Killrust is durable, and sticks well to most things, but it has 2 drawbacks (and I better say for the record, that I still choose to use it) - namely that it tends to fade pretty easily in the sun, and being enamel (epoxy enamel, which is far more resilient than regular enamel) if you wanted to repaint it in anything else, you have to strip every last spec of the killrust off there, can't just rub it back a bit and apply acrylic over it.

if you used killrust primer it should have worked fine

but killrust doesnt really need primer, painted many alloy things with killrust before and its turned out pretty good

i used killrust etch primer since the rims are aluminium. dunno why the two didn't work well. i would skip the primer next time

did you use acrylic primer? coz kill rust is enamel and the 2 paint types dont mix

finally finished my wheels...if I had to do it again i would probably use another paint product. The killrust didn't give as smooth a finish as I wanted but it still looks good. Had trouble on the first coat, it bubbled everywhere so I had to re-sand. I am pretty sure it was because I used a primer even though the can said it wasn't needed.

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defiantly agree with coxsteve ^^^ always heat your cans in the sunny or hot water (:

Killrust paint is OK should work,best ever paint has always been VHT in Spray cans,paint on a warm day or carefully heat the cans till warm in hot water for a much better spray pattern and smoother coverage,light coats to build up color and practise and a heavier coat to get a smooth gloss finish coat.

Just wondering if anyone has used Killrust before and if so how is it holding up? I've got the Killrust Etch Primer and Killrust Gloss Black ready to go on this weekend.

you can use anything really...2pac, acrylic, powerder coat it, or enamel eithere way you have to prep the rims first. Make sure they are clean before painting, but when painting alloy rims you will need an ally primer so that it sticks properly and not peel off after a few weeks

Duplicolor is sold at most major autoparts stores in WA.