Hand painted rims?

[Billhockey1993]

Has anyone ever hand painted their rims? I was thinking of maybe hand painting the rims and swing arm and don't want to take them off plus I don't have a jack. If anyone has done this did you still sand them down to bare metal? Did you use primer?
Thanks

 

[CdnMedic]

If you're going to do it, do it right...

Take it all apart, clean parts up 100%, scuff them, prime them and shoot them with a real gun and real paint... Or, take them off, clean them up, and get them powdercoated.

 

[Billhockey1993]

I've actually done my car rims before took them off scuffed primed painted then clear coat. And I actually used spray paint (it was automotive grade) but still looks brand new after 4 years and a car wash twice a month. Do you think that same routine would hold up on the bike?

 

[CdnMedic]

I know a few guys have done that with car wheels, and no reason why it wouldn't work on a bike... But you really need to pull all the parts apart and off the bike to do it right.

I painted my bike last summer, the actual painting took maybe 30 minutes... But the tear down and prep of all the parts took a couple days with an experienced buddy helping me out. 90% of a good paint job is the prep work.

 

[Billhockey1993]

That is true and guess it's just the removing and reinstalling that's worrying me lol