wheel painting tip

[oem4me]

For years I've used a common sense technique to improve paint quality on wheels. I don't follow the paint threads so this may be widely practiced already. I apologize for posting the obvious if it is.

A couple of squares of plywood, a lazy suzan bearing, some small L brackets, and large coffee can with a jar lid screwed to it is all you need.
Affix the lazy susan to the plywood squares and secure the coffee can with L brackets. Then screw a jar lid to the top of the can. Naturally, keep everything as concentric as possible, though it doesn't have to be perfect.

Set the wheel to be painted on the can using the jar lid to center the wheel. Loose fit, by eye. The can is about eight inches tall, so the wheel easily clears the base.
Grab a corner of the base and give the wheel a spin, then keep your spray gun steady. This way, a totally consistent glossy coating is easy all the way around. A handful of spins and gun positions per side and you're done.
Spray the backside first, then flip and do the tire beads and the front. Hand or fingerprints will show on the wheel interior, and there may be marks in the paint where the brake drum mates, but who really cares.
This takes just a little time to set up, but makes it way easier than running laps around the wheel, and the end result is much better looking.