The BEST Professional Guide to Painting Wheels!

In this video we will show you how to professionally spray wheels. This guide can be used by DIY but is geared toward professional use and professional results.
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[@PaintSociety]

Thanks for watching y’all, many of you might be confused, but I taped the stickers off that show the authenticity and specs of the wheel on the inside of the barrel, these were not wheel weights. Thank you.

[@rorodesignspowdercoating]

Thanks for shouting out powder coating as an alternative for wheels ✌🏼

[@PaintSociety]

For sure. Powdercoating is the better option i believe

[@rorodesignspowdercoating]

@@beauwulf Rays / Volk wheels get powder coat primered from the factory. Weakening the metal is one of the biggest myths on the internet. Thousands of forged wheels get powder coated every day.

[@Borgschulze]

@@PaintSociety not to mention the time it takes... it's much quicker to powder coat them. I'm sure the labour cost to paint wheels properly like this would be quite high.

[@Borgschulze]

@@rorodesignspowdercoating I see we both watch Brian paint stuff :D

[@nikolamihaylov94]

Weeell when you said most guys are not gonna remove the tire, I disagree I always remove the tire and I'm glad you made a video on this because I saw it and just bought this exact rim stand. And I know I'll probably use it 1-2 times a year but that is beside the point 🤣🤣

[@chewykarma]

You put a lot of time and hard work into your videos, and it shows. Thanks.

[@dazzamac70]

That Wheel Stand is frigging neat, I wish I had one when I did my wheels a month ago!!! Nice job BTW!👌

[@PaintSociety]

And not overly priced!

[@K4rt80y]

An alternative to the wheel rack is a work stool. Drop a garbage bag over the seat, lock the wheels from rolling and there you go. On a table, you can easily rotate the wheel.

[@coreyperryjones2142]

Or a traffic cone lol

[@ehss192]

Rims look wayyy better on the car. Love the garage floor too! It was definitely worth all of the nonsense you went through.

[@PaintSociety]

For sure man. Ty. Love the feedback!

[@Cranio_Automotive_Anatomy]

Awesome choice on those RAYS. Making want to get another cb7 myself.

[@PaintSociety]

They make some nice wheels!

[@stevec5657]

That was cool having you pop in on Marco's livestream Saturday night for a cameo in the comment section. Wheel painting is tedious and time consuming work, but very rewarding in the end. Thanks for another great video!

[@PaintSociety]

Got me a good time! Watching the game and having dinner. Nice time last night 😀

[@jamesdonaldson396]

Great video. Just about to do a set of wheels and this explaination has made the job a 100 times easier. Many thanks from England.

[@judih.8754]

That silver looks great Brian. All your hard work has paid off. Another super job. Enjoy your car!

[@PaintSociety]

Thanks 👍

[@nickcrill7718]

Rims look fun to paint! The stands you have for them looked perfect. They look really good! I want to get one of those iwatas

[@spotthedogg]

Very nice, they did look sick with the flat finish of the base coat too!

[@MarkAnthony-rb7fp]

That car is flawless!! 😎

[@plsmcustomization]

That mamma jamma is slick Brian! 🫡

[@jackprick9797]

I have a 2001 Ford F150 with an aluminum hood. The paint on the hood leading edge is bare aluminum. Would you please do a video and provide tips on prepping and painting aluminum? Thanks. Learning a lot from your videos. Really appreciate your knowledge.

[@garasihj4030]

Gotta paint my wheels now that i’ve watched u r Video. 😂 Thanks a lot Brian my landcruiser FJ 40 looks nice now learning how to paint car from your video

[@evo9replica226]

Perfect timing video, i'm cleaning the tacky paint yet, i'll see the comparison from rear wheel repainted and the first result on the front 💪🏻

[@mattrogers5036]

Great video. Appreciate the detail on changing fan patterns. I have to imagine lighting becomes an issue when shooting deep wheels. Finished product looked great!

[@PaintSociety]

Ty Matt!

[@danlove4270]

Love your channel. …make sure you blow with pressurized air making sure all the cleaners and cleaning solvents are blown and any pooling eliminated.

