Has anyone painted their OEM Steelies. I watched a couple videos from youtube on this and was wondering if any H3/H3T owners have done this. My OEM gray steelies are of course rusted in certain spots and i was looking for a cheaper way than having them powder-coated.

Thoughts or advice...thanks.

 

I would go with a grinder with a wire wheel on it then lay down a nice can of primer, spare paint and then clear coat. I would do the same with my set but I'm selling them.

 

I cleaned my grey OEM wheels with a green scrubbing pad. Made one pass with sandpaper by hand just to rough it a bit not to strip all the paint. Washed the wheels. Put a coat of primer, and 2 coats of high heat paint and a coat of clear coat. That was almost 3 years ago, and I have yet to have to touch up or repaint them and that was over 50,000 miles ago. These were all Rustoleum spray products.

 

do you know the color of the OEM wheels...did you match the color or go a different color. I was thinking black it i couldn't find the OEM color.

 

also, what brand of paint did you buy.

 

Mine had the silver wheels when I bought it. When I painted them I painted them black. The I used RUSTOLEUM products. The paint was high heat paint.

 

got it...thanks. how many cans did it take you?

 

If I remember correctly, I used 2 cans of primer, 4 cans of paint since I put on 2 coats, and one can of clear coat.

 

last time I had a set of wheels powder coated it was only $50 a wheel. I know I tend to put more than 2 coats of paint on everything especially if it is gonna get scratched.

 

its not really the price thats the only downfall...its finding a place and then being without my vehicle for the time it takes them to do it.