Painted or powder coated VWW wheels?

[CamaroJesse]

Im wondering if anyone has painted or powder coated any vintage wheel soworks wheels. Specifically the V40 or V48. I think grey or black centers would look good on my orange camaro.

[JV69z/28]

Popular Hot Rodding did a story in the 4/07 issue where they painted their VWW wheels on the '68 Chevelle with Dupli-color high performance wheel coating and they came out great. For what it's worth Team III centers are painted from the factory not powder coated. I think with proper prep painting them will hold up fine.

[Steve1968LS2]

I painted the centers of the ones on the Fairlane and they came out great. The story was in PHR and I used the same Duplicolor wheel paint.

Use fine-line painters tape for better results.

Power is better but the rattlecans cost me $20 and powder would have been around $400 due to the masking involved.

Before the rattle can:


After the rattle can:

[JT_67Tempest]

Steven,

The wheel came out looking sharp!! How resistant is the paint to chipping? Did you need to put any kind of primer coat? I have some chrome wheels that are looking pretty ratty and wondering if you can use this paint over chrome?

thanks,
Johnny

[lvrpool32]

I'm painting the centers of my V48's, etched primed first then high build primed and sanded (to smooth out the sandblasted finish) next is a BC/CC. I'm doing a dark silver color and a grey scotch brited outer rim to replicate the original one piece painted/machine polished vintage wheels.

Nick

[Steve1968LS2]

Steven,

The wheel came out looking sharp!! How resistant is the paint to chipping? Did you need to put any kind of primer coat? I have some chrome wheels that are looking pretty ratty and wondering if you can use this paint over chrome?

thanks,
Johnny

If you are going over chrome I would scuff it up a bit and a primer might be a good idea although I don't know what type.

I did several coats and it seemed like it would hold up well. Not as well as powder, but fresh paint is only a rattle can away. lol