[@StingrayOfficial]

If you like the blue color, watch this video in reverse!

[@speedokoterefinishnetwork4937]

Brian ... Your cars and work belong in a museum ! Holy crap dude. I put 20 bucks on it the right Honda dealer would give you a brand new accord in exchange for that car !

[@PaintSociety]

Even after that, I’d still keep my baby lol thanks again for the love

[@speedokoterefinishnetwork4937]

@@PaintSociety i got a 17 accord coupe manual I'll probably never sell I get the feeling .

[@PaintSociety]

@@speedokoterefinishnetwork4937 these older Hondas are worth some money. I’m gonna tell you just give it time.

[@speedokoterefinishnetwork4937]

@@PaintSociety yours is easily worth 10k even if it's auto . And give it more time it's only going to go up .

[@hanifgubar2662]

I wish I could watch you repaint motorcycle fairings. Even though they're small parts, I've been struggling with the details. Seeing you paint a wheel makes me genuinely happy, especially with how small and full of curves it is just like a motorcycle fairings ❤❤. -chatgpt My english is bad 😅

[@johnsabia3793]

@@hanifgubar2662 it’s the same process. Prep work is everything no matter what your painting. Solid prep work will produce a solid finish product. I have painted a few fairings and have had great success.

[@johnsabia3793]

Definitely looks better than the blue.

[@jimprovax6846]

Hello Brian. I saw the short of you painting the accord wheels blue. I thought they looked cool. But you repainted them silver. I thought they looked more fitting on your beautiful black Accord. Brother please keep your family safe. I heard there is going to be another hurricane heading toward you.

[@PaintSociety]

Yes. The silver really in my opinion is a mature look and fits the car better, hurricanes, headed our way, but not the eye, hopefully it’ll just be bad wind

[@demonico123456789]

Usualy I use Walcom Ego for wheels, due to rim small area there is a lot of surface tension and there won't be any orange peel, and I can leave small gun at full fan, I use 1.0 so I can even go 4 turns out on fluid.

[@The-truth-is-valuable.]

Brian, what is the difference between a "high-build" primer and MS primer? Or is it the same thing? You have touched on primers in your various videos, but what about a dedicated primer video? (Epoxy / Edge / MS / etc?) - Maybe include paint sealers (again) in such a video?

[@michaelingwald6338]

I agree the silver is the way to go in this case, how come you didnt go for the murdered out all black look? Car looks amazing, love it!

[@RhyimFrancis]

I’ve watched this video countless times just admiring how those wheels came out and wanting to follow the same steps as you so I could hopefully acquire the same result but I think I’ll be going with a full gloss on mine instead of the semi gloss, But do you have the paint code for the silver I’m really loving the paint

[@PaintSociety]

The full glass I didn’t like too much because it doesn’t complement the cars Finish as well, you can use paint code NH 700 M

[@RhyimFrancis]

@@PaintSociety the semi gloss definitely goes with the car bro 🤩

[@richardunderwood5265]

Uk diyer: I've done a few sets now and boy do they require heaps of prep time our side of the pond! I struggled with 4 17's on a large x- booth stand and would love the one you have on demo - even just a single wheel version would work. Guns: any chance of a shoot out between the anir160q and the dv1S ...both in 1.2?? I have two ani guns and would love to hear your opinion on their performance Brisn.

[@tomlobos2871]

silvergrey wheels are underrated for sure.

[@fmolds]

I have a question about humidity . Because you live in Florida, i imagine its very humid there . How much do you focus on it when you paint at your home shop . And how will "high" humidity effect the process. Thanx Brian I've learned alot watching your videos.

[@phillipgrandison2384]

Higher humidity equals longer flash times between coats.

[@67judge]

Great Video. Question: But is Powder coating better? And what to do about curb rash? 😊

[@PaintSociety]

Yes, absolutely

[@steverose825]

Hi Brian i have been watchng your vids for years from England and have learned so much it has been invaluable, when you mention sealer, what is it you use, is it what we call a primer coat ? kind regards Steve 🤩

[@chrishunter5765]

Would you use etching primer after sanding aluminum wheels ?

