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Originally Posted by $Evan$
since its raining all week here in san diego i decided to paint my rims. did u spray paint? what prep work? i imagine power washer but any sand papaering?
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the front rim i bought used and it had the worst spray paint job ever on it...no primer, paint flaked off like nothing so i had to strip that whole wheel down to the metal..after stripping it i gave it some light sanding just to roughen it up then cleaned the rim with acetone to get any leftover particles/grime. the rear rim i painted green last year and was still in good shape so all i did was sand it alil bit to scuff it up then acetone. then i spray 2-3 coats of primer, and then 3-4 coats of spray paint, then 2-3 coats of clear. ive spray painted 4 different sets of streetbike rims and all have held up fine. obviously its not gonna hold up like powdercoat so be careful installing the wheel and shit, but other than that itll be fine. i usually just used regular home depot rusto but since i wanted to go with a cooler color and since i was going all out painting the frame and shit, i ordered special graffiti spray paint for this build. the shits dope, comes out very thick and is definitly better quality than home depot paint. im hoping it holds up good enough to keep me satisfied on the frame and swingarm.
you dont gotta go crazy with the sandpaper, just enough to scratch up the top layer/clear coat and youll be fine
