Got the idea from the thread about wire mesh grill.
I started by placing the truck on jack stands and removing the wheels.
Cleaned and sanded them, I used one can per wheel. 4 coats.




paint


before


after(spare wheel I have tried it out on it first)

 

They look pretty good. Maybe there is hope for my truck yet....

Did you do it with the wheels off? You will get a lot more mileage out of that paint if you bake them in the BBQ for an hour.

 

yes i took the wheels off, i let them sit out under some good sun heat to bake a bit. next time i'll do the brush guard and other black parts

 

looks good. i always like the look with the hood blacked out also.

 

If I wash them, sand them, rewash with the tires on, then tape the tires off would that work? I've been wanting to do this for awhile. What grade grit did you use? And did you prime them? Overcoat?

 

to me it was easier with them off, no prime, grit was 120 i think, i'm at my girl's house so i cant go get it, no clear just flat black

 

Isn't it kind of a pain to get the unmounted and remounted and aired?

 

i didnt take the tires off, but taking the wheels off was hell cause of the cover on the lugs. the tire was off on one cause its a spare rim i bought at the junkyard

 

Speaking of lugs, today I had to take a tire off so I could grind some rust off and my god I had to take a sludge hammer and beat the tire off! It was ceased on there! I hope I never get a flat on the road, If so, I am screwed.

 

yep that was the hardest part, i need to get the high lift jack