How To: Repair curb rash and paint rims

[habeansha]

Do you think I could get away with just painting the face, or is that an invitation for it to bubble again? (i'm only planning to repaint it silver)

if u got the money do whatever u want cuz u can always sand it off and do it again
or you can do it right the first time

thats what everyone else says, or you can just be like me and do whatever u like

i think you could get away with just sanding the front part and painting it silver, clear it if you want, i personally dont think the clear is that great but i live on a dirt road and my rims are getting polka dotty from rocks chipping off the top layer of clear and paint

what is this bubble thing though?

 

[clicknext]

if u got the money do whatever u want cuz u can always sand it off and do it again
or you can do it right the first time

thats what everyone else says, or you can just be like me and do whatever u like

i think you could get away with just sanding the front part and painting it silver, clear it if you want, i personally dont think the clear is that great but i live on a dirt road and my rims are getting polka dotty from rocks chipping off the top layer of clear and paint

what is this bubble thing though?

Heh I don't really have the money to do it over and over again, but it'd be nice to save some time/effort if I can, and still do a good job of it.

The paint on the protege5 rims have a tendency to bubble and peel after a while, especially if driven on salted roads. Here's a pic from the original post:

I'm getting this, but I'm not really sure what the cause of it is in the first place, I just don't want it to happen again after a couple years.

 

[Azaizai]

if you put clear coat over your rims (a few coats) it should keep the corrosion down (that bubbling). It also helps if you clean your rims (whether painted or not) occaisionally to keep the salt from embedding in your paint and making a lil home for itself.

I've read another article that recommends doing a super fine grit sanding (like 1200 grit or higher) on the first coat of clear in order to get a more smooth, polished look.

I had to start all over again 'cause I dont think I was cleaning properly (had a cheap wheel cleaner that left spots behind and caused the paint to rise and do stupid crap)...hopefully I can get it right this time, or I'll be spending more money on paint and paper than I've spent on the rims ><

 

[MazdaSpeeder]

Heh I don't really have the money to do it over and over again, but it'd be nice to save some time/effort if I can, and still do a good job of it.

The paint on the protege5 rims have a tendency to bubble and peel after a while, especially if driven on salted roads. Here's a pic from the original post:

I'm getting this, but I'm not really sure what the cause of it is in the first place, I just don't want it to happen again after a couple years.

I've got this too...in addition to some horrendous curb rash from the previous owner. I'm just planning on doing some serious sanding and priming before painting and hoping for the best...

 

[CulRidr]

if you put clear coat over your rims (a few coats) it should keep the corrosion down (that bubbling). It also helps if you clean your rims (whether painted or not) occaisionally to keep the salt from embedding in your paint and making a lil home for itself.

I've read another article that recommends doing a super fine grit sanding (like 1200 grit or higher) on the first coat of clear in order to get a more smooth, polished look.

I had to start all over again 'cause I dont think I was cleaning properly (had a cheap wheel cleaner that left spots behind and caused the paint to rise and do stupid crap)...hopefully I can get it right this time, or I'll be spending more money on paint and paper than I've spent on the rims ><

For the "gritty" feel of the clearcoat, as long as the rest of paint was done right, which you eluded you didn't do to a bad cleaner, you need to give it all a quick job of wet-sanding. Once the clear was applied and dried, use 2000grit VERY gently all over the rim. You'll feel a massive difference. Mine went from a dusty/sandy feel to a soft/polished finish.

 

[mazdaspeed777]

I've got this too...in addition to some horrendous curb rash from the previous owner. I'm just planning on doing some serious sanding and priming before painting and hoping for the best...

Read the first page to fix the curb rash. The bondo spot puddy is also great to fix those bubbling corroded areas

 

[Azaizai]

my apologies if this pic is super big (and very poorly edited) but I was thinking about painting my rims slightly different than just stock.

For reference these would be going on a classic red protege5 with legally tinted windows and a set of tein s-techs. I'm probably going to get some 205/45's for tires.

Any and all opinions welcome

 

[red95_240sx]

hmmm

 

[MazdaSpeeder]

I kinda like it...it's definitely different, but not ricey or anything...just make sure you get those tape lines right! Also, why are you going with 205s? 205s look so narrow on that rim...since you can, why don't you go 215 or even 225? I can vouch for the fact that the difference between 205s and 215s is huge...larger contact patch FTW!

 

[clicknext]

I don't know if I like that as much as the normal color. But I think it has the potential to look decent, probably best when the black isn't too shiny, maybe a flat or trim black so that it doesn't steal attention away from the silver part.

 

[Azaizai]

didnt think 215/45's would fit with a drop and the 17's.

...and I randomly called a powder coater that started up nearby...and he told me 40 bucks a rim (soda blasting included)...so I think creativity is out the door and straight silver is back on the menu

...unless they cant sand out the curb rash :/

 

[red95_240sx]

ive seen it on a truck today, and i thought exactly of this thread. it looks good what color is ur car?

 

[Azaizai]

classic red, I saw it on a big dumb cummins diesel too, lol...I just dunno if all that black would look good.

sold my world of warcraft account last night, so I can afford the powder coating...but I dunno if they can do a dual color thing like the pic above

 

[TWISFM]

ok so im doing this mod as we speak. took me about 4 hours of just prep...so now i started to do the primer and im only on my third coat(doing 4 coats). The problem im having is that its now dark outside and i dont have enough light to see perfectly...so my question is would it be bad to let the primer sit over night and then paint tomorow...?? need help asap please

 

[habeansha]

i cant remember if i let the primer sit for awhile so i checked the dates of the pictures on my photobucket acct

i primered on 7/14 and started painting on 7/27

so i think it should be alright but then again my rims look like this now:

but thats more from neglect and living on a dirt road

 

[TWISFM]

how you gunna do that to me haha. hmm if yours were cleaned would they look like they did in the begining. but you think i should be ok just painting them tomorow then...your answer kinda sketches me out! ha

 

[TWISFM]

bump for more answers because if im planning on sticking to the schedual in this how to i have about 15 min before i should started painting over primer...

 

[justanothermp5]

i cant remember if i let the primer sit for awhile so i checked the dates of the pictures on my photobucket acct

i primered on 7/14 and started painting on 7/27

so i think it should be alright but then again my rims look like this now:

but thats more from neglect and living on a dirt road

can we get some droppage please!!

 

[TWISFM]

no answer for me??

 

[red95_240sx]

o yea lettin things sit longer is better is what they say. id sand the primer and start with the color coats.