kgonz012

so i painted a spare rim that i had black...i basically sanded, used primer, then painted it with duplicolor high heat engine paint( low gloss black)...this is the pic before clear coat....i'm wondering if i should just leave it with out clear coat.....note(clear coat makes it a little glossy) or use clear coat?

krijpipudht

I used 3-4 layers of matte clear coat.

briann

I'd say go for the glossy

kgonz012

thanks guys!!!!...goin for the clear coat...i will post pics of the ride soon

Rotr8

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go ahead and paint the inside of the barrell too, looks kinda funny with the face being black and the inside of the rim being silver

krijpipudht

I just leave it that way. I'm lazy to paint whole thing.
Once install, you would not see any different.
Our 8 is lower than other car so it is quite dark behind the rims.

perks11

looks very nice. how long did it take you to paint them?

nvrfalter

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listen to the man. i would definitely do this.

Renesis07

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how did you paint them? just sanding, primer, paint, clear? Was it with spray paint?

canaryrx8

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er...wrong. It'll stick out like *** if you don't paint the entire spoke, try picturing my wheels with only the front painted.

TopGear8

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Are you retarded?

kgonz012

i used a 3 inch wire cup brush to scuff rim up....then sanded edges with 120 grit sand paper.....then cleaned dust off with compressed air....primed it...then painted...i just applied clear coat...it looks sicks as ****....gonna do all rims this weekend....will be posting pics soon...it took about 30 minutes....