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Originally posted by rice4life View PostI too have wondered this.
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How do you plan on painting them, rattle can?
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Like our lord and savior says, you can do a surprisingly good job painting something with rattle cans. If you're going for gloss, throw a few layers of clear on there and you can wet-sand it down until it looks like glass.
I did a set of VW 5-spokes a while back with just whatever Rustoleum wheel paint the local VatoZone had in stock, and they actually looked great. Shit, the right front fender on my Mercedes is rattle can from PaintScratch.com, and it looks every bit as glossy as the rest of the car.
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Originally posted by Jesus Christ View PostA lot of those baller wheels you see all over the internet are rattle canned. If you prep right, it will look good. Won't be as durable but will look good if you're good with paint.
Originally posted by Oh Damn, it's Sam View PostLike our lord and savior says, you can do a surprisingly good job painting something with rattle cans. If you're going for gloss, throw a few layers of clear on there and you can wet-sand it down until it looks like glass.
I did a set of VW 5-spokes a while back with just whatever Rustoleum wheel paint the local VatoZone had in stock, and they actually looked great. Shit, the right front fender on my Mercedes is rattle can from PaintScratch.com, and it looks every bit as glossy as the rest of the car.
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-Prep to 400 grit
-Use a quality primer. The DuPont aerosols are good
-Sand with 600 grit
-Paint. Custom-mixed or off-the-shelf, just get something quality
-2K aerosol clearcoat. It's a 2 part clear activated with a button on the bottom of the can. I've used SprayMax with good results.
So... prep and quality materials are the key here.
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Originally posted by rice4life View PostYou could try to use a two part urethane clear coat to give the wheel amazing gloss, UV protection, and a bit of rock protection too.
Originally posted by KyleAnderson View Post-Prep to 400 grit
-Use a quality primer. The DuPont aerosols are good
-Sand with 600 grit
-Paint. Custom-mixed or off-the-shelf, just get something quality
-2K aerosol clearcoat. It's a 2 part clear activated with a button on the bottom of the can. I've used SprayMax with good results.
So... prep and quality materials are the key here.
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I painted my DS2s with regular Duplicolor paint and then cleared them with Duplicolor wheel clear ... been about 4 years. One did get scuffed a little during a tire dismount, but it is a rattle can job so I never expected it to hold up perfect anyway.
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Originally posted by KyleAnderson View Post-Prep to 400 grit
-Use a quality primer. The DuPont aerosols are good
-Sand with 600 grit
-Paint. Custom-mixed or off-the-shelf, just get something quality
-2K aerosol clearcoat. It's a 2 part clear activated with a button on the bottom of the can. I've used SprayMax with good results.
So... prep and quality materials are the key here.
Sorry OP, I have questions like you do, and am collecting wheel refurbishing supplies too atm.
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Originally posted by slocar View PostI painted my DS2s with regular Duplicolor paint and then cleared them with Duplicolor wheel clear ... been about 4 years. One did get scuffed a little during a tire dismount, but it is a rattle can job so I never expected it to hold up perfect anyway.
Originally posted by rice4life View PostWill painting over powdercoat make a difference if I don't remove it all, and should I fill serious curb rash with bondo?
Sorry OP, I have questions like you do, and am collecting wheel refurbishing supplies too atm.
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Originally posted by rice4life View PostWill painting over powdercoat make a difference if I don't remove it all, and should I fill serious curb rash with bondo?
Sorry OP, I have questions like you do, and am collecting wheel refurbishing supplies too atm.
Don't use body filler to fill curb rash. It's brittle and likely to break off, especially when mounting a tire. JB Weld will hold up much better.
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I personally have done this:
1. Sand wheels down to metal
2. spray a couple coats of etching primer
3. Automotive paint like Dupont and Nason works well and is strong
(Even rattle can works, but idk if it lasts.
4. Do about 3-4 coats
5. Few clear coats if you'd like
6. BAM! Painted wheels
Hope this helps lol
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