Painting your Wheels, How to PowerPoint.

[subunix]

Lookin good

[ctluba]

Great post, Wheels look great!!! One question, can you perform this process on the stock chrome wheels. I am in the process of either buying aftermarket, powder coating or trying your do-it-yourself method. Thanx for the info.

Also, what is the deal with using bed liner? I have never heard of this before. I started to check out the hummer forums and I have seen it mentioned a few times. Is it just more rugged and durable as opposed to paint? thanx

[sattv]

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[Hucky]

Originally Posted by ctluba

Great post, Wheels look great!!! One question, can you perform this process on the stock chrome wheels. I am in the process of either buying aftermarket, powder coating or trying your do-it-yourself method. Thanx for the info.

Also, what is the deal with using bed liner? I have never heard of this before. I started to check out the hummer forums and I have seen it mentioned a few times. Is it just more rugged and durable as opposed to paint? thanx

Nothing is gonna really bite into (etch) into the chrome, so you would need to start out with non-chrome wheels to make it worth your money

If your dead set on chrome, then you should have them chemically dipped to remove the chrome, sandblasting wont do it.

Using Line-x or Rhino coat, (Bedliner spray) is only temporary as well and will turn whitish in color in due time. If your shop doing the spray coat is any good, they will want your parts to be blasted and primer ready before they apply theyre warranted material.

If your Rig is strictly for getting dirty and not a dual purpose rig, then anything you do will be fine, but if your trying to impress the ladies, do it right.

Powder coat would be your longest lasting, and most bang for your buck method, they will media blast your rims before they powder coat, dont start with chrome rims, they wont powder coat and they cant blast them off.

Good Luck

[ctluba]

Hucky,

Thanx for the info. It is not that I am "dead set" on chrome wheels. I have chrome wheels that I want to black out. That is why I was asking if this process would work on chrome wheels. Anyway, I called a professional powder coating place today to get a quote for the wheels. They have not called back yet, but I think this (the powder coating) is the option I may go with.

[Hucky]

Originally Posted by ctluba

Hucky,

Thanx for the info. It is not that I am "dead set" on chrome wheels. I have chrome wheels that I want to black out. That is why I was asking if this process would work on chrome wheels. Anyway, I called a professional powder coating place today to get a quote for the wheels. They have not called back yet, but I think this (the powder coating) is the option I may go with.

Welcome

Dead Set, I was trying to say, "that if your dead set on using" your existing chrome wheels its gonna be more hassles, time and money than starting out with a set of factory painted wheels, thats all.

Keep up on the powder coat guys, they are pains in the ass and get that quote in writing, Its not like they went to college to start a powder coat business


They also have Textured type powder coating, giving you the look of a Line X or Rhino coat spray look?

[Alan06SUT]

Nice job. I was lazy...I just took off the wheels, scuffed them hard with a scotch brite pad (one per wheel), painted them w/ three coats 5 min between coats. I just let the overspray get on the tires. One trip off road and the overspray is gone, plus you couldnt even see it when it was there.

[Hucky]

Originally Posted by Alan06SUT

Nice job. I was lazy...I just took off the wheels, scuffed them hard with a scotch brite pad (one per wheel), painted them w/ three coats 5 min between coats. I just let the overspray get on the tires. One trip off road and the overspray is gone, plus you couldnt even see it when it was there.

Go to your Room your done for today