painting stockers

[stranacksrt4]

im trying to paint my stock wheels flat black, is there any type of primering i need to do or sanding before i spray on the paint? has anyone done this before and recommend certain paint or steps on how to do this?

thanks

[soon2bsrt]

There is a write up in the how to section, I actually just painted mine 2 days ago youll need some 220 grit sandpaper.

[kylekmh]

i sandblasted my wheels, then used PPG self etching primer to prime them, then PPG flat black and PPG hardener to spray them

[redteaser4]

I really wanna do mine to just can't have the downtime on my car. how long does it take and do you have to take the tire off to do it? Also i have some curb rash on mine. So i probably cant get that out huh.

[lilviper99]

You do not have to take the tires off. Just use some index cards to put around the lip of the rim so you do not get any over spray on the tire. I did mine one evening and they were back on the car the next afternoon. I have been thinking of going over them again once I get new tires......sometime in June.

[soon2bsrt]

I had a bit of curb rash on mine too and i just sanded it out with 220 grit. not sure how deep your rash is though mine wasnt too bad.

Quote: Originally Posted by redteaser4

I really wanna do mine to just can't have the downtime on my car. how long does it take and do you have to take the tire off to do it? Also i have some curb rash on mine. So i probably cant get that out huh.

[redteaser4]

mine is pretty bad. i think i might wait till i can get 2 new ones to do it.