dynomax Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 (edited) Just thought I'd post a few pics of my recently painted wheels... My wheels clearcoat was undermined by years of salt and sand, so being cheap, I painted them rather than buy new ones. Monday when they have cured a bit I will finally mount my Duratrac's. Ever so happy to remove the Mickey Thompson baja ATZ!!! Pre-Condition, cleaned up a bit, and weights removed. Primed and Painted. I used duplicolor primer, and 4 coats (2 cans total) of duplicolor Graphite wheel paint. Clearcoated, 3 coats (2 cans) I am going to mount the duratracs white letters out, after some debate. There are a few runs, being the first set of wheels I've painted, and had a bit of an issue with the clear, that is a known duplicolor clear issue. I sprayed the first one, and about half way, it started turning white. So I went to the computer, and apparently the white goes away as it cures, and UV helps it, so I put them in the sun for a few hours, and it is basically gone, all except on the last one I did, and the sun was setting, so maybe a little more sun tanning tomorrow will fix it! All in all, for around $40, I think they look pretty good, the wheels were originaly polished face, and painted about the same grey color inside the spokes, now they are all graphite. I have somewhere around 4-6 hours in to them, including drinks Edited September 9, 2012 by dynomax 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow4me Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Those look really nice! What size Duratracs are you putting on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camelfilter Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Ditto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Looks good, just for reference Busch sells a clear coat remover. I think I used the same graphite paint when I painted the valve cover on my sentra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrariowner123 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 That is amazing color! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theexbrit Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Nice job! They look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynomax Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 Those look really nice! What size Duratracs are you putting on? 245/75/16 Kindda regret not buying 265/75/16 now, but anyway, I'll try these out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Those look great! I love the color. I have the exact same wheels. So you painted with the color, and the the clearcoat on top of that after it dried? Or was it one of those deals where the clearcoat was buit in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynomax Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Those look great! I love the color. I have the exact same wheels. So you painted with the color, and the the clearcoat on top of that after it dried? Or was it one of those deals where the clearcoat was buit in? Nope, I degreased, sanded very well (used emory and steel wool in valve stem and lug nut holes) cleaned again for dust, primed twice. The next day I sprayed the duplicolor paint, 4 coats, 3 light, and a heavy final coat, and waited 10 mins between all coats. Waited 1 - 1.5 hrs, and did 2 coats of clear 3 medium coats. I got a little scared on the primer when it turned a bit white, but after reading about it that is normal temporary side effect of the duplicolor that went away after about 1 hour in the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Dude, awesome job. The key to a good paint job is patience, and it looks like you did it exactly right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captandy Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 awsome.. looks factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynomax Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 Little update... heres the duratracs mounted on the painted wheels. Centre caps were left alone, they are slightly lighter. Sorry about the lack of mud, they just got mounted! Hunting season is right around the corner! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camelfilter Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Looks great! Nicely done. Any dings / chips from mount & balance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyslave Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Looks sharp! Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Personally I'd say match the centers to the wheels if it were 'mine' but that spray job looks like Nissan did it good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffsR50 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 This is by far my favorite color/ texture for refinishing orig aluminum wheels that I have seen thus far. Yep I think Ill do this on my 97 - probably wait until I put my new tires on (then mask) to avoid dings at the tire shop nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxLOUDOGxx Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdj Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Your rims are identicle to mine and I do not like them...at all. But that is just me. I don't like the lego's either. I'm keeping the steel rims from the wreck of the ol' 98..rust and all. I put the White Wall Wrangler to the inside though..but that's just me again and great minds think opposite.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 that looks awesome, put this in my to-do list.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3DN1CK Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Amazing job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumbeater Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I did this recently to a set of 6 spokes. Same procedure and they came out really well. Key I think was sanding prior and cleaning really well before you paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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