I purchased some steel wheels for my DD. My local autobody supply shop can put any color paint, single stage, in a rattle can. So I picked up my supplies and went to work. Sanded the wheels with 340 grit, then primed them with 2 coats, shot the back side with 3 coats of Semi-gloss black and the fronts with 3 coats of champagne to match my trim. They turned out great. They will be installed with bullets and stainless steel lugnuts. (the white lines between the center section and the outer ring is just from the flash)
Good looking. Should be that way quite a while, but even if you are fussy, it will only take an afternoon and $20 to tune them up again.
The auto body shop you refered to that supplied the rattle can paint is it a national outfit? I've never asked the ones I shop at - is it very common to do?
No, the auto body supply shop is a local place. Motor Car Colors, Moorestown, NJ. I don't know if all supply shops are able to do this. As a side note, it took about 2 days untill the champagne was cured, even though the heat in my shop is cranked up.
Most auto body supply shops will do it, I had checked into it once and they had a 12 can minimum. I guess it varies from place to place. I only needed one can, so that was out for me. Bob
I've done them many times with good old Duplicolor spray cans. Scuff 'em up, wipe them down with lacquer thinner, prime and paint. Bob
Man....if I had a nickel for every wheel I've spray painted.....I maybe coulda had one wheel done at a body shop... That looks great!
Yeah, now all the touch up paints are base coat/ clear coat, so clearing is a must if you want some shine out of it. Plus they stay clean longer. Bob
the duplicolor etching primer works super good.(the green one) rustolium has one too, but does not work nearly as good.
I did mine with Krylon BBQ Metallic paint! This picture was taken after I literally wiped the cobwebs off & sprayed it to see how it looked...all the wheels have been prepared properly now, and look even better....and yes, I have new tires.... Total cost? About $10.00
local body shop supplier will make up even one can of spray paint for about $13. sounds expensive but, for a special color not offered by major spray paint companies makes it worth it. plus, when trying to pick out a color for your ride it is good to try a test panel first. when doing rims still on tires use a 3" or so section of galvanized or aluminum that will wrap completely around rim with some over lap. use a very small clamp or something to keep it tight. then spread old towels or tape newspaper over tires. wrap some tape around valve stems. spray away with no over spray. especially if your tires have some type of coating like Amorall on them and tape will not stick.