What type of Paint to use for an Aluminum Wheel

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  • Ben
    February 14, 2011 at 9:43 pm #28491

    Final Product:

    [img]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181513_1886757171509_1318824091_2270750_4559366_n.jpg[/img]

    james caruso
    February 15, 2011 at 5:56 am #28498

    they look great. what did you end up doing with that nut in the middle?

    WEIDERMAN MOTORSPORTS
    February 15, 2011 at 7:27 pm #28516

    Great work :cheers Looks better than new

    MoCoke
    February 16, 2011 at 1:56 am #28539

    came out great! , howd u make the chrome edge shine?

    Richard
    February 16, 2011 at 4:14 am #28555

    Looks like it came out real nice, good job. :clappy

    Ben
    February 16, 2011 at 9:33 pm #28596

    [quote=”jim c” post=18390]they look great. what did you end up doing with that nut in the middle?[/quote]

    Nothing yet, those you see in the pic are billet aluminum. I have the original nuts on my wheels which are plastic. I plan to buy a pint of that chrome paint from motostorm and give it a try.

    Richard
    February 17, 2011 at 12:55 pm #28635

    Why not just polish out your aluminum ones instead of trying to mimic chrome?

    Ben
    February 18, 2011 at 4:00 am #28664

    [quote=”RatStang” post=18516]Why not just polish out your aluminum ones instead of trying to mimic chrome?[/quote]

    Because they are plastic. Otherwise, I wouldn’t mess with the spray chrome…That was the whole point of this thread.

    james caruso
    February 18, 2011 at 4:36 am #28665

    cant you buy new replacement nuts or even get the nice billet ones you have in the pic? i would think they would be available and would have to be cheaper than buying all the chrome stuff and the work involved in refinishing them.

    Ben
    February 23, 2011 at 6:40 am #28823

    [quote=”jim c” post=18543]cant you buy new replacement nuts or even get the nice billet ones you have in the pic? i would think they would be available and would have to be cheaper than buying all the chrome stuff and the work involved in refinishing them.[/quote]

    Yeah..you can buy the replacements. However, they are $250. I thought spending $40 on paint would be worth it.

    tommy
    February 23, 2011 at 7:17 pm #28827

    :cheer: very nice mate would love a set of rm’s for my mk2 !

    Ben
    February 23, 2011 at 9:23 pm #28828

    [quote=”turbo t” post=18703]:cheer: very nice mate would love a set of rm’s for my mk2 ![/quote]

    Thanks! They are getting harder to find these days.

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