[@PaintSociety]

Epoxy is stronger

[@samchan9616]

Thx for sharing. Is sealer same as self iching primmer? Also, can you spray basecoat and clearcoat straight orver self iching primer?

[@phillipgrandison2384]

Sealer is thinned out primer. Yes, base and clear over self etching primer.

[@bgee461]

Uff that accord goes hard 😍

[@christopherdlivesey9273]

nice job look good Brian

[@PaintSociety]

Glad you like it

[@rj-rekond5611]

I usually just use PPG Selemix DTM on wheels it sticks to anything. Just use a Ral code when you want a color.

[@badhondas3095]

From Bangladesh ❤🇧🇩

[@williamd.k2744]

Yes❤

[@johnnelson5659]

On peeling chrome aluminum explorer rims do you have to sand all the chrome off first

[@mayrondelacruzperez5893]

Hey Brian do you have a video talking about those nice calipers you got ?

[@PaintSociety]

It will be up soon on ahc garage

[@hansbrix2495]

Did you match the color back to original Volk or something different? I know you mentioned the clear was Autoclear M4, what was the Akzo paint code you used?

[@PaintSociety]

I matched it as best as possible to a friends mag blue. It was e44397

[@thruitallauto2538]

Silver looks good, hate colored matched rims

[@karlavillajulca9683]

great video handsome 😉

[@Rikats15]

Whats the colour code? Love the end result ❤

[@bimerev]

great job!

[@coreyperryjones2142]

Is sealer just white primer ?

[@glo_gm9257]

Quick question how far would a quart of paint go I’m trying to paint the short bed of my truck but not sure is a quart will do?

[@phillipgrandison2384]

Since the quart is mixed 50/50 with the appropriate reducer, it then becomes half gallon. 1 gallon can paint entire car/truck, so half gallon hould be enough for 2 - 3 coats.

[@glo_gm9257]

@@phillipgrandison2384 thank you so much!

[@jrummy73]

Nice wheel stand. I think I'd pull those spindles off and plasti dip them

[@VortexZombsz]

What camera you use for videos

[@davefoord1259]

Do you ever need induction time between mixing the paint/hardener and adding the reducer/spraying?

[@PaintSociety]

Depends. Usually on epoxy i have seen it

[@davefoord1259]

@@PaintSociety ok thanks brian. So you dont usually see it other than that?

[@PaintSociety]

@@davefoord1259 correct

[@MSCPINTURAAUTOMOTRIZ]

What is the color code for that blue?

[@BigSteve_Gaming187]

What size tip do you prefer for Sealer and Primer as well as the base and clear if different?

[@PaintSociety]

1.3 for base sealer clear. Prime 1.8

[@BigSteve_Gaming187]

@PaintSociety I did my rims after taking your consistent advice over the years. That is the last year of using paint cans. I have gotten excellent results, but I'd prefer a proper job when the time comes for repainting my front and rear bumpers of my 04' Passat Wagon. I've got an old-school Paasche dual action airbrush and a hvlp gun with 3 different size attachments with all the proper hookups for my air compressor. Same size 6 gallon pancake u had when you had your 1st or 2nd video showing how to paint in your garage. I understand that I need to go larger when it comes to jobs that are more than just sections at a time, but thanks to your suggestions, tips, and thoughts spoken as you go. My results are hard to tell if professionally done in comparison to how I started. 2 much of something is never a good thing, so I hope u get a chance to reset yourself when u get frustrated. We all appreciate the work u put in on top of what you do. Giving 100s or more the confidence n knowledge to come out with good results, so thank you.

[@torowazup1]

You should of painted the center cap and lugs to match 😊

[@BushidoPhoto]

Was there some runs in the paint on the first wheel around the lip as you were about to spray the clear coat?

[@PaintSociety]

No runs in the paint, but sometimes that camera can make it look tricky. I noticed the same thing.

[@judih.8754]

I did too, but as the wheel was turned it wasn't there.

[@tomturnipseed2541]

How did do the lettering on the wheels? Thanks Brian!

