How to paint your wheels
06-21-2009, 12:27 AM
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Yes. I used the same process as leatherface but used Duplicolor High Performance Wheel Coating and clear coat. I used Bondo glazing and spot putty to fill in curb rash and of course I prepped the surface I repaired after. The bondo comes in a tube and is perfect for curb rash repairs. Regular Bondo requires you to mix hardeners.
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06-21-2009, 12:40 AM
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I figured Bondo would sling off after a few hard pot hole hits and a few thousand miles of fast driving. My stock wheels look fine, but I like to tinker. May try some fancy colors on my long break from work this week (my birthday, yay!)
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06-22-2009, 11:58 AM
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The adhesion promoter is the same one I just bought, it says its a clear primer too, does that count as a primer? I bought primer too and will prolly use it before anyone responds, but I have to do this one wheel at a time, since I have no extras except the doughnut.
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06-22-2009, 05:00 PM
#32
Ok here we go. Sorry I didnt take a picture of the wheel before hand, but its a basic Daisy.
The stuff I used, Dupli-Color Adhesion Promoter, Filler Primer, High Performance Wheel coating, The only clearcoat I saw. All of this plus the chemical stipper, less then $40.
I was very impressed by the chemical stipper, these are after just a few minutes.
The directions say to scrape and hose, so I did. I was alittle too eager so I stripped it twice.
The insides of the wheel was nasty
Second stripping
Since I didnt have note cards, but I did have lots of news paper, I masked it off with paper and loads of masking tape. This part was a pain in the back. The Adhesion Promoter wasnt easy, its clear and dries fast. Making it hard to see where you've been
First thin coat of primer.
Little more primer
Primed
First coat of my color. Lots more flake then I had assumed
Apparently I didnt take pictures of the middle coats of color. Colored
Stripper has dried, been wipped down. Noticed some flake from the inside had collected on the outside.
Some primer
Looks like I skipped the middle priming, heres the final.
First coat of color.
Second.
Last coat of color, and clear coats, and masking removed
Center cap
The stuff I used, Dupli-Color Adhesion Promoter, Filler Primer, High Performance Wheel coating, The only clearcoat I saw. All of this plus the chemical stipper, less then $40.
I was very impressed by the chemical stipper, these are after just a few minutes.
The directions say to scrape and hose, so I did. I was alittle too eager so I stripped it twice.
The insides of the wheel was nasty
Second stripping
Since I didnt have note cards, but I did have lots of news paper, I masked it off with paper and loads of masking tape. This part was a pain in the back. The Adhesion Promoter wasnt easy, its clear and dries fast. Making it hard to see where you've been
First thin coat of primer.
Little more primer
Primed
First coat of my color. Lots more flake then I had assumed
Apparently I didnt take pictures of the middle coats of color. Colored
Stripper has dried, been wipped down. Noticed some flake from the inside had collected on the outside.
Some primer
Looks like I skipped the middle priming, heres the final.
First coat of color.
Second.
Last coat of color, and clear coats, and masking removed
Center cap
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07-30-2009, 04:18 PM
#40
I also ordered these for center caps for a complete daisy wheel makeover...
http://www.harmancorp.com/products/p...bingplugs.aspx
Size is 2" VVRT16-1P018 Black 2 10-14 .134-.083
http://www.harmancorp.com/products/p...bingplugs.aspx
Size is 2" VVRT16-1P018 Black 2 10-14 .134-.083
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