painting my wheels. Need help
06-10-2009, 07:07 PM
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painting my wheels. Need help I have my ss wheels all together and two were painted satin black when I had them repaired but the other two are still silver. what do I need to do to make sure the paint doesn't flake off. Thanks
06-10-2009, 07:15 PM
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Scuff it up really good, even across the wheel, don't miss the crevaces. I mean scuff it till you think its done, then scuff some more. Prep is the key to making them look good. Wipe them down with acetone or some similar cleaner before you spray. Make sure you don't over spray, take your time with thin even coats. Primer will help too, you can sand it with some wet/dry paper if you want to make it smoother. Are you painting them all black?
06-10-2009, 09:57 PM
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Yea I had two of them rebuilt and they painted them black for me. I don't have the cash the other rims cost $170 so I figured **** it I'll paint them. What sand paper do I use or can I
sandblast them
sandblast them
06-10-2009, 10:29 PM
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Eh sand might be harsh on aluminum. Thats what i was going to do but people on here advised against it. Start with like 800-1000 grit probably. I don't think you'll have to work your way up much unless you wetsand them afterwards.
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With dry time and everything, about 10 hours. I just spent time prepping them, then just kept going back in the garage every 45mins or so to put a new coat on them til they were done, and let them dry overnight before i put them on, and another day til i drove the car just to be safe.