How do u paint your rims?

How do u paint your rims?

it depends on the look of the rims if i wanna paint them or not, but when i do, i use brush paint

I normally don't paint them, but I botched some detail on one yesterday, so I plan on spraying it white. (Jagermeister Alfa Romeo)



Depending on the rim, you can often get good results brushing as well. I brushed all the gold sections on the Porsche 911 GT1 to very good (IMO) results.

Spraypaint. Never thought of painting them with a brush.

Brush, spray, paint marker, toothpick, etc... :)

if Chrome, I use Primer + Duplicolor Chrome
If Black, I use Airbrush

other, never made yet :D

which method would u say gives the best results?

in the past brushpainting didnt vvork very well for me

These wheels were done the same way; Spray TS17 Aluminum, then brushpaint the spokes w/ X10 Gunmetal.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/scalemodeling/jay/wrx2.jpg

For race cars I spray paint.

For road cars, up until now, I kept the chrome plating as provided in the kit. However, with the one that I'm working on now, the plating came off in some spots (Fujimi), so I put the wheels in oven cleaner and after 2 minutes the chrome platng was gone :eek: all that was left was just regular plastic. After thourough cleaning, I'll spray them black enamel and finish with Alclad II Chrome. Expect to see pictures in the next couple of weeks. ;)

If the rims is Chrome and I want a chrome lip, I paint with a brush.
If I just want one single color i Spray them.

Originally posted by jay@af
Brush, spray, paint marker, toothpick, etc... :) Ditto;whatever works for the situation:)

Spraying is the smoothest way to do it, but sometimes I brush. Like when i just want the center painted or something like that I just brush it on in thin layers.

I spray some and I brush some.:p

90% of the time i spray

I'm with P/Man dude!

Originally posted by jay@af
Brush, spray, paint marker, toothpick, etc... :)

im on that boat. a certain method for every situation. in my 98 safari impreza the damn wheels are blue so i will be spraying them gold

-GTi-VR6_A3

Depending on the rims design.
Would not be practical to brush paint so many spokes at a time.
Mostly spraypaint, fast, effective and not time consuming.

Both!
Spraypaint the basic colour, then detail with a brush. Finally add a bit of a wash if needed.

Yea spraypainting is he best ( i guess) but thats means $5 a can,many different color cans..:bloated: :rolleyes: