So last spring I bought a cheap set of forester steel wheels that are painted bright yellow (I bet no one knows who I bought them from</sarcasm>). Anyway, my plan was to repaint them this summer and use them this winter with new winter tires. But summer is over and I haven't gotten to it yet. Is it too late in the year (too cold) to be able to paint and expect decent results? I don't want to do the actual painting inside my garage since it's attached to my house and the fumes would be bad... so I'd have to do it outside. Also, is it generally better to paint the wheels before or after mounting the tires? Does mounting the tires scratch up the paint? Otherwise I'd think it'd be easier to paint without tires on, less masking, etc. And any tips on brands of paint/primer/etc etc are appreciated. Thanks, Joel
duplicolor products work great. i would personally paint inside the garage (our garage is attached as well and i always paint in it. my mom is very very sensative to paint smells and she doesn't notice. keep the house door closed and it should be ok. i've always painted wheels with the tires on. theres a good chance if you painted before you had the tires mounted and balanced your paint would get ****ed. especially if they have to move the wheel weights when balancing
I just painted my stock wheels, my tires with bead protectors made it much easier, but I would guess that it would be pretty much impossible to not get paint on the tires. As for painting then mounting, good luck finding a tier place that can do a decent job, usually I have to argue just to get sticky weights only. last time I told them sticky weights they put pound ons on the inside.
How to paint winter wheels: Go to walmart. Buy Krylon Spray pain in the color you want. Buy 2in wide masking tape. Tape around outside of rim, covering extra tire with newpaper taped with the additional 1in of the 2in tape. Paint from a small distance (ie: 2ft) in spurts, and with movement to avoid thick spots. IN YOUR GARAGE, then open the door after each to let fumes out but only after allowing it to dry. Works suprisingly well. Repeat next year
i used high temp engine paint, make sure the wheel is 60 degrees + at all times or else the paint will get all messed up
