painting rims

i want to paint me silver steel modulars black.anyone got any tips and what paint is best,i am a bit reluctant to take the plunge as im worried about the black coming off and making the rims look ****e,so any tips or advice would be great ta

shot blast and prime then spray them your choice of colour, some of that two pack piants that have a harder finish and less likely to chips or lift with the pressure washer.

yeh pressure washer was my worst concern

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I know they are silver - but black would work just as well.

i agree, shotblast is the only way to do them properly, then you know your primer has stuck to metal not flakey old paint!
I did some a couple of years ago, spent half the day sanding them down properly, primed and topcoated, the primer still peeled off the old paint underneath!
Do them properly and you only have to do them once!

the rims themselves are mint and only 6 months old,so i dont need to sand any rust away.can i use an etch primer on the rims rather than grind them as they are in perfect nick just silver and i want black

A wire brush attachment on my angle grinder took the old paint off easily.
I then used Hammerite No1 Primer followed by Black Smooth Hammerite.

The shot blasting keys the old paint - to enable a good bond with the new stuff.

trewy what condition were your rims in b4 u painted em?...do i have to remove the factory paint finish as like i said its perfect condition

mhm is shotblasting a specialist job?

it depends - I did mine in the back garden - but you do need a quite powerful compressor and the shot blasting kit.

The silver top coat on mine was flaking off, but the original primer was fine.

If I were you, I'd just key theexisting paint well and slap the black on. It's a Land Rover after all, not a Roller.

trewy that seems like the best way ,,hamerite spray will that do the job?

wiltshire landyman said:

trewy that seems like the best way ,,hamerite spray will that do the job?

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Yea.
I brush painted mine though.

yella is shotblasting my wellars for me Then they are being painted WHITE, cos that is the colour they are meant to be. Not a fan of black wheels meself.

Am going to try a heavy duty enamel paint, kinda like radiator paint, ill let you know in 6 months if its stuck ok!

wots wrong with wheel paint?

look at any old ish wheels that have been painted, it comes off.

There must be something that will stick better...
I dnt know, ill see what aint too expensive, and see how it comes out.

its easy to make paint stick.......prepare the surface properly 1st...prime...degrease....then paint away....youll find it should stick to the landy longer than the overspray stays on the path/dog/fingers etc if you prepare it properly first

Treworgey 90 said:

A wire brush attachment on my angle grinder took the old paint off easily.
I then used Hammerite No1 Primer followed by Black Smooth Hammerite.

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That looks a good job Tre. How long has it been done, I painted mine the orignal cream(white) over Christmass and the rust is aready starting to come through them. I sanded them back, primed and painted them but I didnt use hammerite though

slim jim said:

That looks a good job Tre. How long has it been done, I painted mine the orignal cream(white) over Christmass and the rust is aready starting to come through them. I sanded them back, primed and painted them but I didnt use hammerite though

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They've only been done a couple of weeks.
We'll see how long they last.