Mounting Tires on Newly Painted Rims

[BigDan3131]

There are a lot of factors that come to play on rim painting. Were they bare steel or are they being painted over? Single stage paint or base/clear? Are you are doing it yourself, given the temps they need time to fully cure like a month. Only because rubber isn't kind to painted surfaces and chips can and will happen even after being shot in a heated booth because the very edge is so thin there isn't a whole lot protecting it. Powder coating is fine but if it gets chipped the whole rim has to be redone. The other place it will chip is where the lugnuts seat it can't be helped because your twisting against the painted surface. Just have extra paint you can dab on there.