What type of paint to paint my factory wheels black (gen 2)?

[gnuel]

One of my hubcaps fell off and I decided to remove the other 3. Right now, the factory wheels are sorta brownish/black and I really like how it looks. I'll life to paint them black so they'll look somewhat like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2426628072

What type of paint should I use and how should I paint them?

[Nick]

tremclad black gloss

[crazy_camry]

i also want to paint my stock steelies black. i took the hubcaps off and they were that ugly brown from 11 years of never being cleaned. i sprayed them with hose to get rid of most of the muck, but when i get around to spraying them i'm going to clean them completely with a toothbrush. before spraying you want the rims smooth and free of dirt which will prevent paint adhesion. i'd also say give the rims a light sand before spraying to help the paint stick.

[Nick]

should take off all the rust, if its that bad then prime then paint

[87Camry5Speed]

im doing the same thing to my car come winter... next spring im doing my 15's the same way- oldman you mention tremclad gloss black for this job- how much is it/ how hard is it to find? ive never heard of it. otherwise im using regular gloss black

[gnuel]

http://www.testors.com/catalog_item.asp?itemNbr=813

Would that work?

Isnt gloss shiny though?

[Nick]

tremclad is oil based rust paint, its my favoritest paint in the whole wide world, comes in like 8 colours only, the gloss isn't that shiny, its just to tell it apart from their flat black (if you want stealth bomber look) but it usually comes out a bit grey

any decent hardware store should have it

[87Camry5Speed]

Oldman, thanks... time to visit some hardware stores. gnuel I'd stay away from the testors, works great on models but at 4.29 for a 3 oz. can youll need at least one if not two per rim if you want it done right and that gets pricey in a hurry . I don't know about you, but i am going for some gloss (gloss= shine); my goal is to have the late '80s Jap supercar (loose description) look to my camry... when I get my cardomain site set up (ok, lets make that IF i get it set up) you'll ber able to see what I mean. I wonder if simple Rustoleum would get this job done, but this heavy-duty tremclad sounds promising...

[gnuel]

Oh, I thought testors was cae paint. :o heh


I'll try to look for thet trenclad. It's spray paint right?


Would regular car spray paint work also?

[Nick]

you can get it in spray and liquid if you want to slab it on there real thick