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Thought id quickly explain how I did the rims on my scooter to give you an idea.

This is what the front wheel use to look like:

I taped up the outer and inner edge of the rim and used paint stripper carefully to remove the black I wanted to paint over revealing the alloy. After doing that i cleaned the paint stripper residue with methylated spirits. Used a fine grade steel wool and scuffed around the rim to remove any little bits of black that was still on the rim and then wiped over again with methylated spirits.

After prepping the rim i used "Dupli-Color Metalcast Paint" to do the rim. This paint can be used on chrome or any shiney metal surface to bring up an anodized look and its also heat resistant and dries fast to. I sprayed  3 coats on the rim then did the same on the other side of the rim except i didn't do the inner lip, only the outer.

Done. I have had a lot of comments about the rims of my scooter. Those paints come in a few colours and you can also buy a ground coat which is silver. You can spray the silver down on a none shiney surface and spray the colour over the top of it to give it a metallic look