i was thinkin bout using aircraft paintremover but then someone said i should just sand down the rim till i get to the grey primer and then primer that and paint over it with a clearcoat afterwards.

wats better? remove till u get to metal or just sand down to primer?

 

just sand it, youll be fine.

you dont have to absolutely get all of the OEM silver off, just start sanding and youll be able to see the diff. between the light gray and dark gray.

as long as you scuff the surface, youll be fine.

 

i sanded till i got to the gray color under the black color. is that good? and is the black layer good to paint on?

 

black?
where is there black?

the stock rims are gray, then theres like a dark gray underneath, i suppose its dark enough to almost consider black though.

any layer is fine to paint on as long as its scuffed up enough and cleaned properly before paint.

i barely sanded mine, just enough to scratch up the surface, and theyve held up fine.

 

ok thanks.

 

well when i wetsanded my rim with 400grit, it goes from a silver color to a thin black layer then a gray layer that looks like gray primer. you didnt go down that far?

 

haHA! you have discovered the secret to our "black chrome" wheels. Much like the dark grey finish on BMW M series wheels, ours are a very thing silver coat on a black base to give them the right look.

But yeah, as long as you didn't go sand down to the bright aluminum you're set to spray w/o needing any primer.

 

aahha ima primer it anyway.

 

Wet sand with 600 grit. All you have to do is remove the clear from the wheel. No need to primer, unless you burn through.

 

Yeah, don't use any kind of paint remover on the wheels. It's a pain in the a$$ to get out of the spokes. I ended up giving up on the project because of the paint remover.

 

hmm...about the inside, is it all metal or is there something i should sand down as well? i want to paint the inside as well.

 

man, you really making this so much more complicated than it really is.

clean, sand, clean, paint, clear.

and theres a DIY on here too.

 

hahah i just seen my friend's painted rims chip off and ____ so i dun want that to happen.

 

lol. i used to ask so many questions not to the point where i got a comment like this

lol, but that DIY is great. gonna start doing this in the spring. idk bout sanding yet hehe

 

im fine with questions and i love helping.
maybe that came out wrong, what i meant was that hes over hyping it.
its not as difficult as you think to F them up. lol

 

^btw i love your car =) dumpt on green rims.

 

haha, thanks man.

also keep in mind, that after paint is just as important as before paint.

some advice i can give is.

1.)make sure you prep properly
2.)make you sure paint on a low humidity day
3.)look at the weather forecast and try to paint them on a day that is followed by 7 days of dry weather so the paint can cure properly