Thinking bout painting my wheels...

[OnE_bAd_HoE]

Even if you sand blast all of the chrome off and prep everything correctly?

 

[B.G.]

+1 on powdercoating the barrels and painting the centers.. Paint will hold up just fine if done correctly. The problem is most people skip steps on the prep work, which is key. Either way, I would suggest getting the wheels sand/bead blasted before anything is done. I would have it down the the bare metal. Sandblasting is relatively cheap. So it shouldnt cost you too much

 

[edgaranah1]

Edgar, powdercoat does not look better than paint doen right, especially when its colored and not black/white.
And Kmel is right about paint flaking where it meets the chrome on a one piece wheel, but that issue is not an issue on multi-piece wheels.

Yeah thats why I said IMO. I just like flat or matte black. Dont like that clear coat on my wheels. Paint does hold on wheels I had a bud paint his stock camaros with rustoleum and it lasted him for years haha. well thats when we were in high school. sorry for taking this thread way off.

 

[OnE_bAd_HoE]

Ok and what do you guys think about the chrome accent ride, yay or nay?

 

[Modded]

Gonna have to differ to an extent. When I ordered my 3pc wheels they said the barrels will be powdered and centers will be painted.

The custom wheel shops down here in South FL powdercoat ALL their barrels, but paint the centers. Maybe it's just a south FL trend, I dunno.

Those shops powder barrels because the dust (particularly from metallic pads) from the brake pads kill regular paint quick. Powder holds up better there for people who don't clean their inner barrels, run harmful pads or live in rust belts. If the barrels are cleaned like the wheel face and outer lip + ran with ceramic pads in an area that does not dump salt on the roads, the paint will hold up in there just like it does on the face.
I plan on powdercoating my wheels when they get scratched enough because they are satin/matte black. If they were color, no way.

And OneBad I like your chrome looks right now.

 

[KMeloney]

Ok and what do you guys think about the chrome accent ride, yay or nay?

I may be missing exactly what you're looking to do, but if I have it correct, and you want to paint the wheels to look like the pic, leaving chrome accents, then NO, it's apparently not a good thing to do.

It's where that paint runs up against the chrome that there will be a problem.

It's a shame, because that wheel in your pic looks awesome.

 

[OnE_bAd_HoE]

Yes I would like to make my wheel look exactly like the pic. Whether its painted or powder coated,I know powder coat is best but 'Ive seen paint hold up really good on wheels before.

I wanted to leave the lip chrome but i couldn't find a chroming shop in Miami, they all told me that the wheel had to be sent to California and it was going to be $485 a wheel.

What i don't understand is how ill the paint or powder coat won't hold up next to the chrome if Asanti does this from factory.

So you guys think that if the wheels gets properly prep it still wont hold up?