Has anyone ever painted their stock limited rims? i was thinking of painting them matte black,what paint to use and will it last? thanks, Bill

I painted mine flat black,and it has held up pretty well so far. (7 months in) Prep time and effort is key.....I removed the wheels, did a thorough scrub with a de greaser detergent. Then a stiff nylon brush with a little T.S.P, rinsed then a scuff with fine steel wool, rinsed again and dried them in the sun the rest of the afternoon. Next was taping off, primer then the flat black. I first tried Rustoleum wheel paint in flat, but it really seemed very" satiny" So ......right wrong or in between I ended up using Krylon flat black which had the dead flat look I wanted and it turned out great. After a few trails if I had a nick touch up was snap just sprayed it over...the ultra flat drys quick and blends well with the rest of the wheel. Hopefully my experience gives you some food for thought, I'm very happy with the look.
Now I just need to figure out how to get some pics up on here Cheers!!!

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2003 Sport
3.7 45rfe
LOKKA Rear locker
OME 927 NS131's
JBA top plates
JBA A-Arms
3 ring clevis
Terraflex bump stops
OME 948 extra iso N132L's
Hockey pucks
Optima Red Top
Cobra 19 4' Firefly on Tram Triple Mag Mount
MOABS W/ 245/75/16 E Duratracs
ASFIR ARMOR
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Yes just like painting anything else
sand /clean /paint
Did mine one night and have been through rocks/mud etc and no issues

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MUDD'S MOTORSPORT'S We do IFS lift installs ,
03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

Did you paint with the tire mounted ?

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I did

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MUDD'S MOTORSPORT'S We do IFS lift installs ,
03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

Should I prime first and what's the paint by choice