So, rather than buy new wheels for winter, I decided to paint my factory set. The paint turned out fine...after applying the clear coat, it looks kind of dusty. I may have been holding the clear coat spray can too far away. Should I lightly wet sand the wheels and try again? If so, what grit sand paper and how light should I sand?

Thanks.

 

I had that issue when i clear coated my taillights.. My issue was because I held the can too far away and also applied the coats too thin, so i wet sanded and reapplied the clear thicker and worked out great!

 

Use 400 to 600 grit wet or dry sand paper ( the black stuff )

 

Thanks, guys!

 

post some pics too man.

 

absolutely. the wet sanding went well. still trying to get the sanding residue off. I'll start clear coating again tomorrow.

 

i had the problem of mine looking milky in some areas but i sanded them and reapplied it a little lighter and farther away and they came out good.

so glad i dont have to have 2 sets of wheels haha. but get some pics when your done.

 

pics are needed

 

i like having two sets of wheels


when i painted mine i got clearcoat 'dust' on them too, but i was able to wipe it off after the clear dried.

 

yeah my tails did the same as thejake... when i put the clear on too thick it cause a milky dusty look. too thin was a flat dull look and too thick was milky dusty

 

Here's a pic of one of the painted rims against the truck.

Now, the question is...do I paint the center caps too? I'm torn...I kind of like the "cop car" look.

 

looks good and def keep the cop look. should look killer on the truck

 

Those look awesome BrainDonor. Got me questioning if I should paint mine, I have the same factory wheels and don't foresee new rims anywhere in my future.

Make sure you post pics when you put them on the truck.

 

Thanks.

They go on next weekend.

 

I hit them with some wheel wax yesterday...nice shine now. Anyway, in doing so, I noticed that I need to do a few touch-ups, but I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.