hey guy! i wanna repaint my slips coz its kinda dirty now even it cscrub it so i decided to just paint it.
So how can i do it? w/c clear do i need coz i dont like the glossy ones.
can you recommend a a good paint and clear coat?
thanks!

 

what color are you looking to paint them...In my experience painting rims i have used a few diff. types of paint..the duplicolor wheel paint is awesome paint but doesnt come in every color...if your looking for like a red or black or something just use duplicolor high heat paint...works really well and adheres to metal really well....will post a pic later of the wheels i painted...jus gotta go take a pic

 

im painting it the same color black.
its original color is flat black.
yeah can you post pics if you dont mind. also can you give me a link pls of the dupli color your talking about so i know what to buy.

Did you clear yours? i think clearing it is important so it wont chip when brushed and cleaned.

 

the clear coat is what makes paint shine. You can do this one of two ways. You can 1, simply degrease and scrub the rims and allow them to dry for atleast an hour or so , mask off the tires and then put on light coats of whatever color you chose(flatblack im assuming?) Do that for a few coats until its done perfect. If you have never painted anything before, take your time and put on light coats, allowing it to dry for a bit before putting on another coat. Try to do it in a clean area as well...as long as you take your time and do it right, you shouldnt have any problems. This is the easier route...usually at the shop we will sand them down with a fine sandpaper first, before the scrub and then let it dry then primer it. I guess it depends on how picky you are about details. The paint shouldnt chip as long as you arent using a hard-brisle brush...i personally use a seperate foam wash mit, they work best for not scratching wheels. I hope this works out for you and let us know how it turns out.

 

yea like he said the clear coat is to make it shine.. it also will protect the wheels from chipping but not completely neccesary if you do multiple coats of paint...it finally stopped raining here so ill go take some pix right now...

 

Heres a pic of some rims i did, They were chrome ,The first pic shows how they looked after sandblasting. The second pic shows after 2 coats of paint and one coat of clear

 

doesnt look too bad. Good job. What color car are these going on?

 

and i thought they were slips?

 

@dDanner
thanks for the tips man! ive painted some stuff before but not rims
yeah ill probably just go for the shiny slips for a change. my honda is a silver 2000 coupe.
Ive wanted to paint my rims coz i recently baked my headlights last weekend. painted it w/ dupli color graphite gray. looks good so i decided to get the rims done so everything looks better.

can you recommend any high temp paints and clear? are the stuff from kragen, pepboys, autozone ok?

i want it cleared so its easier for the dirt to come off coz with just paint some times the dirt really sticks to the pain