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painting chrome wheels?

f3racer

f3racer

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has anyone done this? i want to paint my chrome wheels and make them a black chrome. i thought of using the spray tint stuff but unsure how it will work on wheels.
 


I'm not sure what goes into the process, but painting any wheels in general is a bad idea. Wheels = Powdercoated or nothing at all. As I said, I don't know what you need to do for chrome wheels, but I have seen powdercoated GXP wheels.
 


 
rustoleum just came out with tint for chrome wheels, and house of kolor has a product for prepping chrome to paint and it works awsome
 


GXP rims are not chrome, they're polished aluminum with a clear.

I have no idea if that changes the method to strip them, etc but I would think it does.
 
I'm sure some good 'ol airline paint stripper will do the trick...it has worked on basically everything I've ever put it in...and it sure does cut grease good.

Maybe because its just labled paint stripper and its really acid LOL
 


we will see. i will do the rustoleum stuff soon. post it up here and let you know how it works out. if it doesnt work out well. then i will just have to get it powdercoated.
 
Please post pics once you've been able to experiment, I'd like to see them. Good luck.

Someone else (I think on a diff site) had a maroon (not sure of the technical color) GXP and had their rims powdercoated about the color you're talking about.
 
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