I got a deal on a cheap set fo firebird 5-star rims. They are a little rough...


anyways I can clean them up and make them pretty?

Can I sand them down, and maybe reclearcoat them myself, or even sand them down, paint them then rear clear coat them?

Or do I have to get them powdercoated?

 

im doing this on mine tomorrow, so far i already sanded them, then primered them, tomorrow im going to paint then clearcoat them. ill tell you how it comes out

 

I painted my originally polished aluminum Eagle 077's.
You can strip them with some Aircraft Stripper (available at Wal-Mart).
Then sand them to give the paint something to stick too.
Then clean them before painting.
Then paint with some Dupl-Color High-Perf. Wheel Coating (Several colors available).
Then clear them with Dupl-Color High-Perf. Wheel Coating Clear.

Mine is holding up pretty good.
The better the prep work, the better it will last.
Also - LOTS of light coats works well. The places on mine where the paint is the thickest is where it is also the smoothest and best looking (up close).

 

I did the about same thing I got some 5 stars for 40 bucks and I sprayed degreaser on them,
then used dish soap and a scotch brite pad to clean and scuff the surface, then dried it with a blow gun.
For paint I used bbq grill paint (flat black) for primer,
duplicolor wheel paint (charcoal) for color,
and high heat engine enamel by duplicolor for clear. The reason I used the engine clear is because it has a ceramic base and it is self leveling.

EDIT: Here's a upclose pic of what the wheel paint by duplicolor looks like.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...234_3_full.jpg

from far away they look almost black.

 

Thanks guys good stuff!