Painted Daisy's
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Painted Daisy's
From ugly stained alloys to clean white alloys, and this is how i did it.
First lets take a look at how the rims looked before.
These are the tools and products i used.
First i filled the spray bottle with the aluminum cleaner and sprayed up the rims.
I let it sit for 10 minutes at a time to clean up the rims.
Lets look at how they look after the clean up.
Looks good i can almost leave them like that... almost...
Prime up the rims and let it set.
Then paint the rims the color you would like, i chose white so it looks clean and not so ricey.
Let them set.
Then spray them with clear coat so your color will last and so you can clean your rims and not worry about brake dust.
Give the clear coat plenty of time to set.
Now look at the finished product and decide... Did it improve or destroy the look of your miata.
So what do you guys think?
No worries about the tires they will be changed asap very worn.
First lets take a look at how the rims looked before.
These are the tools and products i used.
First i filled the spray bottle with the aluminum cleaner and sprayed up the rims.
I let it sit for 10 minutes at a time to clean up the rims.
Lets look at how they look after the clean up.
Looks good i can almost leave them like that... almost...
Prime up the rims and let it set.
Then paint the rims the color you would like, i chose white so it looks clean and not so ricey.
Let them set.
Then spray them with clear coat so your color will last and so you can clean your rims and not worry about brake dust.
Give the clear coat plenty of time to set.
Now look at the finished product and decide... Did it improve or destroy the look of your miata.
So what do you guys think?
No worries about the tires they will be changed asap very worn.
#4
I masked the tyre with masking tape and news paper just tear off 5cm long strips of tape and put them into the little part where the rubber meets the rim and go one layer out then tape the newspaper onto that.
my prep consisted of wirebrush drill bit and a quick wash off of all dust. worked perfect.
in hindsight I probably shouldnt have done it as theres now less inspiration to buy new rims.
my prep consisted of wirebrush drill bit and a quick wash off of all dust. worked perfect.
in hindsight I probably shouldnt have done it as theres now less inspiration to buy new rims.
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If nothing else, I'm impressed with how well that aluminum brightener worked. Can you give some more information on it or where you bought it? I tried googling but didn't seem to come up with that specific product.
#11
Eagle One MAG Wheel Cleaner
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You may not need to re-balance. It depends on the overall balance of the wheels, the chassis they're mounted on, and your sensitivity to out of balance wheels.
I removed the outer hammer-on style weights from my set of DD wheels. Painted them up, and have yet to re-balance them. No vibrations at 80mph, so I doubt I will balance them.
If you do get the wheels re-balanced, just ask the tech to put sticky weights in the barrel, instead of hammer on weights. Proper mounting procedures will not scratch the paint.
I removed the outer hammer-on style weights from my set of DD wheels. Painted them up, and have yet to re-balance them. No vibrations at 80mph, so I doubt I will balance them.
If you do get the wheels re-balanced, just ask the tech to put sticky weights in the barrel, instead of hammer on weights. Proper mounting procedures will not scratch the paint.