Wheel Paint 02 tacoma

Nice. thats the color I am painting mine too.

 

Here is a closer look.

 

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Describe your prep.
Do you remember if you used a stripper or just sand paper?
No primer? Clearcoat?

 

So if I remember correctly I used acetone to strip the wheels clear coat, then primed/sanded, then coated them. It was a very simple process.

 

I am, surprise. FWIW, I've always used this for aluminum.

https://www.rustoleum.com/en/product-catalog/consumer-brands/professional/aluminum-primer-spray

But I'm talking about new, raw aluminum. How alloy wheels differ would be important, since they are usually at least clear coated, perhaps anodized, etc.

 

That's close to what I envision painting these wheels, maybe a little darker.

 

Depending on the lighting it is darker. I love those wheels!

 

They are one of my favorite Toyota wheels. Went with a 17" rim because 255/80s are a little cheaper than 255/85s.

Looking for something like this, except a little more gloss.

 

Or a nod to the original Toyota pickup.

 

Hey nice photoediting!
Perhaps one drawback to shiny wheels is the contrast or accent they cause against a dull black tire

 

I gave mine a quick clean with a rag, sanded them with 220 on the rougher spots first until i was into undamaged clear then gave them a good sand with a red scothbrite pad.I then wiped them off with a damp rag, masked wheel and sprayed.Dont overthink it, your just spray bombing wheels.

 

Duplicolor graphite with gloss clear. A little too dark in my opinion.

 

+1 for Duplicolor again. Did my stockers and they look (almost) like new. (couple sags if you look for them, it's a thin paint and metallic)
sand,prime and paint. No biggie. Cheap to do.
I also put about 5-6 coats of clear.


oh yeah, I masked off the outer lip hoping the tire machine wouldn't just crunch it off. So far so good.

 

May be something to this, had I known about it I would have used it. Heck, why not?