Reply With QuoteNot bad at all... Gotta see them on the car!
Heres a list of the materials
Putty knife, Steel wool, Grey primer(2 or 3), Painters tape, 100 medium sandpaper, 220 extra fine sandpaper, Duplicolor truck, van and suv flat black paint(4), Tal strip aircraft stripper coating remover.
Materials: I used the gloves for the aircraft stripper, it burns the skin.
Heres the aircraft stripper(I used one can,as you do not need much)
This diy will take you a while so you shouldnt be in a rush. First, I let all the air out of the tires and masked them off with the painters tape. Then, I sprayed on the aircraft striper evenly, it will make the clearcoat crack up like dried mud. I then took the putty knife and lightly scraped off what i could without creating craters in the existing paint. I then took the 100 medium sandpaper and sanded as much as i could off of the wheel trying to create a nice scratchy surface for the paint to stick too. The next step was too rinse it off and let the wheel dry. I then primered evenly and coated the wheel with that, I used about half a can on one wheel. Then, I went back over it the 220 extra fine sandpaper. I rinsed it off, let it dry. Then, I began painting even strokes with the Duplicolor flat black paint. Allowing 3-5 mintues between coats and dont forget to shake the can for atleast a minute before using. I went thru one can of paint per wheel. The surface texture is rough but if I wanted I could have re-sanded with about a 2000 grit sandpaper and touched the paint up afterwards. I am satisfied with the results and I hope my DIY was helpful and easy to understand. If you have any questions feel free to ask or pm.
Before:
Prepped:(no primer)
After:
Not bad at all... Gotta see them on the car!
nice! did you have to worry about the tires with the aircraft stripper?
I was thinking the sameOriginally Posted by Chazwick05
I only have two finsihed right now and Im working on the third, im trying to take my time with them and enjoy the process. I worried about the tires myself, so I taped off as much as I could and washed it off as soon as I was done. That aircraft stripper is badd man, you should be 21 to by it. I sprayed it on and the wheels started crackling like some hamburgers.lol
damn that sounds like some serious shit lol
thats how i did my old rims.
that aircraft stripper stuff is NOT a joke.
It is man, ill have some un-blurry pics on the car later tonight
good looking job on the painting, but black? Your car loose all contrast with black on black.
As long as you love it.<-idk what thats for
Indeed.
Ever sprayed your finger with it?
yes it slowly burns.
When people ask me if my car is turbo, I can finally say yes muthafuxa it is.
Im diggin the stealth mode..
Nice, i love black on black cars.
thats the idea.good looking job on the painting, but black? Your car loose all contrast with black on black.
As long as you love it.
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