Alloy wheel painting with rubber paint.

My car wheels were "a bit" scratched from the last owner and  required some renovation, so when i noticed that Biltema has brought rubber paint to their selections for 13€ a can i thought its a good time to test the paint and make wheels look bit better. Also some rat stole my center caps from my front yard some time ago i thought dark color might also hide the shape a bit.

So i got can of the paint and started with cleaning the rims. There was dirt from last summer too. I cleaned them with Turtle wax rim wheel cleaner and cool water.

After washing they alreadly look better, but can't get rid of the scratches without sanding.

 So i covered the tire by putting wide painters tape between the tire and wheel lip to make sure no paint goes to the rubber. Plan was to paint the rim, not the tire. After first layer of paint the surface starts to look much better. Paint requires 4-5 layers to form the rubber like layer.

Paint to other wheels too. I had to go and buy another can of the stuff since one was not quite enough. Two cans will be good for big selection of rims.

5 layers of paint on all rims and waiting for 4h for the paint to dry. Painting with amateur skills succeeded well and the paint turned out to have nice good even layer. While removing the tape i managed to rip the paint from the edges a bit so i had to paint those edges a bit. Wheels have been now on the car for a week and the paint is staying well on the surface. I will write more updates as time passes and how they survive washes and use.

For now i can recommend the paint. Good quality for the price. Thick stuff too that covers scratches pretty well. Also seems to be durable.