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Respraying wheels...what to do..?

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SpeeDsTeR0011

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Hey, I painted my wheels when i bought them brand new, but now its starting to peel. What do i need to do to respray it??What grit should i sand them with..? Their plastic 5 star hpi wheels
 
hey speedster i just painted my rims and first i sanded them down to the plastic/ original and then layed down a primer and the sanded that with 360 grit and then sprayed the black down 3 coats and then sanded them they look awesome. i used black but you do your color. i also used a black primer on depending what color rims you want i would just go with white or gray primer. And also if you have your tires on your rims already i would take them off or tape emm so paint doesn't get on em. and if i were you use water proof paint for the rain and stuff you you can just hose em off.
 
I would suggest a good sanding and a layer of primer and make sure that the paint u use will stick to plastic
 
o u can still dye them but o well, paint is ok but chips off, hope it goes well.
 
to dye them use Rit dye the stuff you use to dye clothes.
But I dont think you can dye the T maxx wheels They are made of satin not nylon and if you dye satin it can warp. I may be wrong but I dont think I am
 
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