In this video I show you how to completely repaint and restore your old rusty steel wheels to give them a new great look. I go through everything from prep work and rust removal to masking and painting techniques. This is a great home DIY project to make your old rims look great, and hold up to winter. I used Rustoleum Metallic Charcoal Stops Rust spray paint over Rustoleum automotive primer to get this great, shiny and smooth finish. The wheels are for my Volkswagen Rabbit. Recorded with a Canon t3i and edited in sony vegas. Thanks for watching!
The Complete Guide to Painting Steelies
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nice thorough job man… good-looking end product
Great work.
you sound exactly like chrisfix , but great video .
hey buddy just wondered where did you get the center cap from?
What type & brand of lug nuts do u use on ur steel wheels?
what grade of sand paper is that
Thanks, now I completely know how to paint steelies!
uuugh “chunks of rust:”
That wax is a good idea (always is), nice upload.
very informational. i have a suggestion for rattlecanning though. when you paint start from off your subject and end off of subject so your ends dont get too much build up
well done
I like to paint my nuts!
If I do this to my wheels will I still be able to wash them with normal wheel cleaning stuff or will it take the paint off?
If you are going to go through all the trouble to paint a steel wheel, just use POR-15. When people say it is a permanent product, it truly is permanent. And you can brush on the POR-15, and when it dries, you will have a nice gloss finish with no brush marks. And you won’t have to worry about chips from stones or scraping curbs, as the POR-15 dries so hard.
Nice Job Mate.
Baz (uk).
I paint for a living professionally and I find this video perfectly flawless..great job.
Outstanding video and great job on the wheels.
like a boss, kid, could be titled “How to make an instructional video”
It’s called vw golf not a rabbit
No clear coat? It’s worth it, it adds extra protection and gloss makes the wheels easy to clean.
sounds like a robot version of ChrisFix.
Chris fix is better
Can I paint both side on rims or just the outer side?
You should do a clear coat, the paint will look bad over time without it
You should make the tires shine too
Make it all stand out from far away
Nice Job guys. Very well done.