painting wheels
 

hey guys, I want to refinnish my stock alloys. they are kind of shabby and I basically want to take some fine grit sand paper to them, then rattle can some stock-like color on to make them look better.

so my questions are
-what methods should i use
-what color spray can looks most like the stock alloy color

https://www.miataturbo.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5403


halfway down the page...its like the third project...use that paint...not sure on the grit, I prolly wouldn't go less than 220. I'll be doing a set of wheels soon.

I just kinda used some regular sandpaper to rough them up a little. I used duplicolor gunmetal ( 3 coats, 10 min in between each ) and then 2 coats of clear ( 10 min in between ).

I used a green dish scrubber pad to scuff them, then sprayed on some rustoleum. Make sure to use some clear on top. I swear by the duplicolor engine paint...the ceramic stuff lasts forever.

so would you go duplicolor engine, or duplicolor wheel paint since they make both?

i like the duplicolor 1200* ceramic stuff, it worked for 8 years on another set of wheels I ran on a different car. Here is the rustoleum on my car about 4 months old, with hawk hp+.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...801_9_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...801_5_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...801_8_full.jpg
I think it cost me like $30 with tape and green pads.

Looks good!

My TTP for masking the tire is to stick index cards in the crease around the rim. works pretty good.

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!!!!!!!! Look at that LOOT! You must be a hustler fo real! On a real note, nice car. Not a huge brg fan but yours looks really nice.

True playa for real, ask puff daddy. I stay flossed out, all through tha week. I thought $400 was appropriate for a $1600 car.

I hate the color actually, but I got a good deal on it, and some fresh paint done right:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...801_3_full.jpg
then in trade it went to this:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...801_1_full.jpg
which is the same color as this:
http://perso.orange.fr/lolo.gege/24h...06/2006_69.jpg

What I used and the process:
-400 sanding grit
-3 layers of white primer
-Wetsanding paper
-4-5 layers of Dupoint rim paint
-Wetsand again
-3 layers of Dupoint clear

That color is hot man.

ooo...that looks a lot better.

:rly:

here they are mounted (in all it's stock glory):

Thanks. I thought if I was going to do a brg, I should do it up proper.

I like posting it on m.net, so people freak about about me "ruining the value" of my old ass one of thousands miata. It came out much better than I thought it would.

When I first read your post about m.net people freaking out, my first though was "are you for real" and then realization kick in and I wasn't surprized any more. Fuck what they say, that color is the shit.

I think its funny when people try to tell me I "ruined" a "collector" car. Its a fucking miata, not an italian or muscle car.

I really wanted to paint it silver, but i decided to get free paint in trade.

Wet sand!!! That will give the best results.

Huster: paint looks good. My friend is roller painting his 240 with rustoleum. I like the gloss. I may try it on my car. I'm a little to lazy to do all the wetsanding though. I'll just get my friend to do it.

how did you ruin it:gay: ,with that sick ass paint.:bigtu: thart color is bad ass.

you must not hang out at M.net that much.

thanks guys, i dont know how many times brianeack has helped me solve a problem....