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Originally Posted by PARAGON

I now really regret paying so much to have my wheels powder coated. Should have just rattle-canned them as Phil did.

Now they are black with a chrome ring around them.

I always wondered about the rattle can on the rim's. How do they turn out? And does the clear coat on the rims make the color peel or crack at all?

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Originally Posted by PhilD

I'll tell you how well it works out in a few months, but my rims were chrome, so I scuffed the surface up, primed them, and painted them with Rustoleum hammered finish paint. They don't exactly look "factory", but they look good enough and should be easy to touch up.

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Thanks Phil. Your rig is looking very nice. I always wondered how long it would last. Did you unmount your rim's to rattle can them or just tape them off?

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Originally Posted by PhilD

I took the rims off the vehicle, but left the tires on the rims.

Thanks Phil. I'll have to get a friend over with a jack and see how mine turn out.

[OrangeCrush]

Originally Posted by PhilD

I'll tell you how well it works out in a few months, but my rims were chrome, so I scuffed the surface up, primed them, and painted them with Rustoleum hammered finish paint. They don't exactly look "factory", but they look good enough and should be easy to touch up.

Painted chrome? Unfortunately Phil, I don't see that lasting. What did you scuff them up with? Shy of sand/media blasting them, I don't see anything sticking for any amount of time.

Hope I'm wrong but after being in the bodyshop for 25 years, I've seen my share of chrome painted parts and have yet to seen one survive a stone chip, etc.

Mark