How to paint the rims of a car with your own hands?

Painting your wheel rims will significantly transform your car and make it stand out more. In this article, we will give recommendations: how to paint car rims with your own hands. You can also install tuning accessories on the car, which will make it even more expressive and stylish.

Tools and materials

If you decide to paint the rims yourself, but you do not have expensive professional equipment, then this work can be done with a spray paint and some tool.

So, for work you will need:

• Enamel paint;
• Degreaser;
• Starting and finishing putties;
• Primer;
• Sandpaper for grinding various grain sizes;
• Lint-free napkins.

Step-by-step instruction

Before starting work, it is necessary to prepare the room in which the painting will take place. It should be warm, clean, dust-free and well ventilated.

The work is done in the following order:

• To begin with, the wheels are disassembled, the "rubber" is removed.
• Then the discs are thoroughly washed with a special shampoo and smoothed with emery to metal. To speed up the process, you can use a sander.
• If deep chips are found on the parts, they are putty, then dried, and then sanded with fine sandpaper.
• Next, you need to degrease the discs, let them dry.
• After that, the primer is applied in several layers.
• Painting process. The paint must be applied in several coats, with the last coat being the thickest.
• Finally, if desired, you can apply varnish. This will give the discs an extra shine.

That’s it, the paint job is done.