refinishing alloy rims

[thebarber]

anyone have any good, inexpensive methods for repainting or refinishing alloy rims?

i picked up a set off an mr2 and i was thinking about repainting them black...

i just want to refinish them such that they wont get scratched up when i get tires mounted....

anyone have ideas?

[Adriaan]

It better to get them refinished. There lots of place in montreal that can do it cheaper than toronto. When i went for my rims they said it would be 225$ for the set. If not there powder coating, while will run about 400 for a set.
If you still want to paint them get a place that will sand blast them, it will so much faster and they can get in those hard to reach places. Then head to a napa or any good paint place and get a good primer, if you can try to see what type of metal the rims is and get a primer made for that metal. Then paint away. Did it on my last rims for my paseo. As for mounting you'll have to get a place that handles vw deep dish rims. It mostly those cars that have the stretched tires on the rims, They do a good job.

[cali yaris]

or tape them off and paint them on the car. that's the CHEAP way!

[MUSKOKA800]

Wheel Wizards (in Ontario) was recommended to me by a Firestone dealer. I believe they may be in Hamilton. I've seen their truck a few times over the years.

[kimona]

It takes a bit of time, but it's so easy (and cheap as chips) to sand, colour spray, and clearcoat.

[thebarber]

wheel wizards are in the hammer...i called them when i had to get my superleggera's fixed on my matrix.....but i ended up going to a place in toronto instead....

im just going to resell the alloy rims i have.....too much work to make 'em pretty.....anyone need some winter wheels? ill be back in ON in a month!

[m911gt]

or tape them off and paint them on the car. that's the CHEAP way!

I basically did this but took the wheels off of the car...and painted them in my kitchen. Yes, I really did. Haha, what else is a college student with no garage supposed to do? It worked very well and I even cleared them.

[severous01]

3 coats color, 2 coats clear on each....

a good scrubbing with sand paper or blasting works wonders....but definitely dont paint over chrome or clear coat

u need to buff it up a little first.

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

or tape them off and paint them on the car. that's the CHEAP way!
can you say GHETTO.:redface:at least take the tires off and try to clean up the wheel a bit before you spray them.

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

I basically did this but took the wheels off of the car...and painted them in my kitchen. Yes, I really did. Haha, what else is a college student with no garage supposed to do? It worked very well and I even cleared them.

:laugh: i didn't even scroll down far enough to see this . NICE

[kimona]

Sandblasting with silica sand is not recommended for alloy wheels as the sand will actually damage the surface of the alloy. A good shop will use ground walnut shells to minimize damage. Better still, use a chemical dip.