I had a set of rims sand blasted, I primed and rattle canned them with paint....

 

(of course the rims, blasting and paint are more then I have in my 84 Hatch.)

 

Figured I would ask those who are masters with the can....

 

would a clear coat do any good at this point?

Probably not. Clear coat's only make things shiny. They get real ugly when they start to flake off. It won't protect it any more than the paint will.

 

Several layers of paint. Then the key is to keep the waxed. Wax will protect the paint and keep them shiny. And it's replaceable.

 

GD

Yeah, just replace whatever layers you would have added in clearcoat, with additional layers of paint.

 

Ive only used clearcoat once on rims, and that is cause I masked them after a few coats, and when i lifted the tape it ruined the finish of the paint.

 

So i added a couple coats of clear to bring the gloss back.

Thanks guys.... I didn't want to waste money by doing something if not needed.... I like the wax idea also.

 

My wife picked the color out for the rims.. then she said the Hatch would look good painted the same so maybe later this summer..... rattle, rattle, rattle....