i'm looking to refinish the rims on my monte, they aren't to bad right now, but i want them to look good, i dont know if i want to do them myself unless they are really easy, so heres the questions, if i were to do them myself, what would you recommend i use as a paint in a spray can preferably, and how many coats i should do to prevent any chippingproblems, and is there a sealer or anything like that to paint over it to prevent any future problems. and in the end, what tires do you guys recommend that i wrap them in, i'm going to be bringing this car to the track every once in a while, so i want something thats going to give me more traction there but equal just driving on the road, i heard that pirelli p0nero, if i'm saying that correctly are pretty good tires for that cause. Any feedback on the assumption? thanks in advance

 

What are your rims, aluminum or steel? If they are aluminum I would let a shop do it. It is hard to paint aluminum and have it last, especially if you paint it with a spray can. If they are steel you shouldnt have a problem doing it yourself. Get a rust inhibiting paint like duplicolor rust fix or something of that nature. Just rustoleum paint should work too. I would use a flat or semi-gloss paint for color and then clear over it to give it added protection.

 

personally, if I was to paint the rims myself, id do a good 5+ LIGHT coats, to make a good non-blotchy look to it. plus, it will make sure there are NO drips. any drips will look horrible, and are pretty much unfixable without a LOT of work.

 

go out to the dupont web site. they ahve wheel paint and also show a video on how they do it with this paint etc.. some slick stuff and from wha ti ahve heard it is pretty good paint also.