Paint your own black wheels?!
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Paint your own black wheels?!
i have the 17 inch grey GT wheels and i was really wanting to paint them a shiny black like the after-market ones. i get the feeling materials and every thing is going to cost either a lot, or surprisingly a little. i was seeing if any one had tried to paint their own wheels or not. i also looked into the duplicolor enamel kit but i dont think it has enough shine or clear coat or what on it. i really want a professional job. and if i can just get some help figuring out the materials i have a painter that can do it for me.
Any help would be appreciated!
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RE: Paint your own black wheels?!
I bought high gloss black spray paint from lowes, dont remember the brand.Also bought the same brand of paint in a high gloss clear coat. I took the wheels off, taped them up, left the lip polished.Then i took some fine grit sand paperand sanded them down a little bit, hit them with somesimple green and cleaned them very very very verywell. Sprayed them with 3-4 light coats of black followed by 3 coats of clear. Let dry, reinstall. Thats the kwik version
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RE: Paint your own black wheels?!
ORIGINAL: 5SPD07GT
I bought high gloss black spray paint from lowes, dont remember the brand.Also bought the same brand of paint in a high gloss clear coat. I took the wheels off, taped them up, left the lip polished.Then i took some fine grit sand paperand sanded them down a little bit, hit them with somesimple green and cleaned them very very very verywell. Sprayed them with 3-4 light coats of black followed by 3 coats of clear. Let dry, reinstall. Thats the kwik version
I bought high gloss black spray paint from lowes, dont remember the brand.Also bought the same brand of paint in a high gloss clear coat. I took the wheels off, taped them up, left the lip polished.Then i took some fine grit sand paperand sanded them down a little bit, hit them with somesimple green and cleaned them very very very verywell. Sprayed them with 3-4 light coats of black followed by 3 coats of clear. Let dry, reinstall. Thats the kwik version
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RE: Paint your own black wheels?!
HAHA, I went ahead and painted mine since i was going to buy aftermarket wheels which i still have never bought. I believe it was 3 cans of each kind of paint. It was not duplicolor. I went to all the parts stores and no one had the duplicolor wheel paint in black. I used a high gloss industrial lacquer of some sort from Lowes. Its held up fairly well considering the winter here up north and the semi black topped slash gravel road my parents live on.
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