hey bro about painting meshies this is what i did.
1.I sprayed aircraft paint stripper on the rims and sanded it with sand paper while still wet
2. I rinsed it off with the hose and repeated step one until all the clear coat is off. It'll look dull when it's off.
3. I dried them off then masked the tires with tape
4. I sprayed white primer paint to the rims. the key is doing light coats. takes longer but looks nicer
5. Once it's dried I started painting the wheels with black duplicolor wheel paint i got the the auto store.
6.Let it dry and there you have it! just remember to do a few light coats then a few kinda heavy ones and it should come out nice.