i just painted my rims
10-30-2003, 05:04 PM
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i just painted my rims
after 6 hours of back breaking work...my del sol si (fat fives) turned out great!! here are the steps i took...for neone interested in painting their rims
1. sprayed with aircraft stripper
2. waited for it to set (make sure u wait at least 20 min or else it will be hard to get off)
3. wet sand with 360 grit sand paper
4. primered it with plasti-kote sandable primer made for metallic surfaces
5. sand primer with 400 grit sand paper
6. wiped down primer and dried it
7. 4-5 layers of plasti-kote hi-temp paint (some graphite dark gray color)
8. 2 layers of plasti-kote clearcoat
steps 1-4 are the most important...make sure u sand all the surfaces to rough it up to make it easier for the primer/paint to adhere. started at 11 and finished around 5. only cost 20 bucks too!!
ill try to post up some pix asap
1. sprayed with aircraft stripper
2. waited for it to set (make sure u wait at least 20 min or else it will be hard to get off)
3. wet sand with 360 grit sand paper
4. primered it with plasti-kote sandable primer made for metallic surfaces
5. sand primer with 400 grit sand paper
6. wiped down primer and dried it
7. 4-5 layers of plasti-kote hi-temp paint (some graphite dark gray color)
8. 2 layers of plasti-kote clearcoat
steps 1-4 are the most important...make sure u sand all the surfaces to rough it up to make it easier for the primer/paint to adhere. started at 11 and finished around 5. only cost 20 bucks too!!
ill try to post up some pix asap
10-30-2003, 05:08 PM
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just wait about 3 weeks, you will start to notice that clearcoat turning yellow, i decided to not use clearcoat on my rims this go around........and aint it grand having "like a new set of rims" for only 20 bucks, haha........
10-30-2003, 07:15 PM
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I used clear on mine and it hasn't turned colors. Perhaps you just don't see it on black wheels?
I sanded the wheels down with 100 (?) grit sand paper, smoothed with 200. Taped off the outside rims and primed. Smoothed primer with 350 grit. Primed again. Sprayed 3 layers of semi-gloss black engine enamel and 1 coat of clear.
Not the best picture but you get the idea.
I sanded the wheels down with 100 (?) grit sand paper, smoothed with 200. Taped off the outside rims and primed. Smoothed primer with 350 grit. Primed again. Sprayed 3 layers of semi-gloss black engine enamel and 1 coat of clear.
Not the best picture but you get the idea.
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