Painting steel rims??

A wire brush, some brake cleaner, and plastidip. That's what I did and turned out great! Been 8 months and not even a blemish, if it gets scuffed, peel it off and re-apply

Basically did the same , love the pastidip

mijeeper80 said:

A wire brush, some brake cleaner, and plastidip. That's what I did and turned out great! Been 8 months and not even a blemish, if it gets scuffed, peel it off and re-apply

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Thanks for the advice. Where do you get plastidip? Is it pretty easy/foolproof to use?

Gah...plastidip...

Can you just use a can of krylon and forget the "just peel and reapply" hokum. Picture sitting in your driveway picking at that shit till your fingers bleed.

Just a one second shot of krylon...touched up.

Those tuner guys showed that to a guy with a jeep and the infection spread.

If you go the spray paint route instead of plastidip, what do you have to do in terms of prep, primer, and what brand paint is best for wheels?

DREDnot said:

Gah...plastidip... Can you just use a can of krylon and forget the "just peel and reapply" hokum. Picture sitting in your driveway picking at that shit till your fingers bleed. Just a one second shot of krylon...touched up. Those tuner guys showed that to a guy with a jeep and the infection spread.

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don't agree!! Blahh!! It holds up amazingly awesome. Obviously you have not used it. F KRYLON it's junk. Been there done that and it fades, cracks, it's junk

Plastidip works great, Lowe's and Home Depot both have it.

Opinions are like (o)s. Everyone has one. Here's mine.
I would forget about paint or plastidip. I would have my wheels powdercoated. Typically, they media blast or sandblast the wheel to remove any old paint. Then they spray on the powdercoat and bake it at a high temprature. It costs a little more than paint or plastidip but it is the most durable finish that I know of other than chrome. There are kits that you can get (Whitney maybe?) and bake in your home oven. There are probable a few powdercoating companies in Phoenix. Good Luck, L.M.

pthrashe said:

If you go the spray paint route instead of plastidip, what do you have to do in terms of prep, primer, and what brand paint is best for wheels?

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Any brand of paint is fine.
You are not restoring some concours quality showcar.
Just take some steel wool/ scotchbrite and scuff up the surface. Clean with acetone, lacquer thinner, etc.

Ive tried plastidip to see what everyone was all gaga over....it has its uses, but its not anything i would bother with again.

Powder coating is another overrated coating. I currently work for a powdercoater in phoenix. It too has its uses, but i can powder coat anything i want for free but wouldnt bother. It chips along sharp edges and then starts to rust underneath. Its mainly a bragging point. And , its expensive. Hence the bragging.

pthrashe said:

I've got my hands on an old set of steel 5-star Jeep rims, and I'd like to paint them black or matte black. Are there any secrets, products, and/or techniques that anyone can recommend for cleaning/scuffing the rims, applying a primer, and putting the final coat(s) on them? Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Do you have a pic of your wheels or a pic of similar from the net? I'm not sure which you are referring to.

Wash 'em, get a rattle can of black & paint 'em. Done!

Don't over complicate it! They're WHEELS!!!!

If you go the pastidip route Pep boys also sells it

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This is the before photo. Now to get a little dirty!

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How did they turn out? I like those rims. Look good with many tire combos.

Whats that oddball fifth wheel? Looks like a 16"