wheel colour question on refurb

[rich19]

i am hoping to refurb my wheels in the next couple of weeks but have a quick question

i intend on doing them graphite as shown in the picture but is this possible out of a can?

if not is the best route to prep and prime myself then send to a company?


any input would be greatly received

rich

 

[MRBILLYUK]

It is possible to refurb them yourself using aerosol paint . Quite a few people have refurbed their own wheel(s) including myself .

I wouldn't bother prepping them to tbh if your going to get a company to refurb them .

Heres my spare wheel i refurbed .

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=261684&highlight=ALLOY+WHEEL+REFURB

You could drop Fred a pm . He's friendly with the guys at laptab .

http://www.lap-tab.co.uk/

 

[Lee coley]

im doing my other 2 on monday il do a proper guide,

 

[rich19]

cheers guys

doesnt bother me doing them myself i just dont want a solid colour i want them to stand out in the sun!

also how hard is it to do difficult areas such as the bolt holes and in corners at the end of the split spokes?

 

[Lee coley]

not that difficult really,hardest bit would be not getting runs in corners.

 

[rich19]

thats what i thought i suppose the best prevention would be a multitude of thin layers allowing drying between

 

[Lee coley]

depends i use 2k clear,so id use 2 single coats,what wheels are they?

 

[rich19]

exact same as the picture 16" oz f1`s! at the moment standard silver with curbing so a degree of filler mayber required

 

[Lee coley]

there not 2 bad,if you want them high gloss id be tempted to clear the corners first then the surface of the wheel to avoid getting the tricky bits to wet then a couple of nice coats all over.

 

[rich19]

without sounded completeled dumb what do you mean by clear and where in the process would i do it

cheers

 

[Lee coley]

clear coat,laquer.first you put colour on then when its dry put the clear on that gives it the shine.

 

[rich19]

tight o, i`l keep an eye out for your thread as i still have a few doubts over the amounts of primer, then colour then laquer/clear coat to put on

cheers for all your help though

 

[mattjk]

i did mine today and took lots of pics ill put up a guide a few pics tommrow

 

[Phoenix]

tight o, i`l keep an eye out for your thread as i still have a few doubts over the amounts of primer, then colour then laquer/clear coat to put on

cheers for all your help though

sand down with 1200 wet n dry
clean with water n microfiber cloth
4 coats of primer
1200 wet n dry on 2nd n 4th primer coat
4 coats of colour
1200 (or higher)wet n dry on 1st n 3rd coat
then as many coats of laquer as u desire...4 will do nicely though
thats what i did


oh and leaver 24 hours between putting color on afetr u done primer same ith laquer to

 

[rich19]

cheers pheonix and mattjk, advice is much appreciated

 

[MRBILLYUK]

There's no need to wet n dry the colour coats . Just leave to dry for 24 hours then lacquer .

 

[rich19]

so when i`m doing the awkward parks like the corners is it worth masking the rest off to prevent excess spray?

also i presume i will have to use a different primer in the centre caps?

 

[Lee coley]

no dont mask them off to prevent over spray just angle paint into the corners first,also if the wheel and centre caps are painted just use normal primer,but dont prime an area if it doesnt need it,only prime repairs

 

[rich19]

thanks again yozzas hopefully get this started soon and on the car

 

[Lee coley]

no problem

 

[Phoenix]

There's no need to wet n dry the colour coats . Just leave to dry for 24 hours then lacquer .

i wet n dried them cause the paint from spray cans felt a little rough on some of it so was trying to get it even smoother

 

[len_beach]

You flat the lacquer so you don't need to flat the colour coats.

 

[Phoenix]

well mine are done now and 95% smooth all over lol...

 

[Don]

Rich, if you get stuck...theres a place in Ketley (KN Wheels) they'll do 16" wheels for about £33 a wheel. They're just behind the Citroen garage in Ketley.

So you could do them yourself...and if things go belly up...get them to sort it out!

 

[MRBILLYUK]

You flat the lacquer so you don't need to flat the colour coats.

Knowsit