When did GM produce a pink Rally Sport? I don't know either. but my rims on my RS are pink, I've tried to polish them out and other methods, hell I've even used rubbing compound and an electric buffer and they are still pink. It really drives me nuts because I've got three pink camaro wheels and one red Z28 wheel. I don't think the sun could have faded them this badly, I would post pics but I don't have access to a digital camera. any suggestions before I try to find someone who will powdercoat them back red?

 

they are supposed to be red, yes the sun fades them quite a bit because Ive seen a couple cars with those rims on them.

 

Yup, they're faded. GM's had some bad ideas, but have never gone that far. Mine were pink also when I bought it.

 

My car had the pink inserts when I got it too. The inside hub, however, was red. So yeah, they're faded. Nothing some engine paint can't fix.

 

so high heat engine paint should fix me right up after a lot of demanding masking. Damn and here I am thinking they were powdercoated.

anyways

 

You have to strip them down with aircraft paint remover from any auto parts store. There is a tech article on it here.

Its alot of work, but it makes em look alot better.

 

you dont' HAVE to strip them if the surface is consistant, but it makes the end result look a bit better.

 

I didn't strip mine, and you can see some of the pink peeking through around the edges. Go ahead and strip 'em, you'll be happier in the end.

 

Sure you dont *HAVE* to strip them, but if you want it to look like crap, go on ahead and be lazy.

 

if the surface is even and your good with a rattle can...no need to strip...or put some new rims on it.....

 

you do NOT need to strip them, and it won't look like crap. Some people just don't know what they're talking about.

If you spray onto bare aluminum, you need to use a special primer made for aluminum, or the paint won't stick. Or, you need a special paint like GM used originally for their clear coat that will stick to bare aluminum and won't turn yellow. This paint is expensive, and somewhat difficult to find, and I *think* that it needs to be baked on.

However, your faded pink paint is sticking just fine, and new paint sticks just fine to old paint as long as it's sanded first. So why in the world would you strip it off?

If your paint and clear coat are in good shape (fading aside), it would be foolish to strip that all off. Sand it so the new paint will adhere, and spray it with a nice red. The best option would be to have a body shop spray it with good urethane paint and use the proper paint code for the red wheels so that you get a perfect OEM match, but a red rattle can of good quality will do ok too. I wouldn't paint the car with a rattle can, but the painted sections on wheels are a hell of a lot less important than the body of the car, and the surface is already rough, so nobody's going to get a mirror finish anyway.