEPTIONALLY well! I was VERY impressed!
BOOST3DWRX 10-12-2005 09:39 AM
all the painted wheels look excelent:banana:! Maybe I will undergo a little change this weekend!
chris-man 10-13-2005 12:16 AM
they look good.
Jasvboost 10-13-2005 12:56 AM
It seems, like most things, the detail is in the prep work. Has anyone gone to work on thier wheels with a Dremel? I have one with sander bands. However not sure if they come in fine grit.
Chi_San 10-13-2005 02:28 AM
I'm going to have to paint my wheels, I unfortunatly had a meeting with a boulder that left my front right wheel scratched. Going to smoothe the scratches out, fill with something, then paint all 4 wheels. I'm going to give them a slight green tint to match the car. ;)
BrentS 10-13-2005 11:46 AM
I am trying this now just because of this thread!!
thorongil 10-13-2005 02:51 PM
Assuming I get my final wheel stripped on Friday evening and that the weather isn't wet, this will be my weekend project. I think I'm going graphite, unless Autozone has some other nifty color. I do need to decide if I want silver lip of not -- these will be my winter rims...
ricified 10-13-2005 04:43 PM
[QUOTE=Superu WRX]Did mine with the Duplicolor, after a month now, I would not use ANY other paint, this stuff sprays EXCEPTIONALLY well! I was VERY impressed![/QUOTE]

I wanted to use Duplicolor, but the closest color they have to gold is bronze.

Anyone know any other brands that have wheel paint in gold? Or another type of paint in gold that will work with wheels too?

Thanks for your help.
Sideshowbob 10-14-2005 08:47 AM
I am currently in process-

Coarse grit Emery Paper to get the curbing and other nasty spots off.

Medium Emery Paper to get clear coat off.

Fine as a finishing layer.

I am too lazy to wetsand.... will post pics when done. I am going for flat black, so I am gonna use 4-5 coats of duplicolor black with no clear.


Finished pics-

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v650/BeantownWRX/NewWheel.jpg[/IMG]
ricified 10-16-2005 07:17 PM
currently in the process.

for everyone else, DON'T try to be thorough and use aircraft stripper to get the clearcoat off. i used that crap and one wheel is perfect, while another one has flakes of paint still coming off of it, both having stripper on it for the same amount of time and i have no idea why.

its dark, so i can't work on it anymore, but now i have to sand all the extra crap off before i prime it, and that's just a lot more hassle.

this is what i get for trying to be thorough, and now i have a lot moer work on my hands.

basically i spent 4 hours getting the wheels off, cleaning, stripping, and drying.

in conclusion, NO aircraft stripper.

oh, and even after applying aircraft stripper, there seems to be what looks like dirt on the rim. no amount of sanding or chemicals seems to be able to get it off.... what is it? should i just paint over it?
stArs Inked 10-16-2005 11:24 PM
[QUOTE=ricified]
oh, and even after applying aircraft stripper, there seems to be what looks like dirt on the rim. no amount of sanding or chemicals seems to be able to get it off.... what is it? should i just paint over it?[/QUOTE]

You did the smart thing, the aircraft stripper may just be a little too strong.

There is a spray can stripper that I used that was pretty strong, the MY04s come with a grey coat on them, so you are better off stripping that and the best part is the stripper will cut the left over brake dust and such that may be left behind. I will get them name of the stuff I used and post...
colombo140 10-17-2005 01:10 AM
[QUOTE=express_wagon][IMG]http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/611000-611999/611665_63_full.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/611000-611999/611665_64_full.jpg[/IMG]

OMG, what have i done?[/QUOTE]

oh god no!
Mitsu 10-19-2005 11:22 PM
has anybody done this with bronze on silver car?? I want to do it, but would like to se it first.

Thanks
thorongil 10-20-2005 07:27 AM
[QUOTE=Mitsu]has anybody done this with bronze on silver car?? I want to do it, but would like to se it first.

Thanks[/QUOTE]
There's a thread in the Wheel & Tire Forum regarding silver cars, [URL=http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=866136]"what collor rims for a silver wrx"[/URL], that shows several photos of bronze wheels on silver cars. Although there are no photos of stock wheels painted bronze, it might helpful.
Dreammaster2.5RS 10-24-2005 01:43 PM
I was thinking of doing gold. Someone asked but got no reply, whats a good brand to use for gold. Duplicolor doesn't have gold....which sucks.
Jasvboost 10-31-2005 10:40 PM
Well after riding on my 17's for longer than I wanted and the fact it snowed this past weekend, it's time to get the stockers back on. But not before painting them. Today I spent 3 hrs cleaning, fixing scratches with my Dremel, and wet sanding them. Tomorrow I'll paint them. Hopefully I'll get my new tires this week so I can have them mounted this weekend. :cool:
Jasvboost 11-01-2005 11:26 PM
Here they are.

BTW - As the last picture shows, very important if you like your lungs, to get some form of face mask indoors or out. ;)


[IMG]http://myspace-974.vo.llnwd.net/00289/47/95/289385974_l.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://myspace-417.vo.llnwd.net/00298/71/45/298175417_l.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://myspace-482.vo.llnwd.net/00289/28/42/289352482_l.jpg[/IMG]
subie4life 11-02-2005 11:03 AM
I did mine graphite too. Turned out great. I'm really glad I did it. I think it looks a lot better. There only winter wheels too.
[IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/subie4life/Subaru005.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/subie4life/Subaru003.jpg[/IMG]
enewtabie 11-02-2005 12:46 PM
I'm debating what color to paint my stockers..Gold,black or bronze.
thorongil 11-02-2005 03:23 PM
Javsboost, subie4life: Looks nice. I also recently painted a second set of stockers graphite and mounted some Dunlop Wintersport M3's on them. They look mean. Unfortunately, the tire shop did somethings and scratched off a bit of paint (down to the primer) in a few spots. I could probably touch it up (overspray), but I'd need to buy more paint and clear coat. I don't think I'm going to worry about it too much as they are my winter wheels.
subie4life 11-02-2005 04:34 PM
Yeah, I think it'll be really easy to resand and paint a few chips once a year. I haven't had any chipping at all so far.
Mitsu 11-25-2005 01:20 PM
bump....what paint for gold, like the jdm stockers
[img]http://www.aa-collection.com/autoartshopping/images/items/78631a2.jpg[/img]
Mitsu 11-25-2005 01:21 PM
bump....what paint for gold, like the jdm stockers?
[img]http://www.aa-collection.com/autoartshopping/images/items/78631a2.jpg[/img]
njskatchmo 12-22-2005 12:19 AM
Does the paint hold up against tire mounting?
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