OK, I decided to wait until next year for the new wheel/tires.  But in the meantime, I want to change the look of the truck a little.  

I want to paint my steel wheels black.  I hate sanding.   I hate sanding so much.  Any advice on painting a steel wheel (that seems to have a layer of clearcoat on it already) that wont involve sanding?

Has anybody tried to apply rhinoliner or any of that "pickup truck bed spray" stuff to a set of steel wheels?  I hear that stuff is incredibly durable.  I saw a commercial on TV where they sprayed a concrete block with rhinoliner and threw it off a 5 storey building.  The block bounced!  It didn't shatter or crumble...it bounced.  I hear you don't need to do much prep work before applying this stuff (see: I hate sanding comment above).  

Any advice opinions?

if you can find a cheap place to do it , have them powdercoated.

American Racing makes some el-cheapo steel wheels (chrome, white, black) for $50 each. This project involves only my own labour and some paint.  No big dollars.  And powdercoating costs money.  

Other suggestions?

you could sandblast them.

Do you have to remove the tire from the rim to sandblast?

not too sure, but i think it would be a good idea to take the tire off. mabey tape it off?

Tape it at the very least...

Do you have to sand if your going to spray automotive paint onto the wheels?  I hate sanding, and sand blasting will cost money.  Next year I plan on getting a new set of wheels...so this painting thing is just a temporary step until the replacement (thats why is supposed to be a low-bock, no-buck project).

if you're only going to have them for a short time, just rough them up a little with some sandpaper , rinse 'em, throw a coat of primer on them. then spray em with whatever color you're going to use and call it good.

You may want to try some Appliance Paint they use for ovens. You can get it at Home Depot. You could also try a heavy duty Epoxy Paint that you can also get at Home Depot. I don't know if you'd have to sand to use these paints or not.

I use a wire brush attachment on an angle grinder, its a lot faster and a lot less effort than sanding and leaves a nice finish for ther paint to key to. I find the flat type with the wires sticking out the diameter much more effective than the cup type. I prepped an entire 410 chassis using this method, took a while but was a good job.

Like Rhinoman said, wire wheel on a grinder or you can use one in a drill. I did and it worked great. There is also a product called Liquid Sandpaper and it works fine on stationary stuff but I don't know if it would give a good enough "tooth" for painting wheels.

if you're only going to have them for a short time, just rough them up a little with some sandpaper , rinse 'em, throw a coat of primer on them. then spray em with whatever color you're going to use and call it good.

That's exactly what I do once a year.  My rims look rather sharp, if I do say so myself.  

Just grab the wire brush you use to clean your barbeque, rough up the wheels, and brush on Rustoleum

i wanted to do the same thing once and just used soapy water and steel wool, rinsed it off, dried, cut a peice of cardboard like a moon and bought some cheep wally world satin black for about 2 bucks a can.  i just wanted to get through the winter.  they looked so good and lasted almost 4 yrs before i changed them.  no other prep and no primer, they were that crapy silver before.