emt530783 wrote:just painted my rims... thoughts??


Shot at 2011-10-24

nutbar78 wrote:

emt530783 wrote:just painted my rims... thoughts??


Dude, this thing looks nice. Like an off road Knight Rider. Details of the job? How did you do the center caps so cleanly?

nutbar... thank you very much! it took me a day and a half to do it all. i have some photos if you want... but to start with once all tires were off i popped the center caps out, do it carefully not to break any of the tabs that hold them in. once that was done the nissan symbol also comes of with two smalls silver tabs. then washed inside and outside of rims and caps. i then sanded the caps and rims with 800 sandpaper wet. you can use 600 too. once that was done and they were completely dry i taped up the rims and primered using black primer with two coats. approx 20 -30 min depending on temp between coats. then after second coat went flat black. i only did one coat but i think i should have done more. let me know if you would like the photos or more info...


thanks again. i believe next is tires, hopefuly nothing will get scratched. i def would like to do some off roading with it soon, mainly in the snow considering central jersey already got some this weekend.

emt530783 wrote: nutbar... thank you very much! it took me a day and a half to do it all. i have some photos if you want... but to start with once all tires were off i popped the center caps out, do it carefully not to break any of the tabs that hold them in. once that was done the nissan symbol also comes of with two smalls silver tabs. then washed inside and outside of rims and caps. i then sanded the caps and rims with 800 sandpaper wet. you can use 600 too. once that was done and they were completely dry i taped up the rims and primered using black primer with two coats. approx 20 -30 min depending on temp between coats. then after second coat went flat black. i only did one coat but i think i should have done more. let me know if you would like the photos or more info...

nutbar78 wrote:

emt530783 wrote: nutbar... thank you very much! it took me a day and a half to do it all. i have some photos if you want... but to start with once all tires were off i popped the center caps out, do it carefully not to break any of the tabs that hold them in. once that was done the nissan symbol also comes of with two smalls silver tabs. then washed inside and outside of rims and caps. i then sanded the caps and rims with 800 sandpaper wet. you can use 600 too. once that was done and they were completely dry i taped up the rims and primered using black primer with two coats. approx 20 -30 min depending on temp between coats. then after second coat went flat black. i only did one coat but i think i should have done more. let me know if you would like the photos or more info...

Sounds like you got the process down. If you took pics the whole way this would be a good "how to" write up. What brand paints did you use?

TheUnscented wrote:Did you remove the tires prior to paint? What kind of paint did you use, rattle can or something more professional? I'd be happy with that, if they come out as out as good as yours.


If you're concerned about longevity you'd probably want them powdercoated.