2010 camaro rs rims?

[Starfall]

Hey guys, so for a long time my 2010 v6 rs’s rims have been chipping,bubbling and all types of stuff and it looks to be black powder coating, they aren’t glossy, they’re just dual and look terrible. I am planning on re painting them correctly (with black glossy spray paint.) however i can’t seem to find any details on the rims, is it just normal powder coating or is it this pve chrome bullshit as well as powder coating, i’ve been able to chip quite a bit of it off with a chisel (mildy damaging the rim while doing it) so i’m going to ve sanding them, right now i’m trying to use this qwik strip paint thinner stuff, while it seemed to take off the top layer, there is still a even dualer black underneath it. I’ve heard about airplain stuff but i’m not trying to die or have something burn through my hands, any help will be greatly appreciated on how to get this bullshit off.


Pic of my car:

This picture is of the “good side” of the rims, the other side has blatant squares of the powder coating or whatever it is coming off.

Here is the bad side, i have gotten a decent amount off since i took this pic

[Sir Nuke]

Starfall, if your wheels are stock, they were just painted, not Power Coated. and if you are going to paint them with a spray can, once again, they will just be painted and truly, won't hold up.....if you want to have great looking black wheels, you heed to take they to a professional powder coater.

[Starfall]

Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

Starfall, if your wheels are stock, they were just painted, not Power Coated. and if you are going to paint them with a spray can, once again, they will just be painted and truly, won't hold up.....if you want to have great looking black wheels, you heed to take they to a professional powder coater.

The RS rims aren’t powder coated?

[myold88]

A chisel....

[Rock-It Man]

I'm pretty sure your rims were painted or powder coated after-market, so who knows what's on them.

I would be inclined to take them to a professional wheel re-finisher. They will blast the stuff off and fix the damage you may have done trying to scrape them. The tires should be removed so they can put a good polish on the bead interface so it will hold air.

Also, I don't know what sort of paint stripper you are using, but if it's caustic it's probably not good for aluminum rims.

[PepeLePew]

Originally Posted by Rock-It Man

I'm pretty sure your rims were painted or powder coated after-market, so who knows what's on them.

I would be inclined to take them to a professional wheel re-finisher. They will blast the stuff off and fix the damage you may have done trying to scrape them. The tires should be removed so they can put a good polish on the bead interface so it will hold air.

Also, I don't know what sort of paint stripper you are using, but if it's caustic it's probably not good for aluminum rims.

I agree with Rock-it Man, take it to a wheel refinisher to get them powdercoated correctly. There is a guy in my area that does it for $125 per wheel and he blasts them and corrects any damage done to the wheel. When it is all said and done they look brand new and are very durable (unless you hit a curb)

[Avenging Orange]

I painted mine 2 yrs ago with ye ol rattle can and they have held up nicely. All in the prep.