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[[Category:Tires]]
[[Category:Bodywork & Frame]]
First off, you need to get both rims bead blasted. It'll remove the stock paint without tearing up the aluminum rims. 

Next, buy a can of etching primer. This eats away just a little at the aluminum so the new paint will stick. 

If you want to match your paint and have a factory color, you may want to try [http://www.color-rite.com/ Color-Rite] for a can of paint. It's expensive, but matches well. 

Spray on two coats of paint and two coats of clear on each wheel. Leave them under some kind of heat-producing lamps for 48+ hours and allow them to cure for about a week before reinstalling.  

It's been suggested that you use wheel-specific paint or low-temp powder coating. The paint will have prep instructions with it, and powdercoating prep will be done by whoever does that work.