| Paint your own Rims? Who would have thought | | | | rough surface required for the paint to |
| something previously done by professionals | | | | adhere, and as long as your rims had no |
| could be done in your own home. | | | | damage it should be good enough. |
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| While, the concept of painting your own rims | | | | Your rims are sanded; you have your paint and |
| has been around a few years now, many | | | | now are ready. First, make sure you clean all |
| questions pop up of how to do it and I | | | | sanding dust off the rims and ensure a |
| thought I would share my own experiences with | | | | totally clean surface so the paint will stick |
| painting my Integra stock rims. I have read | | | | and not flake off after your first drive out |
| up many examples of how to do this, but my | | | | with your newly painted rims!!! Here are my |
| first time trying was this year when I chose | | | | rims washed and ready to completely dry |
| to refinish my winter rims. I was quite | | | | before painting: |
| please with the outcome. | | | | |
| | | | My rims are masked off with newspaper and |
| First, what the hell do you need to paint | | | | masking tape. Of course you want to do this |
| your rims? Paint of course :) This is where | | | | so you don't turn your tires into the color |
| Duplicolor comes in with their wheel paint. | | | | you are painting. I don't want gunmetal |
| They offer paint colors to match your style | | | | painted tires. Also if you look close enough, |
| coming in white, gunmetal, classic silver and | | | | you will know that the lip has been masked |
| bronze as well. I chose to do mine in | | | | off as well. So I carefully applied the |
| gunmetal leaving my lip the stock polished | | | | masking tape on the lip to protect it from |
| style look. So here are your options: | | | | being painted as well. Also, you know the |
| | | | little thing you pump your air into, mask |
| So you chose your color, bought your paint | | | | that off as well unless you want that to have |
| and are semi-ready. First, you need to sand | | | | a color change as well :) |
| down your rims. Why? This gives the surface a | | | | |
| rough texture so the paint has something to | | | | The rims are dry, you have masked off what |
| adhere to. Reference the article to polish | | | | you don't want painted and now you are ready. |
| your rims on how sanding of the rims works. | | | | Put some newspaper on the ground and place |
| The only difference with this is how far you | | | | the rim on top of the newspaper. You don't |
| want to go. In my case, being winter rims | | | | want to paint the concrete underneath the rim |
| painted I chose not to go through the process | | | | so keep it clean with the newspaper. |
| of stripping the paint on the rims | | | | |
| completely. I simply sanded down the surface | | | | Now apply your first coat of paint. Let the |
| with 300 grit sandpaper ensuring to make | | | | paint dry well and next day admire your |
| everything sanded equally. This gives the | | | | handiwork and results. |