Need some advice on Refurbishing Rims

[stevieray54]

My Rims on my 06 Tundra are pretty done for as you can see. I picked up a set of 4 rims and want to Refinish them to OEM stock Silver. My question: Should I remove all the current paint. Then primer them and repaint. Just paint over the existing color. Anyone ever had experience with having them ceramic coated. Thank you

[Gerald G]

In for answers on this. My truck wheels are doing the same thing.

[JhuntsAlot]

I would use some aircraft pain remover to strip the old paint. Then use some good auto grade primer and paint. Shouldn't be too bad.

Then again, I am not a pro. Should have some better answers soon. Haha



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[ohuett]

My wife had beat up wheels on her SUV and we took them to a wheel repair shop. The next day they looked brand new. They can fix all the curb rash and powder coat your wheels however you want...and it's not too expensive either. A quick search of wheel repair shops in the League City area comes back with a few options...here's one w/good reviews. Wheel Repair, Bent Wheel, Cracked Wheel, Powder Coating Wheels (rimrepairhoustontx.com)

[stevieray54]

Great on the Wheel repair. I was thinking of getting a small sandblaster from Harbor Freight and use some Walnut media to remove the paint. But I will check into the wheel repair.

[eradicator]

My wife had beat up wheels on her SUV and we took them to a wheel repair shop. The next day they looked brand new. They can fix all the curb rash and powder coat your wheels however you want...and it's not too expensive either. A quick search of wheel repair shops in the League City area comes back with a few options...here's one w/good reviews. Wheel Repair, Bent Wheel, Cracked Wheel, Powder Coating Wheels (rimrepairhoustontx.com)

What is considered 'not too expensive'? What were you able to get yours cleaned up for?

[999]

They probably go up some this close after the holiday.

[ohuett]

We paid $100/wheel. They were all curb-rashed and whatever coating they had on them was flaking off. They look like they're brand new now. I'm not sure if I paid too much or not...I just know that my wife was happy when they were done. And if momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!

[30-30]

They probably go up some this close after the holiday.

This made me laugh way too hard.

[Johnny Dangerr]

Rim repair shops are a big deal these days. Insurance companies are pushing repair over replace.
I took a turn too fast and blew out a tire and bent the rim. They came to the house and pulled the tire and rim and totally repaired it and brought it back and installed it on my car. I think the labor was $125.00. Call your local body shop and ask who they use...