Hey guys,

Probably gonna get a second set of wheels for winter.. They're silver Saab-BBS 16's.. I got a quote from a local place of 200 to have them all sand-blasted and powder-coated.. That's fine.. But can I do it myself a more DIY way and save alot of monies..?? I mean, they're just for winter.. They don't need to look perfect.. But how about just roughing the clear up a little and just spraying them with several coats of wheel paint / spray paint..?? I have a ton of black spray paint.. As long as they're black, that's cool.. If it can be done without much work, then cool.. But otherwise, I'll probably just get them done up..

Thanks!

 

Sand them down to a dull finish than spray bomb and clear.....

 

So just use a high grit paper and rough em up a bit..? That's basically as much as you need to do?

 

Yep....than degreaser

or brake cleaner

 

I didn't sand but I clean the **** out of them then sprayed gray primer and 3 coats of high heat black paint and a clear coat finish less then 30 bucks for all four wheels

 

and how long did it take for them to start looking like ****?...

 

lalz

 

Since your using them for the winter we get this industrial spray paint we use for our semi-trailers after welding or grinding. Holds up alot better then your typical spray paint from autozone.

 

i was considering doing my TC rims but i dont think i am. im gonna probobly get them powdercoated

 

Did that a year ago and still look good bitch! People like you are ******* idiots that where abused by their parents sorry little ****

 

Lay off the power shakes guy...nobody's jumping on you. It was a pretty simple question. If you drive your car hard the paint would not be holding up to well after a year. My chrome rims look like somebody took a chisel to the spokes...now If my wheels had been spray painted they yes would look like ****.

Right now my hood, front bumper, windshield, spokes and mirrors are all fucked up with thousands of chips...Bid deal.

 

Sorry not having a great day