Paint your OEM Wheels
02-17-2010, 11:57 PM
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I'm not sure as I've never tried to paint chrome. I've heard it's more difficult, though. I don't think you'd be able to rough up the chrome enough for the paint to stick permanently. If it were me I'd spend a few bucks and take them to a powder coater for them to sandblast the chrome off. Then paint them.
02-25-2010, 09:10 AM
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Mine did not, and as far as I know the other people that did theirs (about 10 that I know of) have had no problem with fading, either. As long as you put a few coats of clear over it you should have no problems. Like I said the only issue would be the wheel balance.
The real key is prep---it should take the longest. If you skimp out on prep work it will show.
I actually had mine sitting out back in the elements for several months after I got aftermarket wheels and tires. I never attempted to sell them because I was too busy, so I ended up just taking them to the recycling center and leaving them out for anyone to pick up. They were dirty from sitting outside, but I cleaned a small section and it looked fine.
The real key is prep---it should take the longest. If you skimp out on prep work it will show.
I actually had mine sitting out back in the elements for several months after I got aftermarket wheels and tires. I never attempted to sell them because I was too busy, so I ended up just taking them to the recycling center and leaving them out for anyone to pick up. They were dirty from sitting outside, but I cleaned a small section and it looked fine.
recycled?!?! I would've bought them!!!
02-25-2010, 10:22 PM
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I like the idea of painting my wheels my self. I have a 2001 with wheels off of a 2000 f150 sport kinda like the king ranch so i was thinking painting them would look good. Any comments? or has anyone done this to these wheels?
02-26-2010, 01:08 AM
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I would have given them away for shipping costs. We just had maintenance come around and they slapped a paper on our door warning us that they would fine us if we left all our crap behind the apartment. Had nowhere else to store them.
http://patriotdecals.com/Pages/WheelOverlays.html
http://patriotdecals.com/Pages/WheelOverlays.html
03-25-2010, 11:04 AM
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Hey I followed your instructions and it worked out great. The only thing I did different was take the center caps off and sprayed them seperately. Great tutorial though, convinced me to join the forum, thanks!
03-26-2010, 01:10 AM
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Nice, man, glad to have you here. Please post up some pics of them completed in here when you get a chance!
