Spray paint or powder coat the wheels?

[EGG80X]

I brought my enkei rims awhile back and it was not in the perfect state..... took some time and effort to restore the rims, like green comet said, prep it properly










The finished result




This is the worst rim of the set
Before:


After:

[mr_rotary]

I just refinished some wheels using the new Holts Duplicolour wheel paint.

http://www.duplicolor.com/projects/howto_wheel.html

You cannot get the damn clear in this country yet.

The big lesson that I re-learnt is that you need to strip the old paint/primer/filler off the wheels in order to have it look good. I didn't quite get it all off and they look like crap up close. Still, it was a learning experience, and I learnt.

No idea how the duplicolour will age, but since it is a polyurethane, it should be as tough as hell. It went on over etch primer, so it ain't coming off anytime soon.

Where abouts did/can you buy this paint from?

I am looking for an inexpensive way to clean up my rims!

[mr_rotary]

Phew, just completed doing my set of rims. I have used the 'Dupli-colour' High Performace Wheel Coating (Graphite) for mine. One spray can will do the job (3 coats) but I had another can to make it four coats. I then put 2 coats of clear over the top.

http://www.duplicolor.com/projects/howto_wheel.html

The worst part is using the paint stripper and making sure it's nice and clean.

Thanks goes to 'adamjp' for his help in sourcing this product.

Before



After Paint Stripper



Final product (Excuse the overspray - I have a new set of tyres to put on )



Products i used in order