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Got the front wheel in about a week ago, So now all I need to do is paint. The rim is in pretty rough shape PAINT WISE chips and flakes everywhere. So Im asking you guys for your help. I figured just sand, prime a few coats and paint a few coats. ...Theres a bunch of guys on this forum who have painted wheels and they've came out awsome. So let me know whats up.

i never painted my wheels but i would guess sand blasting would be easist cause it gets in all the small crevises

95FZR600 wrote:You might want to get something to aid in the removal. Aircraft paint remover should work great and then sand and paint.

That's what I did. I used stripper to clean them up.

+1 to what every one said. go get some aircraft stripper and use it to get the majority of the old paint off. Your going to have some paint left here and there. get some like 600 grit wet sand paper and wet sand the rest of the the wheel smooth. primer, wet sand any imperfections in the primer. then base coat, then clear coat. its basic/easy and affordable

hope it helps

if you use aircraft stripper make sure where some good heavy duty rubber gloves , after sanding the wheel use a tack cloth <any hardware/paint store> to get excess dust off , i prefer to sand it lightly even after priming the wheel , and maybe hit it with a 2nd coat of primer just to make sure it covers what ever the 1st coat didnt get . when applying 1st coat of paint apply lightly dont try to use the whole can in one session <i did that trying to rush and had runs from being to wet . at your auto parts store they have paint called dupli-color i believe .. they use it for wheels and calipers .. that stuff worked best for me the rustolium stuff paint didnt seem thick enough to me but if u take it slow and gradually build up the coats it should cover fine no matter what paint u use ..first paint coat very lightly , come back in hour or 2 repeat process , but dont spray too much or else it will cake and run ... or you could save yourself all this time and just have it powdercoated to you color choice .. but then it take all the fun out of it ..

I also used aircraft stripper. I can be found at any auto parts store. It comes in spray form or quarts, gallons of liquid. You can also find spray cans of wheel paint there.

Aircraft Remover! Saves a lot of time. Careful!! that stuff is nasty, wear gloves and do it outside.Mask off the entire tire with masking tape. paint, and your all done! Good luck!!

Thanx for all the imput guys...And Tom there wont be tires on the wheels, I figured Id take them off to m I know a guy who ake the whole process easier. My buddy works at a bike shop so he said he could take them off then remount and balance.

My brother is getting his 02 R1 wheels powdercoated locally here in Buffalo for around $65 a wheel inc. sandblasting.

+1 on that - if you're having the tyres off, then it's worth dropping the wheelbearings out and getting them coated. The lad I sold my Fireblade to has just had the wheel redone, £70 the pair, and it looks fantastic. By the time you've paid for paint and stripper etc you're halfway there, never mind the time you save.

BOBEE name and number please, I may aswell check him out.

we charge 60 bucks a set for sport bike wheels like this in a solid one shot color... i am getting ready to start laying powder on my build... ill post some pics as i go.

I just repainted mine last month. I bought it in july and needed new tires so i took aircraft remover to them to get the paint off. But after finding that it worked great but didnt get all the paint out of the corners i took them to work and sandblasted them. Found a self etching primer at auto store and used krylon spray paint to paint them red and black. And i recoment using a clear for rims because brake dust will eat through normal clear. It doesnt have enough hardned in it. But if you want fool prough and pro looks powdercoating is the only way to go