VHT Graphite

Honestly I was skeptical about painting my wheels but they were just so faded out and basically down to the aluminum. I just got my car wrapped so I wanted black wheels and powder coating that was going to cost like $1,000. I prepped and sanded and used a self-etching primer and then two coats of this. They look amazing! Everyone keeps complimenting them and thinks that I got them professionally done. I don't even want to admit that it only cost me $30 to do. What a deal! It goes on evenly as long as you use the correct sweeping motion. The coverage was great with two coats. Super easy to apply. Fantastic value. Really happy with this.

Painted the OEM wheels on a 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road three years ago and there are zero chips, peals or damage of any kind. This truck goes everywhere: pavement, gravel, dirt. Prep was light sanding and thorough cleaning. Base coat of Rust-Oleum self etching primer, two color coats and three weeks of drying. Don't know that three weeks are necessary, but I was waiting on tires before playing wheel swap again. Worked so well, I'm doing it to a 2003 Toyota Sequoia big-brake wheel swap next.

Really excellent paint. Used it to refinish the wheels on my Tacoma pickup. They look beautiful and after three months still look as good as the day I repainted them. But remember anyone can blow paint onto something. That is not what makes for a great end result. It's the preparation that makes the difference so follow the instructions and make sure the wheels are sanded, if needed, and are clean. I was buying new tires and the tire dealer worked with me. I placed the truck on four jack stands and the tire dealer removed all the old tires at no additional charge as they had to do that anyway. I took the bare wheels home and after wet sanding them with 80, 120, and 320 grit wet or dry sandpaper, I washed them and then used Denatured alcohol and micro fiber rags from Dollar General to remove any residue or film and then painted them. Three light coats on each wheel. I bought four cans and used three full cans on all four wheels. The paint seemed to have more pigment than normal spray can, or aerosol can paint. It covered well and if you use light coats, around 10-12 inches away, the paint did not run. I did have a run when I became a little impatient but I flipped the wheel up so the paint would run the other way and was able to even out the run. Then added additional coats at the time stated on the can. The entire job took two days.

Be patient both: 1) when spraying. this is thinner than paint and if you spray too much at a time it WILL run/drip. Instead, be patient and do a couple light coats with 10 mins between them. Its better to spend the time and do 5 thin coats, than to rush and do a coat too thick and mess up your whole job when it drips. 2) Curing: this takes a WEEK to cure. I live in Texas, its hot, and my wheels were in the garage 3 days. At that point I could, and did, put a scratch in the clear coat and VHT paint on my rim with my fingernail. Be patient and if your able to, dont drove or allow anything near the wheel for a week. After 7 days, these felt like new wheels from the factory. PRO TIP: My rims came out looking amazing. BUT, I wanted extra protection and shine. After it cures, a week minimum after painting / clear coating, you can wet sand this with 1500-2000 grit sandpaper to smooth it out. After you do that you can a. add more clear coat if your paranoid like me. OR, add compound and buff this. This will make the wheel really pop. Again, just spraying and allowing it to cure looked great. the wetsanding and polishing is for extra shine / smoothness enjoy

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I used it to paint my calipers and liked the spray flow of the can so I bought 2 black ones for my wheels along with the clear coat and let me tell you this is the best paint I’ve used. The spray flow is much better than traditional spray cans, it laid the material down smooth and the clear coat flattened to a crystal clear finish overnight. They look like they’ve been painted with a quality hvlp sprayer but they are just cans! I’m using VHT products from now on they are the best!!

got my rims looking beautiful

This is not argent paint. It sprays like bright aluminum/chrome color. Not grey or argent

Did the job I needed to do.... Used it to paint my motorcycle tank and front guard... Perfection and no issues... Chip resistant and no fading. Recommend to use the vht clear gloss paint to give a beautiful finish

worst paint i’ve used