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The wheels on my daily driver truck are old chrome spokes, and they were getting pretty long in the tooth. Starting to rust between washes and pitted around the lugnuts and outter rim areas.
I decided yesterday to try some wheel paint to make them more presentable. After buying some Rustoleum wheel paint in a graphite color I took the wheels off and roughed the chrome up with a flapper disc. I spent some extra time on the rusty areas to make sure I got the pits clened out, and then wiped them down with solvent.
After they dried well I masked off the outter edge and covered the tires with butcher paper, then gave them 3-4 coats of paint. The Rustoleum wheel paint is non directional, so you can even spray upside down and it comes out!
The end result looks much better than what I had and I almost got all 4 wheels done with one can. Had to put the last couple coats on the 4th wheel from the 2nd can.
I think this paint would be a great item and color for restoring old dark centered mgs like Torque Thrusts and others that have seen better days. It covers really well, and dries in a very short time period.
Kinda gave the old wheels an updated look!
Here's a before, but can't see the rust.
I decided yesterday to try some wheel paint to make them more presentable. After buying some Rustoleum wheel paint in a graphite color I took the wheels off and roughed the chrome up with a flapper disc. I spent some extra time on the rusty areas to make sure I got the pits clened out, and then wiped them down with solvent.
After they dried well I masked off the outter edge and covered the tires with butcher paper, then gave them 3-4 coats of paint. The Rustoleum wheel paint is non directional, so you can even spray upside down and it comes out!
The end result looks much better than what I had and I almost got all 4 wheels done with one can. Had to put the last couple coats on the 4th wheel from the 2nd can.
I think this paint would be a great item and color for restoring old dark centered mgs like Torque Thrusts and others that have seen better days. It covers really well, and dries in a very short time period.
Kinda gave the old wheels an updated look!


Here's a before, but can't see the rust.
