Want to get them painted black, with something that lasts.

 

DIY

Proper preparation will make anything last long.

 

I suck at painting. Probably not a good idea for me to do it.

 

It's pretty hard to screw up. Just have patience and spray light coats.

If I can do it, anyone can do it .

 

Just make sure you sand the HELL out of them before you paint them, otherwise the paint will chip off.

 

I recommend not doing it yourself if you're inexperienced and don't have a paint gun. A lot of people just do duplicolor and sure it looks great for a few months, but it will chip. Just look up a powdercoating shop or somethin.

 

I've heard that the powdercoating process can weaken alum wheels. I don't know for sure if thats true so you might want to ask around.
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sand primer and spray. Grab an old deck of cards and stick em around the rim to protect your tires. If it chips you can always respray =) good luck.

 

Hm, haven't heard this. I don't really see how powdercoating an alum wheel can weaken it though.

 

^ baking the wheels probably.

 

Wheel Techniques in Santa Clara

 

sand blast it, then prime and hit with a good coat of an enamel paint. that should give you a durable finish

 

thanks for the advice, but does anyone know of a place that paints them instead of powdercoating?

 

Try wheel techniques, they might use paint instead of powdercoating if you ask them?

 

What a dissapointment, wheel techniques quoted me 125 or so per wheel. Lame, I Thought they powdercoated for like 150 bucks for 4 wheels. I was going to have them just do regular paint but im not trying to spend 500 bucks. Rather just get em powdercoated somewhere for 125, I know there are places. Any ideas/help?