Thread: restore rims

I used limestone LRC.007

I would take the time and give them a few coats of paint rather than powder coat them. you may damage the powder coating having the tyres fitted, or if you have them balanced and that will allow rust to spread underneath.

I galvanised all my rims. Much more durable than painting or powdercoating and the same price or less.

If you want them white you can etch prime and paint the front face.

I have the sunraysia rims on mine and I have recently stripped and repainted them. Without access to a sand blaster that was a real pain. Paint stripper and the wire brush on the angle grinder and then I painted them with cans of white "hard epoxy" anti rust paint. They look ok but if you look closely you would be able to see where the paint was not done perfectly. I decided to paint rather than powder coat because I would be able to repair any bush damage myself. They have already lost some paint that I will have to respray but it should be pretty easy. I didn't worry about a specific colour as there were not really any options with the cans.

Tim.

As the others have said, painting is the way to go, and a lot cheaper. I painted a set of 130 rims with a can of cheap chassis black paint. Just needed to give the original white a quick sand and clean and the paint bonded well. Even after a few years the black still has no chips or flaking.

Paul

I recently finished this job myself.

Without access to any equipment, I decided to sand manually and paint with a brush.

People have commented on how good my rims looked, they just thought i'd gone and got some defender rims. If you get really really close you can tell, but given the nature of the vehicle, it doesn't have to look perfect.

Another thing,

A warning if you do go down this path, 1) remember to paint in light that allows you to see the brush stokes, 2) use a really good brush, 3) patience (this method is really slow).

Originally Posted by randomnumber

Another thing,

A warning if you do go down this path, 1) remember to paint in light that allows you to see the brush stokes, 2) use a really good brush, 3) patience (this method is really slow).

Wouldn't you just use spray paint?