How To: Paint wheels on the cheap

[Darren91]

Würth paint.

 

[Walder]

First go ever doing something like this.

Basically up to letting the paint cure before lacquering .

Not perfect but better than the orginal state .

 

[Gobsheene]

I bought a few cans of cheap primer from pound world. Wouldn't waste my money on it again. Spend an extra few quid and get something half decent.

What did you find wrong with it? I found the coverage to be great when I done my wheels.

 

[Gobsheene]

First go ever doing something like this.

Basically up to letting the paint cure before lacquering .

Not perfect but better than the orginal state .

Looks decent, give the LAcquer more than 24 hours to dry, unlike what i did and ****ed up three of my 4.

 

[Walder]

Looks decent, give the LAcquer more than 24 hours to dry, unlike what i did and ****ed up three of my 4.

Oh yes intend to and funds permitting mean they will sit to the end of the month !

 

[eamon343]

What did you find wrong with it? I found the coverage to be great when I done my wheels.

I found it a lot thinner than the trade stuff from Givran, better value to use one can of good stuff than 3 cans of the cheap stuff.

 

[big-lew18]

What did you guys do with your top coat? I'm putting my topcoat of graphite on tonight. But the 2 sheds I have to do it in are baltic. One is too big to heat although there is no drafts. The other is a small single car garage but the doors have about a 2/3inch gap at the bottom and the draft comes straight in. I now have the drafts blocked but its still a cold garage. If I don't have any heat will it not dry like a frosty effect?

 

[Walder]

What about painting them and then bringing into the house ?

 

[big-lew18]

Thought about that but with this wind at the minute they will have half the yard stuck to them.lol

 

[stevieturbo]

Thought about that but with this wind at the minute they will have half the yard stuck to them.lol

Paint them in the house then ! lol

 

[big-lew18]

That was the first thing to pop into my head. Don't think it would go down well tho

 

[weeloaney]

I know people do it, but I really wouldn't recommend painting them in your house.

The amount of paint thinners that's in the are so cans is unreal, and by the time 4 wheels are done your house will stick, and breathing in that stuff is not good for you at all.

 

[weeloaney]

@big-lew18 have you anyway of heating the small garage for a while, it doesn't need to be hot or even warm, tho that will help the paint dry quicker.

It just needs to be able to keep it above frost levels of cold (5ish degrees) , it's when it's that cold the problems will arise, basically the paint/lacquer can turn white/cloudy

 

[Antoin]

I have a set of polished alloys that id like to spray.
What prep do I need to get them ready for painting.
Rough up the polished surface and spray with an etch primer to leave it ready for paint?

Or should I be doing it another way?

 

[pablo]

pretty much aye.

 

[Antoin]

Do I need to go etch primer, primer then paint or does an etch primer do the job of both?

 

[pablo]

how good a job do you want? I think you can just lash on over the etch primer but from memory its a bit thinner than regular primer so might be harder to get nice and flat.

 

[Sonny]

Didn't use any primer on my old wheels. Few coats of satin black over the scored alloys. Seen the car recently and still holding up

 

[Antoin]

how good a job do you want? I think you can just lash on over the etch primer but from memory its a bit thinner than regular primer so might be harder to get nice and flat.

They are a decent set of wheels so as good a job as possible for a diyer.
Il throw a coat of normal primer or filler primer on after the etch for a better finish.

 

[Walder]

My effort not bad for a first timer !

Def learnt a few things I would have done differently but hey I'm happy now for some rubber on them !

1 before 2 after pics

 

[saxo_man]

Couldn't painted your toe nails when you were at it!

(Great job btw)

 

[Walder]

I can't reach my toe nails !

 

[Darren91]

Looks well! Don't think I'd have the patience!

 

[gcon45]

Having the wife's Fiat 500 wheels done sort of on the cheap.

Got them soda blasted by Maine surface refinishing in Ballymoney and getting a local painter to prime and paint.

Having them done in BMW ferric grey.

Was £10 per wheel for the soda blasting.
Paint, primer and lacquer circa £50.
Painter is charging £50.
So, £140 in total.

Will post the results!

Blasted:

 

[pablo]

guy on FB will blast and powdercoat for 150 mate. paint and laquer maybe a little nicer though - better shine?