Hey guys, i got my girlfriend into car modding and she wants to get her rims painted on her e46 bmw, my friend who works at a body shop said hell do the rims with dupont spray cans, she wants Gloss black.... and wants it extremely glossy and shiny, shes kinda OCD about that lmao. Question is do you think its possible the spray cans can be as shiny as someone that would use an actual paint gun? Anyone have pics of their gloss black painted rims so i can see?

 

Wooooops move this to wheel and tire please!

 

ummm if ur friend works at a bodyshop have him base, clear the rims look at my pics ,i also work at a bodyshop and i used ppg base and clear on mine

 

beside rattle can wont last that long

 

auto zone sells wheel paint and clear coat for wheels to add protection and shine. if done right they will last a long time.

 

Don't really agree with this. I used rattle can on my 4x4 that I take offroad almost 2 years ago. No chipping or damage. Minor surface scratches from trail debris.

Rattle can will get the job done. Proper prep and good painting technique it'll work out great. Some clear coat will help with that shine. Proper paint cleaning and preservation will help keep that luster.

 

still base ,clear sprayed from a paint gun will still look better and last longer ,besides why u wanna put cheap ___ paint on a bmw

 

I don't- I put cheap paint on my truck that I beat up off road so I can repair it easy myself.

I would take it from a paint professional who suggests using spray cans that it'll work....My rims look great-and I paid 20 bones for the whole deal.
::shrug::

 

the guy who set up this thing is askin bout paintin the rims on his girls bmw, he wanted to know which one is best, painting from a spray gun with the base , clear method will look better , and since shes is ocd bout the shine it would be better than chancing rattle can clear,

 

powdercoat is best but salty in price lol

 

ya my friend who works at a shop wants to do the dupont spray paint.. he said hes gona wet sand alot and do a good amount of coating and clearing.. hes pretty confident that the can will look just as good as a spray gun.. i would just go get powdercoated but she doesnt wanna drop 4+ bills... hes charging us 180 for the canning saying itll take about almost all day with the proper prepping and what not

 

well aslong as shes happy thats what your shootin for

 

ya lol im just concerned they will look like they were spray painted... i need them to look like they were painted like real gloss black not kinda gloss but super glossy lol

 

Chad

Glossy paint is glossy paint. To get the most shine, the proper prep work needs to be done. If your boy works at a body shop, let him do it. If he's doing it right, he'll sand-blast the wheels, primer it, layer some paint, wet sand with 2000grit, paint again, wet sand, paint, clear clear - final buff.

 

alright well give it a shot thx for the input rob

 

yaa b_real is correct...and spray paint is paint to lol it all depends on the prep like he said..i paintd my stock rims with rattle can ...did it in my driveway and it came out good...but ur friend should def kno wat hes doing, i would trust him

let us kno how they come out..post pics wen done