Lucas

is powder coating your rims the only way to paint them? was wondering if i could stripe off the existing paint and then spray some more on. by the way this doesnt have to be a 10 out of 10 paint job

WhiteTrash

you could just spray over you fact wheel paint if you wanted to. If you are going to get them powder coated you are going to have to get them striped. Doesn't cost much to do it. IF you don't mind spending some money I would just powder coat them. **** will only cost you around 70 to 80 bucks. You could call daren at MACHINES OF MAYHEM cause they do it there. HE could tell you what it would cost and all that good stuff. Go to there web site to find out more about them. later

Lucas

thanks, i might just clean them up and spray over them, what makes powder coating them better?

Jay6

Its just tougher. I would get some krylon and go to work

WheelieKing

Powdercoating is pretty much paint that's baked on....Tougher, more resistant to chips and stuff....

But spraying them works Ok too.....just prep them well!!!

Erik

I painted mine, looks just fine to me......don't have any good close-ups though

Rudy-eastcoastX

Powdercoating is much better, easier to clean and doesn't scratch very easy. cost around $100 bucks if you take the rotors and bearings out. I prep mine paint them and put on like 5 coats of clear- looks like powder coating but scratch easy and wheel cleaner stains them...but cost like 10 bucks

Hobie

I have had car wheels powdercoated for $25 a wheel. More durable than automotive paint and MUCH more durable than spray cans.

I have also rattle canned many a bike wheel. Just clean them with soap and water. Harsh chemicals like wheel cleaner,brake cleaner, etc. will remove the finish. To do it right you are going to either paint over the existing paint using scotch brite pads, primer, paint, lots of clear or strip the wheel of paint, primer, paint, and clear - either way the cost is near what powdercoating is. You might as well powdercoat it, but if it's late at night and you just want to do it, ****ing spray it :D

Lucas

damn the only reason i was asking is cause i thought powder coating was so damn expensive but i guess not!?!?!?!? ill have to check around my area to see if anyone does it, if not ill do it myself

narx1000

i painted the rims on my 1k with some automotive paint. the best thing about that is the clear coat. you can do so many different paint schemes. i had the spokes painted red and the outside of the rim painted black it looked awesome. $35

crazeinc

**** i just busted out the black spray paint, looks great.

crazeinc

covertwar

Paint, powdercoating, whatever, all will look good, it's all about $$$$$. Powdercoating does give longlasting results tho

Lucas

what did you do to prep the surface? i think im also going to paint my fairing to, im just going to tape of certain sections and do it. the reason i ask is cause i plan on getting an erion 929. i wanna change all the red to blue, and paint the rims blue to

MAXX

If you are going to use spraypaint on your wheels expect to have to touch them up every time you get a new set of tyres fitted because they will chip and look *****.

bill parr

just hit it with some steel wool to rough it up and spray bomb it, i just did my whole bike for $3.95