Painting Rims

[Eastcoast SHO]

quick question, has anyone rattle canned their rims, if so, does it hold up?, also what would be the procedure( sand, prime,sand,paint,sand clearcoat?),and if i were to paint mine white what would be the best color white? thanks in advanced

 

[dantheman68]

duplicolor sells wheel specific paints... thats your best bet if youre going to paint them white...


otherwise they make a van and truck paint that holds up pretty well too...

 

[smokin joe]

duplicolor sells wheel specific paints... thats your best bet if youre going to paint them white...


otherwise they make a van and truck paint that holds up pretty well too...

Yeah most use the duplicolor wheel paint or any high heat paint, most about painting wheels has been covered, so try a search on the forum and all your questions will be answered

 

[1993MTXSHO]

clean, very light sanding, sprayed with duplicolor wheel paint:

EDIT: dont use duct tape because you ran outta masking tape, the crap gets all over the tires lol.

 

[LeddZepp8687]

clean, very light sanding, sprayed with duplicolor wheel paint:

EDIT: dont use duct tape because you ran outta masking tape, the crap gets all over the tires lol.

Amen to that. I painted some spare 16x7.5" wheels I was gonna put drag radials on. I Duct taped them and there are still traces of adhesive on the tires.

Oh and you probably wanna see where your leaking brake fuild from. I see the funnel and container of fluid.

 

[1993MTXSHO]

found my brake fluid leak!

 

[LeddZepp8687]

found my brake fluid leak!

You kidding or serious?

 

[dantheman68]

oooh is that the rare 4 wheel steering SHOs? it sure looks like it!!

 

[ty91sho]

^^^^ahahah^^^
yea i painted mine black. i took a scuff pad and scuffed them and took some wax and grease remover on them and sprayed them with the cheep 98cent black and it still looks good to me. i wish i would have put a clearcoat on them. still they look good

 

[1993MTXSHO]

im serious, thats why the brake fluid was out, that was a pic right after i just finished fixing my sho after my accident. thats why the slicers were painted and put on, i killed my other rims.

 

[JoesSHO]

Hey! I've seen the 4-wheel steer "SHO" Jess? U there?

 

[hawkeye18]

Yeah, once I had not only the 4-wheel steer SHO but the 4-wheel-steer-zero-turning-radius SHO. Forgot to hook one of the control arms up after a sway bar job. whooooops.

Also, the ratchet, brake fluid, funnel, and hose, I can see, but the brick!?!? what's that, for smashing the windows in after it ****** you off?

 

[DHMag]

when i painted mine, i wetsanded with a fine grit sponge, rinse, dried, tack-clothed, then used Krylon Engine Black Gloss and followed with Engine Clearcoat. if you strip the existing paint from the wheel and start with bare aluminum, youll end up with a dull fish scaled finish.

 

[97SHOgt]

I painted mine this past winter with the Duplicolor white wheel painted. It matches pretty good and should hold up to the heat, just is a pain in the a$$ to keep clean

 

[Eastcoast SHO]

you guys are the best, this is why my friends who own mustangs are jealous, not because of the car but because of the forum, everyone here is out to help everyone....the mustang forums, they laugh at you when you ask a question