BrokeEnthusiast

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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

miatamania

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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.

F20turbo

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 ).

hustler

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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.

miatamania

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

hustler

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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+.



I think it cost me like $30 with tape and green pads.

kotomile

iTrader: (24)

Looks good!

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

getsidewaysd1

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.

hustler

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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:

then in trade it went to this:

which is the same color as this:

JDMAflac

iTrader: (1)

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

getsidewaysd1

That color is hot man.

miatamania

iTrader: (9)

ooo...that looks a lot better.

Braineack

iTrader: (62)

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

hustler

iTrader: (6)

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 *** one of thousands miata. It came out much better than I thought it would.

getsidewaysd1

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. **** what they say, that color is the ****.

hustler

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

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

Miazda318

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.

turbopezz

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

Braineack

iTrader: (62)

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

BrokeEnthusiast

iTrader: (1)

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