painting 3 piece wheels
 

any ideas on how to paint just the centers of my wheels, they are a true 3 piece wheel so the center is sandwiched and welded between two halves of the rim.

im thinking i will just make a sheet metal funnel to fit tight around the center and then spray it. but i dont know how it will come out.

also do you guys think i should polish the lip first or after painting?

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polish the lip 1st and mask it off and then take it off and clear coat it? i did that to a set of 328 bmw rims the look damn good. black centers

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the lip is really deep and a half inch wide at the bottom, and i think that it would be a huge pain in the ass to mask, like really small pieces of tape, i dont think it would come out right.

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mask it with a big piece of masking tape then line it with a razor.. then just lift off the excess.....

i suck at life so vaseline never worked for me.. masking tape always did...

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o like ------ the vaseline on where you dont want paint, i see thats a good idea didnt get it at first.

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Paiting 101:

Mask off where you don't want paint with tape and paper, then procede with painting... :1

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im trying to paint them.