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Thu May 12, 2022 5:30 am

Ok so I got my 67 wheels sandblasted and epoxy primered. I need to paint the wheels in the next couple days but I would like to know the proper way, or how you guys painted yours.

Im confused at the steps to take with 2 tone rims. Using 2 stage paint makes this a little tricky with 2 toned rims. I know you gotta put the clear on in a certain time to have it properly bond to the base, problem is, the base needs to be dry on the inner so I can tape it off and paint the outer part.

Info: The inner part of the rim is grey/black, the outer is cumulus white.

Do I paint the whole wheel black, clear coat it, let it cure for a couple days, then tape off the middle, scuff the outer rim, paint it white, then clear coat the outer?

Or do I paint the whole wheel black, let it dry for ???, tape off the inner, paint the outer white, then clear coat the whole thing together?

Thu May 12, 2022 7:32 am

The window for putting paint on epoxy is pretty close to putting clear on base. Of course I don’t know what manufacturers you’re using so…

Thu May 12, 2022 7:36 am

VWFIXER wrote: The window for putting paint on epoxy is pretty close to putting clear on base. Of course I don’t know what manufacturers you’re using so…

Using PPG OMNI. Specs say 72 hours to put base on. But that doesn't really matter so much cause I am going to gently sand down the the epoxy and fix some curb scuffs anyways. I just want to make sure Ive got the base/clear steps with the 2 tone rims correct.

Thu May 12, 2022 7:45 am

Put base on sanded epoxy and it highlights your sanding.

Thu May 12, 2022 8:02 am

I am tracking, I originally put down the epoxy to stop flash rust. I will sand/fix scuffs and then reapply epoxy when its time to paint. I need to gather the full steps to a successful rim paint job, before I start laying down color and screw myself with needing to start over from the beginning.