DIY Paint OEM Rims

This is my first DIY for anything and first time spray painting.
My resources were
1. http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/exter...curb-rash.html
2. http://carbodywork.blogspot.com/2006...-car-rims.html
3. http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=195524
4. http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showt...t=paint+wheels
5. http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=373892



First gather supplies
Oven for rims (recommended)
Steel wool Assortment Pack (Wal-Mart)
Automotive Sandpaper (Auto parts store)
Krylon Primer (Your choice I got white)
Dupli-color Wheel coating (Graphite, clear coat, and Black)


http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...3/HPIM0092.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...3/HPIM0090.jpg

1st step wash rims I bought mine from another RX8club member cornholio 135 so tires were off hope to find good wheel place where they wont scratch my rims when it comes time to put tires on.

Second step Scuffing rims this being my first time doing it I just worked my way down on the assortment packs of sand paper and steel wool. Here is pic if you can see scuffs maybe I should of done more but it came out alright.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...3/HPIM0054.jpg

Third step now wash rims again and ensure they are completely dry. Hint my first mistake was not flipping rims to facilitate the holes on rim of draining of all water.
Now its time to primer I did three coats a coat every ten minutes no need to bake. I let it sit for about two hours and went to dinner.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...3/HPIM0057.jpg


Forth step Color of your choice instruction says two thin coats and one medium coat so I did just that. Ill show you every coating.
1st coat missed alot
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...3/HPIM0061.jpg
2nd coat little better
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...3/HPIM0064.jpg
3rd coat hope I got it all
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...3/HPIM0068.jpg

Now to bake at 300 degrees for oven that wont close and 200 for one that will.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...3/HPIM0073.jpg
After baking. Let rim cool for 20 minutes

Fifth step Clear coat same instructions as color tip wipe down to remove any dust or particles I did mine and found a hair to late hardly noticeable. Recommend you do it in day mine went into the night and light made it hard to see where I missed.
1st coat
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...3/HPIM0076.jpg
2nd coat
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...3/HPIM0077.jpg
3rd coat held to lamp so I can see where we missed.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...3/HPIM0078.jpg
Bake for 10 minutes let cool for 20 minutes.


And now the finished project
By itself
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...3/HPIM0088.jpg
And for comparison
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...3/HPIM0084.jpg

I did center cap without baking and painted mazda emblem black no chrome on my car so I figured it would look good.

 

wowza.. looks just awesome!

 

a few more tries and you'll get better at it. you hsould try getting the back of the rims and inside as well. but not bad for a first-timer. =)

 

damn, i like that color!

 

looks hella sick, good work bro.

 

any pics of them on the car?

 

Hey, I saw this while I was perusing things to do to my car. I have a bit of curb rash ( sad face ) and read through your linked resources. Sounds like it should be an easy fix, time consuming, but easy. Why do you bake the paint on? Just curious. Does it make it more durable? I noticed you went for Wheel Paint (obvious choice) but do you have any comments on why not use the "Engine Paint" that someone else claimed to be more durable? Thanks for the great DIY!

 

x2..

 

looks good. keep us posted on how it holds up. i would recommend powdercoating to be honest.

 

I had a friend that painted his OEM wheels, They looked nice but the paint did not last at all. It chipped and flaked around the rim section and hub bore and didn't look too good after a while on the car.

But you took a more "professional" approach by dismounting the tires and doing some good surface prep, so yours may hold up differently.

 

x 3

 

x4. Can I see them up close. I have a sick camera.

 

uh... you know that if you bake that kind of chemical inside a food oven, you pretty much contaminated your oven with the toxic chemicals which make that oven useless now for using with foods.

 

i'm thinking about body color matching mine... Velocity red, tri coat will be interesting on these, but if it doesnt 100% match, no biggie....

 

epic fail. i thought the author finally posted pics of them on his car.

 

Thats crazy....good stuff dude

 

Looks nice. Where did you buy your Krylon primer and duplicolor paint?

 

usually parts store; autozone, etc. has it.

 

Can we see them on the car?

 

Your house didn't stink from baking the paint?

 

ive done this before.. on my rx8.. and it took me about 3-4 days to do.. well worth the wait though.. they lok awesome!! but they need a new coat of clear.. its been bout a year since ive done it. and theyve held up well against chipping and rocks.. the paint i used was the flat black at any store for my primer and i used black engine enamel for the base coat.. i repeated this back and forth until i reached the desired look i wanted.. then i cleared them. I couldnt figure out how to get the pic on here.. but go to the link to see them.

 

Anyone know what's a good color to match the original OEM rim color for touch-ups? I'm planning on remounting the summer rims soon and would like to repair the scratches and gouges before I do.

 

this thread helped alot!

but i didnt use index cards.

i used computer paper to help keep in the overspray.

 

sick... i was suppose to do mine this weekend but after washing them i got too lazy.. haah next week im gonna bang em out...


i still have tires on my stockies... how important is it to bake em?

 

How are they holding up?? I have been thinking about changing there color for a bit and this seems like a nice way to do it.