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TJ91 · 09-15-2009, 06:22 PM

Hey guys, ive been wanting to have my wheels painted black for quite some time now. And then alot of people said why dont you do it yourself. So i did research and found the duplicolor wheel paint and watched videos on how to paint your wheels. I just wanted to know if there are any tips, caution warnings or any comments on doing this. Any advise would surely be appreciated.
I hear some saying to sand between paint coats and clear coats/
Let me know what you guys think and thanks in advance for any tips or warnings

BulletBob · 09-15-2009, 09:31 PM

I've been thinking of turning my wheels black too. Instead of painting/powder coating, I've been considering taking them to an anodizing shop in town. Don't know if you considered this but from what I've read about anodizing wheels, it seems to produce better results, its more durable and actually less expensive provided you don't have to ship the wheels anywhere. Anodizing produces flat colors though but I'm sure you could go gloss with a layer or two of clearcoat after anodizing.
Anyway, just wanted to throw the anodizing thing out there. If you've heard of any cons associated with anodizing, please let me know. Otherwise, if you've decided to paint, good luck and let us know how it turns out!

daphatgrant · 09-16-2009, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by BulletBob

I've been thinking of turning my wheels black too. Instead of painting/powder coating, I've been considering taking them to an anodizing shop in town. Don't know if you considered this but from what I've read about anodizing wheels, it seems to produce better results, its more durable and actually less expensive provided you don't have to ship the wheels anywhere. Anodizing produces flat colors though but I'm sure you could go gloss with a layer or two of clearcoat after anodizing.
Anyway, just wanted to throw the anodizing thing out there. If you've heard of any cons associated with anodizing, please let me know. Otherwise, if you've decided to paint, good luck and let us know how it turns out!

Interesting, I was planning on powedercoating mine.

TJ91 · 09-16-2009, 05:53 PM

Never thought about anodizing them, ill do the research on that but soo far its staring to look like a dDIY project for me

Going to test on the spare wheel first before hand

09-15-2009, 06:22 PM	#1
TJ91 :chevy: Drives: 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 13,035	Paint wheels with Duplicolor Wheel Paint Hey guys, ive been wanting to have my wheels painted black for quite some time now. And then alot of people said why dont you do it yourself. So i did research and found the duplicolor wheel paint and watched videos on how to paint your wheels. I just wanted to know if there are any tips, caution warnings or any comments on doing this. Any advise would surely be appreciated. I hear some saying to sand between paint coats and clear coats/ Let me know what you guys think and thanks in advance for any tips or warnings

09-15-2009, 09:31 PM	#2
BulletBob BulletBob Drives: Silver 2SS-RS-sunrf-blk stps Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 8	I've been thinking of turning my wheels black too. Instead of painting/powder coating, I've been considering taking them to an anodizing shop in town. Don't know if you considered this but from what I've read about anodizing wheels, it seems to produce better results, its more durable and actually less expensive provided you don't have to ship the wheels anywhere. Anodizing produces flat colors though but I'm sure you could go gloss with a layer or two of clearcoat after anodizing. Anyway, just wanted to throw the anodizing thing out there. If you've heard of any cons associated with anodizing, please let me know. Otherwise, if you've decided to paint, good luck and let us know how it turns out! __________________ Silver Ice 2SS-RS-sunroof-blk stripes Red Ducati Monster S2R1000-full Arrow Exhst

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09-16-2009, 05:53 PM	#4
TJ91 :chevy: Drives: 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 13,035	Never thought about anodizing them, ill do the research on that but soo far its staring to look like a dDIY project for me Going to test on the spare wheel first before hand