my rims clearcoat is peeling and i have some slightly mild curbrash. i was wondering if anyone had some hints/tricks and tips on how to do this? maybe even some before and after pictures/ ill have all winter since the 7 will be in the garage oh yeah, what kinda tools will i need? and im trying to stear away from powder coating thanks!

 

I just did my wheels on my fd and it sucked! Figure you're going to spend at least 8 hours per wheel if you want it done right.

You'll need an assortment of of sandpaper; Here's what I did.

80, 100, 150, 200, 400, 600, tripoli, then finished it off with white rouge. My wheels turned out better than what I expected them to turn out. You'll need a dremel and attachments to do the polishing.

Good luck!

 

did you just polish? i want to paint them to since there aluminum.did you just sandpaper by hand?

 

Here's what you're looking for:

http://www.silverbulletrx7.com/wheels.html

 

It's actually not that hard, but yes, time consuming if you want to do it right.

If you're after just a quicky job, get yourself some 400grit sand paper, and some duplicolor high performance wheel paint. It supposedly does not need any priming, so sand off the lose paint and make sure everything is roughed up slightly, and go ahead and apply the paint directly. The paint worked out ok, but only time will tell how well it's bonded to the wheel.

If you want to spend time and do it well, then do it by sanding it down with progressively finer sand paper. I once did a set of Volks from 200 grit to 1500 (progressively finer, I actually went even more fine I think, just don't remember what comes after 1500). At the time, I didn't have access to wheel paint, so I used engine enamel, worked out surprisingly well. Painted with 2 layers of primer, 3 layers of black, and 3 layers of clear. Each coat was color sanded also. Took a lot of time, but in the end, after many miles of usage, it still chipped to hell.

So, if you just want a quicky, do it with the duplicolor wheel paint. If you want something to last a long time, I'm afraid powder coating is probably the only way to go.