Painting Wheels, Did Search, not a question I've seen posed Options

[Fastbird]

I'm highly considering picking up the wheels we WANT and painting them the color we want. I.E. HPR5 wheels in silver, center section painted black.

Now, my question is this: How durable is the paint going to be, and how glossy??? I'd like to get it looking like powdercoat, but I need to make sure that it's going to hold up to the elements. Would a brake caliper paint work possibly???

Also, what are the odds of the paint taking if I don't scuff the surface at all??? I REALLY have reservations about taking a brand new unmounted set of wheels and tearing them up.

TIA

[Fastbird]

Well, my thing about sanding is that it's going to be a brand new set of wheels and I'm just not 100% sure about scuffing them all up, just in case I want to strip the paint back off.

[Chanh55]

Well, my thing about sanding is that it's going to be a brand new set of wheels and I'm just not 100% sure about scuffing them all up, just in case I want to strip the paint back off.

You won't need to scuff or sand them then... people usually sand because there's stuff that degreaser won't get off and/or road-rash.

Just spray the engine-enamel directly on, it will look fine trust me. Oh I would find some way to hang the wheels in the air or set them on a table so that they're sitting vertically. I sprayed mine on the ground and spray cans aren't really made for spraying horizontally.

Practice good spray can techniques for better results, if you don't know what that is, there are plenty of articles on the internet on how to properly spraypaint. Basically, make sure you do a lot of thin coats or it'll run and look gross.