alright i am beyond frustrated at this point, i began painting my rims since they were chipping away already, so i decided to go all black on them so i decided to do them myself, i did the first three rims with relative ease, i sanded them, washed, primed, painted, and clear coated them with no problems, now that i get to the fourth, it all goes well but once i apply the clear coat, the paint starts cracking and bubbling in certain spots, i have redone this rim 3 times (once i waited overnight for the paint to dry before i applied the clearcoat, the second time i did it about half an hour after my last paint coat, and the third i did it outdoors in the sun) here's an exmple of what i mean....


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ANY HELP OR SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED...

 

u need to do more prep work when i did mine we used a cleaner, then scuffed them up then washed them, then sanded them then we primed and painted then cleared, it could also b u have a on deodrant that has something in it that makes the paint fisheye i know it sounds crazy but i run a body shop lata

 

thanks, i thought i could get away with sanding them and still leave on the original primer on there, but i just finished sanding the hell out of it, so now the rim is super shiny and ready for the primer, hopefully things will go smooth today...also another question i had, do i do the whole priming, painting, and clearcoating all within the same day, or can i wait for my paint to dry at least overnight until i add the clearcoat?

 

Are you using the same brand paint/clear?? Ive had issues before with some spray bombs not working well together...Just a thought...

 

The paint is lifting because of contamination. First spray off the rims with some brake cleaner, this will remove all of the residue brake dust. Next come back with a degreaser and really scrub. Rinse. Now clean with a mild detergent to remove any dirt. Rinse. Now wet sand with 600 wet grit. Wait for the rim to dry after wet sanding. If you see any shiny spots, re-sand those. Paint will not stick to shiny parts. Even metal should appear dull. Now re wash with a mild detergent. Dry with blow gun and double check for shiny spots. You are now ready to paint.

 

could be an oil based paint and a water based clear. or the other way around. look and see what they say.

 

Very well said. Most people don't clear coat rims.

 

i clearcoated the other three rims with no problem, and i have used the same primer, paint, and clearcoat for all 4 rims, but oh well...slowswap thanks for that tip on the brake cleaner, i actually had some laying around...the rim is drying as we speak and it's looking pretty good...thanks to all

 

that sucks

 

**** happens to me all the time with spray cans. Never knew what it was but always meant i had to start over