stock mp5 rims painted

[wiley858]

anyone ever try painting their rims? im thinking of repainting mine to a dull/off white. saw a msp with them and it looked sweet. havent seen a mp5 with white wheels though... i know they will be a b**** to keep clean but i dont care. ideas?

 

[phazed_mp5]

me along with others went that route. get duplicolor wheel paint (from wal-mart or kragen or whatnot) PM me if you have any problems. i painted mine graphite =]

 

[Moonman8]

pics?

 

[phazed_mp5]

pics?

sorry if you cant see them that well, this is the only daytime pic of my car and i havent got a chance to upp any others enjoy =]

 

[aMaff]

anyone ever try painting their rims? ... havent seen a mp5 with white wheels though... i know they will be a b**** to keep clean but i dont care. ideas?

I painted my auto-x rims (read: stockers) white. Lemme know if u have any questions.

 

[wiley858]

i havent seen pics of the midnight blue with white rims... i dont know what they will look like, and i dont feel like getting done and then finding out that they look horrible

 

[P-Funk!]

In the long term (2 yrs) any chipping/flaking? Problems cleaning?

 

[NeverSober]

get a pack or 2 of index cards, then slide them in between the rim and tire, this will keep the paint off the tires ands its def easier than taping.



Chris

 

[aMaff]

In the long term (2 yrs) any chipping/flaking? Problems cleaning?

I guess ur referring to me...
I dunno, I use em about once a month...and I've only used em once so far (last weekend).

get a pack or 2 of index cards, then slide them in between the rim and tire, this will keep the paint off the tires ands its def easier than taping.

Hmmm...that sounds like a pretty good idea. I went the traditional tape and newspaper approach...

 

[Yaggie1]

For those of you that have painted your stock wheels. Did you have the polished or just the painted wheels ? Any other steps aside from cleaning and sanding for prepping polished ones ? Did all of you guys leave the tires on and do it or have em removed ? I have been contemplating doing this for a while now and I think I am leaning more towards doing it than not.........

 

[aMaff]

Mine were painted black by the previous owner, so I really dunno what finish they were lol. I just sanded down the black w/ a 150 grit sanding sponge (get the 3M ones at walmart, they're angled so it makes it easy to get in all the nooks and crannies, you'll need 2 or 3).

 

[illusis]

did you have to clear coat it or anything or just a coat or 2 of paint...anyone interested in a quick how to?

 

[aMaff]

Well, I used 2 cans of Paint and about a half a can of clear. I did 4 REALLY light coats of white w/ abt 5 to 10 mins b/w coats (and I mean REALLY light, it took until abt the 3rd one for all the black to be covered up), and then did 3 light coats of clear

 

[illusis]

where did you buy the paint...and is it a spray?

 

[phazed_mp5]

i would definately take the wheels off. i didnt want to take a risk on getting the paint on my car. as for prep, i think the popular way to go is using 400 grit wet-sanding. its enough to take off the clear coat (and the to the primer if you're persistent)

 

[phazed_mp5]

where did you buy the paint...and is it a spray?

wal-mart for $4.67 a can (dupli-color wheel paint) and yes it is

 

[RallyeRedSi]

my p5 wheels were painted by the previous owner 2

 

[Yaggie1]

Sorry, let me clarify. I meant did anyone take the tires off the wheels themselves. My wheels are in the garage for winter.

i would definately take the wheels off. i didnt want to take a risk on getting the paint on my car. as for prep, i think the popular way to go is using 400 grit wet-sanding. its enough to take off the clear coat (and the to the primer if you're persistent)

 

[illusis]

thanks phazed_mp5 and aMaff for all the info gonna go to wallmart and get me some paint and do it sometime in the next 2 weeks

 

[aMaff]

Sorry, let me clarify. I meant did anyone take the tires off the wheels themselves. My wheels are in the garage for winter.

no, I didn't take em off. I just taped really well.

get the tape down between the lip of the rim and the tire w/ a flat head screwdriver. When you're done, they should looke like this