I am going to paint my wheels this weekend a gloss black. Sounds easy enough, you sand them with 120 grit sandpaper, then spray with wheel paint, then clear coat. Or do you need a primer? or a special wheel primer?
well wither way, I was going to sand, paint, clear without a primer unless you say you use one.
Someone said to use this:
http://www.jegs.com/p/PJ1/749309/10002/-1
its VHT wheel paint, but its 13$ a can!!! WTF??? would 1 can be enough for all four wheels?
Should I use a different kind like the duplicolor wheel paint? And does it have to be a special wheel clear coat also?

 

and where can I find the vht paint locally? like auto zone? home depot? I know they have duplicolor at autozone but they do not have gloss black, only "satin" black

 

i used whatever the expensive stuff was from oreilly auto parts and it worked great. just dont go cheap on the paint and youll be fine

 

Post pics when you do. I wanna see painted tear drops.

 

SEM makes good paint products too

 

so about the process... just clean sand and paint?
Do i need primer? do i need clear coat? Is one can enough for all 4 rims?

 

Im about to order the VHT from summit so let me know if I should order one or two, and If I need the clear coat or if i can use a regular clear coat from autozone

 

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heres the link
http://vhtpaint.com/wheelpaint.html

 

Clean with a degreaser, scuff (not sand where you're scratching the rim up),2 coats high build primer, 2 to 3 coats of colour, 2 coats of clear.

Duplicolor makes good paint and its readily available at most stores. I painted the Cadillac Escalade rims on my B2200.

Before:

After:

 

^ nice looking paint.

id like to see pics when you are done too. just remember, patience is rewarded when painting

 

hey mike how long have you had them painted like that?

 

I have read that the paint will stick fine though as long as I scuff up the wheel, and primer is only needed if I sand down to bear metal or if the rims are in really crappy condition and have rust, I just hate to spend another $40 on primer if I don;t need it

 

VHT is owned by duplicolor cant imagine its much different. alot of people use duplicolor engine enamel as an alternative. i used duplicolor wheel paint when i painted my wheels. i washed mine with simplegreen/water and a sos pad, sanded with 320, sprayed with hose, then cleaned with acetone, then painted. i used 3 cans and no clear coat. i have since sold the truck to a friend and the wheels still look good. its all in prep. if it takes u longer to paint then prep your doing it wrong as a rule

 

Took about 6 hours for all the prep and paint, so basically took an entire day to do it.


I only had those wheels on the truck for about 6 months. Got a couple stone chips, but nothing major.

 

do you still have the wheels? i would like to know how well the paint is holding up.

 

I sold them about a year ago to my buddy and they've just been collecting dust in the garage while he still builds his truck.