[@PaintSociety]

Its a sticker

[@joseph5348]

High Desert Ca. checking in, do you know where I can get Clear spray paint, rattle can, that spays in a fan pattern,I have been looking at "National" auto parts stores(chains) no luck so far!¡¿¿????

[@garyslentzii2796]

Dupli-Color does. You can twist the tip to spray vertically or horizontally. I use it all the time spraying model cars. The 1k clear is the best I've found to date. Auto Zones & Advance Auto sells it.

[@joseph5348]

@@garyslentzii2796 Thank you very much!

[@Thedjcodeman]

good video. i just posted a similar one on my channel a few weeks ago

[@ronaldowens9165]

Cole slag is a lot faster and then sand for adhesive 😅

[@rubenske091]

👌

[@DONERIGHTKUSTOMS]

Why didn't u take off the wheel weights?? They gonna balance when they reinstall tire .. now u have a unpainted part of the wheel

[@PaintSociety]

Confused by this comment, the wheel weights were taken off not sure what video you’re watching, that was an authenticity and wheel spec sticker I taped off

[@PaintSociety]

@@DavidHager1?? are we watching the same video?

[@colbysmith1398]

Around the 2:00 mark when the wheel was on the stand there was some yellow tape on a strip that appeared to be cover a strip of wheel weights. Maybe they were removed later.

[@PaintSociety]

@@colbysmith1398 again those were stickers. Look how flat the tape was. Have you ever seen ten inches worth of wheel weights ?

[@colbysmith1398]

@PaintSociety yes, I have seen that many or length of wheel weights unfortunately stuck inside a wheel. Typically by bad tire shops. Wasn't arguing, just stating what I think the other comment was about. One can see when the wheel was being sealed and painted there were no wheel weight

[@pedraw]

A whole generation of drivers spend time and money blacking out their aluminum wheels and you went the other way basically. Pretty cool.

[@talon0863]

When you poured the low gloss clear it looked like it wasn't stirred

[@PaintSociety]

Definitely looks that way, but that’s the way it is

[@talon0863]

@@PaintSociety Thanks. I just painted Prius with solid black paint. Not easy to do and your videos are very helpful

[@anoniman185]

Black is better then silver!

[@WarrezTheWolf]

Black and silver is the best combination.

[@kathysarmcandy1992]

Painting steel wheels please. Doing a resto from the 50's.

[@derekm6236]

No disrespect, but why not bead blast the wheels, followed by powder coating? Faster, more durable and taking account of the cost of time, not too expensive.

[@PaintSociety]

Of course this is a great option but I only know how to paint lol

[@derekm6236]

@@PaintSociety and you know how to paint and teach painting, very, very well!

[@timmacpherson788]

Should have taken the wheel weights off. If you have to rebalance and you will when the tires go on you'll have unpainted spots. Just sayin.

[@johnryan1386]

Why not just strip the paint off completely before repainting?

[@PaintSociety]

For what reason

[@AW33COM]

Wheels should not be powdered coated. I need to teach you how to paint wheels. Your stand is a very good beginning for sure. Wheels for perfect "PRO" restoration must be blasted. But not blasted like 99% of people that hit it with their regular media and destroy everything. There is a specific 0 dust media super fine for aluminium and metal if you want 0 damage. It grinds down to 800-1000 grid. Then you epoxy the wheels using some of the best epoxy on the market, and then you paint using your usual painting technique, but using specific hard clear coat. Powder coating is junk. Unremovable, unfixable and ugly. I have never seen a single person restore and paint a wheel to perfection on the internet in my 40 years of restoring things. Love your videos obviously. If you had no clue, I would not bother commenting. Also, you need Mini gun for wheels and car parts. Something like SRI Pro Lite or the new PRO LITE S. Wheels painting is difficult.

[@robh3267]

You know the paint job on that car far exceeds the the value of the car itself, just say'n.

[@PaintSociety]

Oh. Ok. Thats a great comment.

[@Yourdutchmasters]

Dub spinners

[@holeshot26]

you're great at paint! but you need a lesson on applying tire shine😂

[@PaintSociety]

Hahah ty

[@MultiDaijobu]

That hurts my heart to see some mag blue wheels get resprayed 😂 they looked great on there 🤷‍♂️