How To: Paint wheels on the cheap

j44nty

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barachello said:
I am doing a cheap refurb of mv2's and wanted to go for a darker silver, say something like the ferric II colour.

Is there a rattle can colour that would be a close match to it, or is it more a case of getting it made up? If so, is there anywhere you would recommend in Bangor?

Thanks.
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Can’t help you with the grey but Finish them with 2k. Spray a tacky dust coat leave 5 mins then a nice gloss coat and jobs a good un. Wear a mask it’s lethal.
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barachello

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j44nty said:
Can’t help you with the grey but Finish them with 2k. Spray a tacky dust coat leave 5 mins then a nice gloss coat and jobs a good un. Wear a mask it’s lethal.
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Acrylic lacquer out of a tin just doesn’t last the test of time.
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Thanks very much for that j44nty, have ordered those !!
 

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j44nty said:
Can’t help you with the grey but Finish them with 2k. Spray a tacky dust coat leave 5 mins then a nice gloss coat and jobs a good un. Wear a mask it’s lethal.
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Acrylic lacquer out of a tin just doesn’t last the test of time.
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do you know if 2 tins would do the 4 corners @j44nty
 

mayweather

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I done these last week

Two coats of epoxy primer and then a coat of 2 pack silver paint

Not bad at all
 

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Lyons said:
Front left wheel of the Q5?!

I noticed the wheel right against the kerb at Ballyhack a few weeks ago, assumed it was Mrs Boydie driving 😂
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amongst others lol but probably, got sent a picture message my another friend at the time of the incident lol
 

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I'm painting bare cast metal that has been sand blasted.
I bought some black self etch and high build primer, and some satin black spray paint.
Straight onto the metal with the primer? What grade of sandpaper to rub it down? Should the primer be completely dry before applying paint?

Thanks
Adam
 

pablo

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sandblasting can leave wheels in crap condition for painting, been there.

etch primer, then paint/laquer

rubbing with 400 wet is fine if you arent too precious on them
 

saxo_man

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pablo said:
sandblasting can leave wheels in crap condition for painting, been there.

etch primer, then paint/laquer

rubbing with 400 wet is fine if you arent too precious on them
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Cheers Paul. Not wheels but these cast iron weights. Similar process though I guess.
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saxo_man

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pablo said:
they look quite rough so I think youll struggle tbh
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I thought they looked pretty smooth, but I haven't sprayed anything for a while. You are the expert DIYer though. If I spray with high build primer, that's designed to fill in the holes, and then sand it down with a flat block, leaving the primer in the holes. That's the theory isn't it?
 

eamon343

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saxo_man said:
I thought they looked pretty smooth, but I haven't sprayed anything for a while. You are the expert DIYer though. If I spray with high build primer, that's designed to fill in the holes, and then sand it down with a flat block, leaving the primer in the holes. That's the theory isn't it?
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Ive never found high build primer to fill anything of significance tbh
 

pablo

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hard to tell from the pics obviously

also found filler primer to be a bit useless unless out of a proper gun
 

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Looking a paint stripper that actually works

I'd be better of using cotton wool instead of nitromors it's a pile of piss these days.

Anything else similar out there that works?
 

Simon998

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Chris0 said:
Looking a paint stripper that actually works

I'd be better of using cotton wool instead of nitromors it's a pile of piss these days.

Anything else similar out there that works?
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paintman.co.uk

Paint Stripper - Strip Away Pro (professional users only)

Paint Stripper - Strip Away Pro (professional users only). Please note that all purchasers of Strip Away Pro will need to sign a one off
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That's what we currently use on the bikes, got it from a local motor facotrs though. It's great, wild if you get it on your skin though.

starchem synstryp is another that gets good reviews
 
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