The short answer is yes,you can paint your alloy wheels. Painting alloy wheels is a popular way to change their appearance or refresh their look.

Revamping your alloys yourself is a possibility, and one that some car users prefer to do themselves over hiring a professional; however, it does come with both upsides and downsides that are worth considering before you progress with applying alloy wheel paint yourself. The Pros of Painting Your Alloys Yourself Next, using some sort of filler, any gouges are repaired. The filler needs to be sanded down to the surface of the wheel.Leaving aside being a faster and more efficient process, allowing a professional to repair your alloy is also likely to be more convenient for you. Unlike traditional with bodyshops, most ChipsAway specialists are mobile. What this means is that they can complete the repair at a time and place most suitable for you. Giving you time to carry on with your day. While this isn’t quite as easy as paying for professional wheel repair, it’s much easier than a DIY wheel refinish. It’s also cheaper than a DIY wheel refinish! Clean the wheel thoroughly; remove all traces of brake dust, silicone, polish, wax, dirt, grease etc. Use a cleaner non-injurious to paintwork e.g. Pre paint degreaser. We recommend using our E-Tech Technik Surface Deep Cleaner (Part No: ER00102).Dry the wheel thoroughly. Throughout the course of this article, we will look at both what it takes to paint your alloy wheels at home and what it is like hiring a professional, to help you decide which option is best for you. Option 1: Painting your Alloys at Home

First, sand the damaged area(s) to smooth them down, as well as remove any existing paint or primer. Most kits include a couple of different sandpaper grits, with a fine grit for the final finish. Repairing your alloys at home is also likely to be time-consuming, and can be very labour intensive. Taking up your time and energy that could be better spent elsewhere. Scratches, chips and scrapes in your paintwork don’t just look bad, they can affect the resale value of your car. Whether you’re undertaking a full restoration, or just want to do some DIY-detailing, you’ll find all the car scratch repair and car paint repair products you need at Halfords. Our range includes: Car touch up paints It will take a bit of work, but not nearly as much as refinishing. It will also cost less than professional repair. That said, there are ways that professional alloy wheel repair specialists can keep costs down. At ChipsAway, we can complete SMART alloy wheel repairs. SMART stands for “small to medium area repair technology” and it means that the repair can be kept localised to the damage, saving you both time and money. SMART repairs also allow our specialists to complete the repair without removing your alloy. Eliminating the need for re-balancing.The other option to getting your alloy wheels painted is to get a professional repair specialist to take a look at your alloy wheels. Finally, to put your mind at rest, unless you are a professional alloy wheel repair specialist in your spare time, a professional alloy wheel repair will be of a far higher quality than painting your wheels yourself. Our technicians go through an extensive training process to ensure that they produce only the very best results. This means all our work is fully guaranteed. Also, unlike the other options, adding a set of RimSavers or RimBlades to your wheels is a great way to protect them from future damage. Finally, primer and then paint are applied. If the wheels have a clear coat finish, clear can be applied carefully to blend with the existing finish. There are two common problems that often face people who wish to paint their alloy wheels themselves. Firstly, applying alloy wheel paint is not as simple as it sounds. Where doing the job yourself is likely to cost less than it would be to call in the professionals, due to the complexity of applying alloy wheel paint, it doesn’t necessarily have the same guarantee of ending up with a quality finish. This means that it is unlikely that you will be able to get the same quality finish as a trained professional.

Finally, it can be difficult to find the perfect paint colour. Where a professional will use a SMART technique to professionally match the colour to the pre-existing alloy wheel paint, you have to rely on colour codes and your own eye when painting your own wheels and this can cause inconsistencies. Option 2: Professional Alloy Wheel Repair SMART alloy wheel repairs are incredibly efficient and result in an amazing finish. Through using the SMART process, and specialist technology, professional alloy wheel repair specialists (like ChipsAway) can make sure that the colour perfectly matches your wheel. This means that only the damaged area needs to be repaired and repainted, and the whole wheel doesn’t need repainting to ensure the new paint blends in.

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Also, unless you’ve got professional level skills, your repair will likely be noticeable on close inspection. 2. Get Your Wheels Fixed Professionally Starting at the top of the wheel, test fit RimSavers or RimBlades to the wheel lip, then apply 1-2″ of material at a time. Press down as you go, working slowly and carefully. Calling in the professionals is likely to cost more than a DIY alloy repair job. Due to the reasons stated above, it may not be much more expensive, but it will likely cost a bit more. With time and practice, this process works well enough. However, if you don’t have much experience working with the materials, your first repair job might not turn out as nicely as you’d like it.

Secondly, painting your alloy wheels yourself can be cheaper than hiring a professional. That being said, once you have factored in the cost of the alloy wheel paint kit and the potential cost of rebalancing your own wheels after application, then there probably isn’t as much of a difference between professional and home alloy wheel painting than you may think. The Difficulties of Applying Alloy Wheel Paint Yourself To deal with chip damage, we’ve produced our own range of chip, and car scratch repair pens. You simply pop the cap and cover chips and heavier scratches. As the paint dries, it blends in with the finish of your car, making scratches and chips disappear. If your windscreen has become damaged at the same time, you can book a windscreen chip repairSo there are two primary reasons you may want to consider applying paint to your alloy wheels yourself. The first is because you like the idea of a challenge and just want to be hands on with your car. If that is the case then may want to apply the alloy wheel paint yourself. Alloy wheels are something to be proud of. Well maintained alloys can make or break a car’s appearance, helping increase the value of your vehicle as well as looking fantastic on the road. That said, alloy wheels are not indestructible. Kerb scuffs and scratches on your alloys may take away the striking look of the rest of your car. But, when it comes to repairing them, is it worth paying a professional, or can you paint your alloys at home? Apply primer to the wheel (if you’re using RimSavers). The primer makes a big difference in wheel adhesion, which is one of the great reasons to upgrade from RimBlades To RimSavers.