Any tips for painting rims

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:21 pm

I've got a set of rims a friend gave me, only problem is they are a little beat up, plus the are another set of stock rims off the liberty.

I was wanting to black them, but wasn't sure if anyone had ever done this before, or had any suggestions.

Blue KJ in PA · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:23 pm

I cleaned mine real well, scuffed them with sandpaper, then wiped them down with acetone. Let then dry and then hit them with some good flat black paint acouple times and then some clear coat.

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:51 pm

i figured that was probably the best way to do it, but i wasn't sure if anyone else had tried it.

How is it holding up?

obv. it is easy to touch up.

what kind of clear did you use, if you remember?

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:55 pm

cdiekhans painted his stock ones as well, may ask him what all he did, they still look pretty good

KJ 119 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:49 pm

Hood's looked perty good.Hood?

Blue KJ in PA · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:05 am

Mine made it through PA salt season and we had a lot of ice this year so they used a ton of salt.

RED_KJ_666 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:32 am

Anyone Paint Aluminum Rims Black? Pictures?

Maximum Carnage · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:50 am

I’ll finally be doing mine shortly I just order the paint from Eastwood.

Blue KJ in PA, what clear coat did you use?

SNAFU · **Posted:** Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:25 am

Good post i plan on painting mine soon. Thanks

Terdl76 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:05 pm

most powdercoating places should do them for about $40 ea. little bit of a pain to take off the tire and then remounted.

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:09 pm

My cragars are getting Powder coated as we speak, cant wait to see em.....

JMSMN · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:23 pm

You have to post some pics when you are done, I have the factory steel rims and am thinking about powder coating them.

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:03 pm

JMSMN wrote:

You have to post some pics when you are done, I have the factory steel rims and am thinking about powder coating them.

oh I will post some pics.. they should look pretty good when i get em back...

mrkake · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:31 pm

0311_DoC wrote:

My cragars are getting Powder coated as we speak, cant wait to see em.....

Dude, what are you not doing to your Liberty? :shock:

Gears, rack, bumpers, snorkel, rims . . . I can't wait to see this thing when you get it all put together!

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:24 am

mrkake wrote:

0311_DoC wrote:

My cragars are getting Powder coated as we speak, cant wait to see em.....

Dude, what are you not doing to your Liberty? :shock:

Gears, rack, bumpers, snorkel, rims . . . I can't wait to see this thing when you get it all put together!

Yea but what sux is, it will be a while before I get all that stuff actually installed on the KJ.. My lil brother has all the cool tools and I have to wait for when he can help me out. his schedule is crazy right now. So I can do the roof rack with no probs, and still have to wait to purchase the new shoes for the wheels. the bumper and snork are gonna be an all weekend affair, as well as upgrading to Al's 4.5 UCA's and I need to do a clevis too. Then I need to find a welder that can modify my front bumper a tad so I can finally put my winch on. Oh and my Predator module will be here Friday.........

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