Ugly Chrome to black rims

[cshepard76]

Ok, so dont beat me up too bad on this, Im not the most mechanical inclined person. The 35's I bought have chrome rims, and I want them black. What is the best solution to do this? Is there anything I can do to ensure that the paint will stick to the rim? Sanding, etc...

Thanks for reading and I welcome all and every tip to do this. :confused:

[naturalbornmudder]

I would guess you could rough them up with some light grit and then primer them. Either that or go get them powder coated. Probably expensive, but cool

[cshepard76]

Anywhere around here do that, one that you would recommend?

[rpiereck]

One of our officers had stuff on his Harley powder coated at Superior Coatings (http://www.alaskapowdercoat.com/), he liked their job, recommends it.

You could sand off your chrome with an air tool (auto craft shop has them), then prime it, add a few coats of black to make it think, then one or two coats of clear (shiny or dull, whichever you want). That should make for a nice home made paint job. I've seen it done to very nice results before.

[arcticmutt]

sandblasting it would be the way to go if your painting then you should be good to prime and paint whatever color you want.