Maybe but right now its my app saying that I paint wheels. Lol. Lots of people on here do it. Ofspunk07 prolly does a better job then me though. He takes a long time with his
Well... rattle can is an inferior painting method. It is prone to chipping. However, if done correctly it should last all season for you. I did my summer wheels 2 times, and winter wheels 3 times. Plus numerous wheels for friends. Each set was on the car for the applicable season (spring/summer/fall or fall/winter/spring) and the paint held up really well. I just always planned on painting them for each season. This is because I like the look of a clean wheel, and I am also fond of changing up my theme of my car/wheel color. There are pros and cons to rattle can. The number 1 reason I did it was it costs me $30 - $40 to paint a set of wheels myself + a few days of parking outside. This includes paint, clear coat, note cards, rubbing alcohol, gloves and sand paper. Clear coat is 100% a better product, but takes a major hit on the wallet. Also, you don't have the ability to change your color if you don't like it (without dropping another couple hundred dollars). With rattle can you can paint the rims with the rubber on. With powder coat you need to pay to mount and unmount your tires. You need to pay to sand blast them. You need to pay for the powder coating. With rattle can you can use some note cards and can control and leave the wheels on. The finished product looks great! I have worked with both candy/wet clear coat and flat wheels. I like the candy/wet look and it holds up a lot better (spray paint, Plasti Dip is another story). Sanding is a b1tch. To take the clear coat off my my first set of wheels i spent a good 6+ hours sanding my factory wheels to get the OEM paint off. My steelies I spent a lot less time on, but I cared a lot less about those rims as well. My first attempt at paint on my steelies I didn't do the best job sanding them down, and the paint didn't last the whole winter (this was my first time ever painting wheels). The last four paint jobs I have done on my own wheels were almost perfect condition at the end of the season (minor chips). I did have an issues with the paint on my yellow wheels at the end of last year, but I am pretty sure we burnt the paint breaking in the new brake pads. When I was sanding them down for the GrimmSpeed STI Pink photo shoot that I did, it seemed that we had burnt the paint or embedded the brake dust into the paint/clear coat. I think that had less to do with the paint and more to do with us smoking the new racing pads. Prep is a very important thing when painting your own wheels. Once they have been rattle canned I usually take 1 - 2 hours sanding them down for new paint. When painting the wheels I usually allow 24 - 48 hours for the paint coats, I do a ton of very light coats. Then I let it dry for 2 days. Then I do clear coat. I find this makes for the best combination of looks and durability. With all that being said. Flat Black Plasti Dip is the easiest and cheapest of all. No sanding, no clear coat. Just clean, prep painting area and spray. When they chip, just peel and repeat. You could Plasti Dip your wheels (white, red or flat black) for $25 - $30.
Serious, but then again I found a new set of rims, so that might have to wait. My volks are back up FS this time, lol.....
Powdercoating is extremely prone to chipping also FYI. I think it is more so than paint, just my 2 cents. And i personally would never clear coat my painted rims either. Just that much more of a pita to prep for repainting. I guess that would be about 4 cents now...lol
Josh. The clear coat protects the rims and make the paint look wet/stick out. If done right it makes a painted rim look way better IMHO.
