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  • Painting rims?

    How would you do it?

    Any ways to sand them down paint them then re-clearcoat it?

    I got a set wheels cheap woudl be cool to make them look new [img]smile.gif[/img]

  • #2
    the way i know to do it is to take them to a powder coating shop.
    2000 3.8 A4 Pewter Camaro

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    • #3
      what kind of rims? aluminum?
      BuickThunder.com<br />\"Think out side the bowtie\"

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      • #4
        Originally posted by BLLDOGG:
        the way i know to do it is to take them to a powder coating shop.
        yup...thats how i've heard too..i know a guy who had a white Z28 and wanted that 30th anniversary look...did some stripes and powder coated the rims white...it looked awesome
        <b>12 SECOND DUAL STAGE DRY NITROUS POWERED 98 A4 V6 CAMARO<br /><a href=\"http://www.mysickcamaro.50megs.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.MySickCamaro.50megs.com</a><br />Best ET: 12.82@103<br />Best MPH: 104.7<br />Best 60\': 1.75 - Stock TC</b><br /> </font><blockquote><font size=\"1\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\">quote:</font><hr /><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Originally posted by Shodown:<br /><strong>1DV6 runs 12\'s...enough said. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\">

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        • #5
          Cool I might look into that too...

          Just normal painted 5-star firebird wheels.

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          • #6
            ^^yup thats what the guy had...just the factory 5-star camaro wheels...came out REAL nice...go for it...but ya gotta post pics [img]smile.gif[/img]
            <b>12 SECOND DUAL STAGE DRY NITROUS POWERED 98 A4 V6 CAMARO<br /><a href=\"http://www.mysickcamaro.50megs.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.MySickCamaro.50megs.com</a><br />Best ET: 12.82@103<br />Best MPH: 104.7<br />Best 60\': 1.75 - Stock TC</b><br /> </font><blockquote><font size=\"1\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\">quote:</font><hr /><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Originally posted by Shodown:<br /><strong>1DV6 runs 12\'s...enough said. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\">

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            • #7
              I have an extra set of salad shooters without tires sitting around. I am thinking of powdercoating them in black. I don't know of any local shops that'll do it, but I'm sure they are around. Don't know what to do with the centercaps though I'm not sure if I want them powdercoated or not.
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              • #8
                yeah, powdercoating is the best way, any other way will look like **** after awhile. I was gonna powercoat the rims on my gtp white until i sold it. the estimated me at $45 a wheel
                Dont call me chief.<br /><br />2001 Camaro Convertible Rs Replica<br />1991 Acura Legend

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by MustangEater8251:
                  Any ways to sand them down paint them then re-clearcoat it?
                  Yep, easy and cheap. Some how the clear coat got chipped off one of my wheels, I figured it couldn't look any worse so i took some 2000 grit sand paper and sanded down a little spot then spray painted it with just normal duplicolor clear coat. Looks great, actually if you look close it looks better than the rest of the wheel. It's held up for almost a year now and still looks perfect.
                  <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/id/briansr\" target=\"_blank\">97 White Pontiac Firebird 3.8 A4</a><br />Mods- 2.75\" exhaust, Dynomax muffler, magnaflow cat, SLP CAI, Hypertech 160* thermo, Fan switch<br />Suspension-Kumho Ecsta 712\'s, 32mm/19mm sway bars<br /><br />Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don\'t fail us now. <br />-Elwood Blues

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                  • #10
                    $45 a rim is a good deal. Considering the prep work for each one can easily take an hr+ and that is just sand blasting the visible front part...

                    Could probably get it down to $25-30 a rim of you stripped off the paint yourself. Aircraft stripper comes in a spray can.
                    BuickThunder.com<br />\"Think out side the bowtie\"

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                    • #11
                      for what its worth some tips I got over at cz28.com if anyone was interested...

                      http://web.camaross.com/forums/showt...=1#post2576692

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                      • #12
                        Sorry for bringing back an old topic but does anyone have pictures of salad shooters from a 96 camaro painted/powdercoated black???
                        My 1996 Camaro can be viewed at: <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/516798/1\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/516798/1</a>

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                        • #13
                          yeah i do, email me and ill send u pics
                          *1997 Camaro v6 3.8*<br />President of NorCal Sinister Six

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                          • #14
                            I painted the wheels on my 94' Camaro (salad shooters) from white to dark gray. I just cleaned them really good, then took a burgandy scuff pad (3M makes them) scuffed them with that realy good. Then I primered them heavy, then painted them with dark gray, and then finally clear coated them. Did this about 3 to 4 months ago and have not had any problems. Just a cheap alternative. Good luck with whatever you choose to do.

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