Has anyone used duplicolor or another brand of paint to paint aluminum wheels. I have a set of 22" Giovanna wheels a guy no longer wanted due to the back side of the rims being slighlty pitted and chrome pealing in spots from poor maintenance. I was thinking of spraying the back side of the rims a siliver/chrome like finish to just make them look better. I also need to try and paint the center caps chrome again as they are badly etched from lack of care as well.
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calderb123
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no personal experience on painting chrome, however if you were to opt to go for black rims plasti dipping them would be your best choice. if done well and you prep the rims right it looks nearly professional for only about 6 bucks a can
got my vote for the powder coating.. nothing beats a baked on finish.. and the last thing you want it shipped up rims..
I've used both plasti-dip and duplicolor on chrome trim, and black paint on steel wheels. The plasti-dip is a good choice if you wanna see what your wheels would look like in black, but it's a dull finish that may not look that sharp if the rest of your truck shines. The duplicolor is ok, but I found it didn't come out exactly as I had hoped. If you look closely at it (not many people do) you can tell it's not a pro job.
Painting chrome is tough and requires big time sanding and prep, so you'll want to be sure you want black rims before you attempt this. If you choose black paint, go with a high quality self-etching primer, then maybe a couple coats of regular primer, then a high quality black paint, and clear coat.
If you have time, and not a lot of money into those wheels, I'd take one wheel and plasti dip it to get an idea of how it looks first. If you like it, I'd have them powder coated. If not, peel it off, and try the black chrome paint. If you don't like that, powdercoat. Plastidip is about 7 bucks a can, the black chrome kit ran me 16 I think. The black paint and primer all-in-all was close to 50 but I got a good deal on it.
There are a few guys on here with white trucks and black wheels, and it looks pretty nasty.
Painting chrome is tough and requires big time sanding and prep, so you'll want to be sure you want black rims before you attempt this. If you choose black paint, go with a high quality self-etching primer, then maybe a couple coats of regular primer, then a high quality black paint, and clear coat.
If you have time, and not a lot of money into those wheels, I'd take one wheel and plasti dip it to get an idea of how it looks first. If you like it, I'd have them powder coated. If not, peel it off, and try the black chrome paint. If you don't like that, powdercoat. Plastidip is about 7 bucks a can, the black chrome kit ran me 16 I think. The black paint and primer all-in-all was close to 50 but I got a good deal on it.
There are a few guys on here with white trucks and black wheels, and it looks pretty nasty.
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It's quick and dirty but hope it helps....
