school boy

for you guys that painted your wheels, i need a little advice. i've done a little research but everybody claims to have to best, longest lasting paint. i was wondering what process you took, what brand paints you used and did it last?
i took the wheels to be sand blasted today to remove the old chrome that was flaking. i plan on starting with bare aluminum. any help will be great
thanks in advance

kugzgt

POWDERCOAT! POWDERCOAT! POWDERCOAT!

your looking at about $65/rim

Moonshine

^^^ This. Paint sucks for wheels.

school boy

ive looked into powdercoating, just kinda weighing my options right now. the guy that i talk to about pc the wheels will charge 60 a wheel. plus im not sure if i want to go flat black or gloss black.

kugzgt

my co worker literally just got his rims powdercoated and they look absolutely beautiful and powdercoat is very durable

school boy

i agree with you there. you can literally hit it with a hammer and not hurt it.
i had this frame powder coated over 8 years ago. its been through 3 motors but the powder coat still looks great!

tdcalhoun89

prep work is key

StangKid018

+1 on that.

school boy

i agree. thats why im taking them down to bare metal so no matter which way i go, i have a good foundation

kugzgt

the guy my coworker took his to dips it in this nasty ****. it literally eats the paint or whatever right off