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<blockquote data-quote="Diamond B" data-source="post: 289827" data-attributes="member: 4484"><p>While my skills to assist in the build are pretty limited, I do get to the shop when I can to help grind -- one of the few things I can do. Today I decided to attack my wheels. When I ordered the beadlocks, I thought the insets were painted; when they got here I realized my mistake and went back online to see if I had ordered the wrong wheel. After looking at several sites and many pictures, I realized the ruffed out areas in the insets appeared to be painted because of the darker color of the unpolished aluminum and the shadow. Since I wanted the black contrast I set out today to accomplish it. Starting with the wheel as pictured above, first I masked them up:</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/diamond_b_ranch/Jeep/1%20Ton%20Build/2013-03-04_18-35-03_124.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Then began the tedious work of cutting out the masking for where I wanted to paint. This was time consuming and I forgot to get any pictures but it involved using an exacto knife to carefully cut away the tape over each of the insets. If you ever want to do this yourself, remember an exacto knife will shave aluminum :rollseyes: so be careful with the use of force. Once I had the masking complete, I rattlecanned a couple coats of Rustoleum self etching primer:</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/diamond_b_ranch/Jeep/1%20Ton%20Build/2013-03-09_14-40-56_857.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Let dry according to the instructions on the can (about 30 minutes) and top coated with Rustoleum Flat Black Wheel Paint:</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/diamond_b_ranch/Jeep/1%20Ton%20Build/2013-03-09_15-02-13_611.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Once the paint was dry to the touch, I began removing the tape. I had read that doing so before teh paint was dry to the touch could cause runs and waiting until the paint was fully dry could cause flaking. Once I had the tape off I noticed the imperfections in my masking job. But sinc eth paint was still slightly wet, I was able to use my fingernail to go around the edges of the insets and clean up the lines. I did not want to use the exacto for fear of shaving more aluminum or scratching the fresh paint and make the problem worse.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/diamond_b_ranch/Jeep/1%20Ton%20Build/2013-03-09_15-57-30_945.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/diamond_b_ranch/Jeep/1%20Ton%20Build/2013-03-09_15-57-25_821.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>As you can see in some of the pics, I also did the aluminum rings. I think once I have the tires mounted, the black rings and insets will contrast with the grade 8 bolts and the body color nicely to giving me the look I thought I was ordering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Diamond B, post: 289827, member: 4484"] While my skills to assist in the build are pretty limited, I do get to the shop when I can to help grind -- one of the few things I can do. Today I decided to attack my wheels. When I ordered the beadlocks, I thought the insets were painted; when they got here I realized my mistake and went back online to see if I had ordered the wrong wheel. After looking at several sites and many pictures, I realized the ruffed out areas in the insets appeared to be painted because of the darker color of the unpolished aluminum and the shadow. Since I wanted the black contrast I set out today to accomplish it. Starting with the wheel as pictured above, first I masked them up: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/diamond_b_ranch/Jeep/1%20Ton%20Build/2013-03-04_18-35-03_124.jpg[/IMG] Then began the tedious work of cutting out the masking for where I wanted to paint. This was time consuming and I forgot to get any pictures but it involved using an exacto knife to carefully cut away the tape over each of the insets. If you ever want to do this yourself, remember an exacto knife will shave aluminum :rollseyes: so be careful with the use of force. Once I had the masking complete, I rattlecanned a couple coats of Rustoleum self etching primer: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/diamond_b_ranch/Jeep/1%20Ton%20Build/2013-03-09_14-40-56_857.jpg[/IMG] Let dry according to the instructions on the can (about 30 minutes) and top coated with Rustoleum Flat Black Wheel Paint: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/diamond_b_ranch/Jeep/1%20Ton%20Build/2013-03-09_15-02-13_611.jpg[/IMG] Once the paint was dry to the touch, I began removing the tape. I had read that doing so before teh paint was dry to the touch could cause runs and waiting until the paint was fully dry could cause flaking. Once I had the tape off I noticed the imperfections in my masking job. But sinc eth paint was still slightly wet, I was able to use my fingernail to go around the edges of the insets and clean up the lines. I did not want to use the exacto for fear of shaving more aluminum or scratching the fresh paint and make the problem worse. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/diamond_b_ranch/Jeep/1%20Ton%20Build/2013-03-09_15-57-30_945.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/diamond_b_ranch/Jeep/1%20Ton%20Build/2013-03-09_15-57-25_821.jpg[/IMG] As you can see in some of the pics, I also did the aluminum rings. I think once I have the tires mounted, the black rings and insets will contrast with the grade 8 bolts and the body color nicely to giving me the look I thought I was ordering. [/QUOTE]
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