Hey all got a hair up my arss today and wanted to paint my rims so I went and bought paint and all but thought I beter think about this for a second. Basically what I want to know is do I need to do any prep work. I have the stock SE six spoke 17's. Also is there a way I can paint them on the car with out getting paint on the rotors but making it look clean too?

Any and all help will be much appreciated.

P.S.

Flat, Gloss, or Satin Finish? That has been picking my mind all day!

-Stan

 

i think you would need to sand it first..
but anything.. i dont think regual paint would last on the rims..it would chip of

power coat it..

 

Here is a thread another member made after painting his OEM wheels. Probably will have better results removing them from the car.

 

I must be a retard. He said that he followed the how to fourm but I can't find anything. Unfortunatly he didnt go into detail other than the tools he used hoping some one can enlighten me.

 

as i suspected i was a retard i was looking in the wrong how to forum

 

could u post the link?

im thinkin of painting my 2k2 rims

 

found it:

http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...2&postcount=17

 

just painted them yesterday. scuffed up the clear with some 120 grit sand paper after washing them a couple times of course then put two coats of primer on it. after that i put two coast of flat black on and it came out great if this doesnt hold up then i will do it the other way but i think this will work

 

Show some pics if you took some.

 

I'd definately take the rims off the car, sand them real nice, hit them with at least two coats of primer, give them a couple of coats of color, and then give them a couple of coats of clearcoat to make sure they hold up nice

 

I will be taking pic's soon of my car the weather has been beautiful so I might get creative. I was thinking if I should do it at my work or in my street. I just gotta wash it.

oh no clear. clear on flat looks funky

 

clean n degrease the rims off the car, wet sand down with 800-1000 grit s-paper, wash off and allow to FULLY dry(humidity is the biggest enemy),apply first coat of desired paint, allow to dry. lightly wet sand with 1200-1500 grit, allow to dry again. one more coat, allow to dry again. your done.

 

did you also paint the inside / backside?