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painting rims...dont freak out

sportred04

sportred04

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So im going to paint my stock rims. Before anybody freaks out im doing them the stock silver. i was just wondering if anybody has any tips. i just want to spruce them up a lil. there getting some corrosion on them. on the lip where the weight goes its kinda like a brushed look. any idea of how to keep that same look. or maybe just polish it? dont have the cash right now to get any aftermarket rims. thats a future thing.
 


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you can see the corrosion and chipping. new lugs to come too
 
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so long as you sand it down real nice so that the paint will stick to it then you wont have a problem with it. matching the stock paint, however, will be harder than you think.
 


nah, not on those wheels. I say one solid color, see my recommendation. You won't be disappointed. I used it on my grill.
 


Dumb question.. but since im learning this stuff as I go i figure i'd ask....

If i take the wheels off.. do i have to get an alignment done afterwards? or can i take them off paint em, and put em back.. and if so can i rotate them without any problem???

Figure id ask the dumb question, someone else might need to know too lol
 
Mad Monkey said:
Dumb question.. but since im learning this stuff as I go i figure i'd ask....

If i take the wheels off.. do i have to get an alignment done afterwards? or can i take them off paint em, and put em back.. and if so can i rotate them without any problem???

Figure id ask the dumb question, someone else might need to know too lol
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You don't have to get them aligned after but if you have directional tires make sure you put the wheels back on the right way. If you have directional and you want to rotate them just go front to back and back to front don't flip sides.
 
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