Painted My Wheels

[srj]

I painted my wheels back in March. I used the DupliColor Wheel paint to get rid of the purple. I stripped them first with airplane stripper and then sanded them. The paint seems to be holding up quite well.

I used one coat of primer and two coats of color then two - three coats of clear.


I have since stripped the passenger grab-bar as well but these pictures are from March right after I painted the wheels. So there is now no more purple anywhere on the bike.














Here are some photos showing the grab-bar without paint and the wheels 2 months later. The wheels are a bit dirty now.

[diverdwn8]

Looks good.

[notec]

Hmmmm.......never thought of polishing the grab bar.......looks great!!!

[cazait]

I like silver much better than purple. If the paint doesn't hold up you can always have them powder coated.

[yngveny]

Nice job, those wheels (and disks) look great.
+1 on getting rid of the purple color, never cared much for it.

[JokerZwild]

they look great ..nice n clean. Nice Job

[srj]

Thanks for the comments. I am pleased with the way they turned out.

[Cheriff]

Looks OEM. Good job

[DreKat]

Looks great

[jstanforth]

looks good im thinking about painting my wheels red.

[CenCalKat]

Looks really good. Now, you just have to something about that blue suzuki decal on the tank...

[srj]

Yes. The tank needs some work but I fear the entire thing will require painting because there was a bra (tank protector) on there from the previous owner and that caused unequal fading plus the old silly stickers. Oh and it has a dent too.

[FASHER]

Looks good!! nice and clean!!

[squiggy]

I sooo much want to do that to my Kat. Or powder coat them the same color. But what I fear is the light colored wheels causing me to wash my bike more often then I want to.

[srj]

But what I fear is the light colored wheels causing me to wash my bike more often then I want to.

Well if it is any help the first pics were taken right after I finished painting them and the second set (with the stripped grab-bar) were taken two months later (1000 + miles) and I haven't washed the bike. All I do is wipe down the wheels occasionally with a shop rag. I usually do this when I am putting air in the tires.