DIY rim painting

[Katyboi]

I recently repainted my SSR faces and i did a totally different approach.

why didnt you wet sand them ? like use various stages of sand paper then smooth it out

what I did was use 300grit then 500. Apply 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of your color paint. Then i applied like 5-6 coats of clear. Let it bake in the sun and my wheels came out perfect.

I wouldnt use plastidip as the adhesive cause remember that shit can peel, and all your work is LOST.

Just my 2 cents OP

[electricalbox]

WTF is this lol... DIY rim painting tutorials can be found on hundreds of websites, as well as a tutorial on the back on the freaking can!

I don't know what to say OP, normally I am never negative towards anyone anywhere, but Jesus Christ those look terrible!

I am guessing you are quite young and inexperienced with this (by your comment of getting money together for a few cans) so I would highly advise you to read the directions on the cans... you did one or more of the following:

1. Sprayed way to much
2. Sprayed in very cold weather
3. Sprayed way to close

Clean off that wheel and start again, IMHO by the pictures in no way can any of that present coating exist on a decent outcome.

BOL and please check out the many tutorials all over the internet.

[ktfright]

How did this come out?

[Dave_The_BMXER]

it came out really good but when you try to peel it off it breaks

I think that's caused by a chemical reaction with normal paint and plastidip. I've heard a few people say it does weird things.

[scweet14]

What the hell am I reading

You're using plastidip as primer?

This isn't going to end well...

I had originally seen it on a 350z forum I think. He dipped all of his wheels with a few coats, and then painted them like I plan on doing. Of course his came out great and mine are starting to take a turn for the worse

actually its a smarter idea if you want to lay a few layers of spray paint and not have to sand down your wheels. on my SC i did the same thing. i layed down 3 coats of plastidip and then 2 layers of spray paint. it came out really good but when you try to peel it off it breaks and i had to use a steamcleaner to get that shit off, but it came off completely

[PauliinaHirvonen]

this painting just looks amazing to me i liked it a lot brilliant car i wish if i could have the same car now

[bennkishh]

Wtf is this shit!



Last time i painted my rims ( with duplicolor rattle can from autozone) this is how it turned out. This is dry to the touch by the way.



With the right amount of sanding and PREP WORK!!!! then primer ,base coats ,and clear .you should end up with a glassy finish and the reflection should be crisp and mirror like. So assuming you know how to move a can from side to side in smooth strokes it shouldnt be a problem LOL. if the surface is CLEAN The dip should go on smooth. Keep trying.

Goddamn your wheels look professional! The light has a lot to do with how that picture looks, it wasnt quite as globby as it appears. After letting them dry completely with those coats, it looked damn smooth, but I'm guessing it shrunk ever so slightly upon drying, so the separation around the lip occurred. I spent quite a while cleaning these, but decided not to sand to keep the integrity of the wheels up.

[bennkishh]

Of course nothing stuck. Paint is all about prep. 80% prep 20% paint for reg old woodhouse paints. Prep on metal is even more important. You can't just spay onto them.

And from what i've seen with plasti dip first it sucks. Second it never lays flat so that is a horrible idea for a base coat. And you may have well just painted it on.


Time to sand man

I mainly did this so that I could go back to bare aluminum with just a few minutes of peeling. Sanding the rim down would make the bare rim look like dick.

[SD202]

Wtf is this shit!



Last time i painted my rims ( with duplicolor rattle can from autozone) this is how it turned out. This is dry to the touch by the way.



With the right amount of sanding and PREP WORK!!!! then primer ,base coats ,and clear .you should end up with a glassy finish and the reflection should be crisp and mirror like. So assuming you know how to move a can from side to side in smooth strokes it shouldnt be a problem LOL. if the surface is CLEAN The dip should go on smooth. Keep trying.

[tones]

Of course nothing stuck. Paint is all about prep. 80% prep 20% paint for reg old wood\house paints. Prep on metal is even more important. You can't just spay onto them.

And from what i've seen with plasti dip first it sucks. Second it never lays flat so that is a horrible idea for a base coat. And you may have well just painted it on.


Time to sand man

[keeton]

What the hell am I reading

You're using plastidip as primer?

This isn't going to end well...

This.

When did paint become something that was supposed to be peeled off?

[bennkishh]

To go along with this theme, I'm going to make a welding DIY tomorrow.





I've never welded before in my life.

I've done this a few times prior, but I don't think any of those sets of wheels were aluminum like these are. Every other time I've done this, it came out great and they've lasted a while (read: until they get curbed) haha.

[bennkishh]

Salad shooters tend to bubble after too many coats or too thick of coats so be careful they can be a pita to paint should of just polished them...

Yeah they bubbled up a bit upon shooting them. I kind of want to polish them. I'm really indecisive when it comes to this, mainly because there's a million things you can do to these wheels.

I guess these are the mistakes you can afford to make when you're young!

[Funtington]

To go along with this theme, I'm going to make a welding DIY tomorrow.






I've never welded before in my life.

I'm going to make a DIY having a girlfriend

[willis]

To go along with this theme, I'm going to make a welding DIY tomorrow.





I've never welded before in my life.