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?

 

I used 3-4 layers of matte clear coat.

 

I'd say go for the glossy

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

listen to the man. i would definitely do this.

 

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

 

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

 

Are you retarded?

 

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....