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Posted by: R1_ON_ONE

Hey everybody, has anybody ever tried painting their rims. I want black rims but cant afford real ones and was wondering if painting them would be a bad idea.

Thanks

Posted by: tp300ex

if ur talking about spray paint....DONT DO IT! it will chip off!
but u could powdercoat them

Posted by: metal_mann1988

either powdercoat or a very high quality/high heat paint

Posted by: tp300ex

there is no ether or....heat also has nuthing to do with it

Posted by: 400eXr1d3rZ

Or you could Anodize them.

Posted by: BigFish

Anodizing costs ALOT more than p/c....

If u don't give a **** spraybomb them, but if you're looking for quality, p/c them.

Posted by: prepracing

No matter how its done, the black will chip/scratch off . So if you spray paint them its easy to touch them up whenever you need to

Posted by: BigFish

If the p/c is done right, it will last. Maybe all the wheels u have seen were halfassed powdercoated (not correctly prepped)

Posted by: Pappy

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Originally posted by BigFish
If the p/c is done right, it will last. Maybe all the wheels u have seen were halfassed powdercoated (not correctly prepped)

I have seen probaly over 500 rims that have been coated from all over the country. And even when done correctly they can get tore up. The conditions atv's are put through has alot to do with how ANY coating will hold up. PC is not indestructable period.