Originally Posted by
XCELR8
First of all, I wouldn't paint wheels. I know that seems to be a pretty popular pass time amoungst many posters here, but I think it looks like shit and within about 5,000 miles, they're fucked. Spend the money and get them powder coated. But if your insistent on painting them, sand them down with some fine sandpaper, wash with a wax & grease remover like PPG DX330, prime and paint with a rattle can of your choice. Viola, painted wheels that look like shit.
i put over 15,000 miles on those wheels (got rid of them along with the car) and even after multiple washes, cleanings with a "wheel brush" (those hard things from pep boys) they never chipped or anything. i prepped the wheels by sanding them down and washing them with water and degreaser, after drying i wiped with some surface prep (tack cloth), sealed and shoot. it all depends on how you do it. these turned out pretty good imo. only took me about 2 hours or so since there were no tires on them.