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Offline christomk3gti

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Tips on spraying wheels......
« on: 27 February 2010, 02:18 »
Think i'm going to spray my longbeach rims in white, yeah i kno its a nightmare keepin white clean but will think they'll look great on my black gti when it gets lowered.

just want some tips really on what paint i should use and how i go about sand blasting them or whatever you do to refurb them  :wink:

Anyone live near by fancy giving me a hand  :huh:
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Re: Tips on spraying wheels......
« Reply #1 on: 27 February 2010, 02:33 »
deffo going for white  :cool:

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Re: Tips on spraying wheels......
« Reply #2 on: 27 February 2010, 09:22 »
i was thinkng of doing mine white or black to go with the black car.

would be nice to see what they would look like.

any photoshop pro's out there????


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Re: Tips on spraying wheels......
« Reply #3 on: 27 February 2010, 09:40 »
Just in the process of doing mine matey, what you need -
Sandpaper - 2 grades (Im using P150 and P180)
A Scotch Pad (Super fine abrasive pad)
A decent fine file
Masking tape
A newspaper (I find the Sport to be best so you can look at big fake breasts whilst re-furbing ya wheels :wink:)
Some meths and Some rags
Some filler (If your wheels have been curbed)
Some Primer, Your choice of colour paint and clear lacquer (I found Silver Hook Chemicals spray paint to be the best I've tried)

Before


Let the tyre down and remove any weights (Use a marker to mark the tyre where the weight sits so you can put it back on)
Use the sandpaper to rub down the wheel, use the slightly rougher one to get rid of any deep scratches or small gouges, if a scratch is very deep I used the file to 'Fit' out the scratch.
Rub down with the scotch pad (Gets rid of any small scratches the sandpaper may have left)
Once fully rubbed down (About 25 mins per wheel) Clean thouroughly with the meths.



Any curbed bits on the rim or large scratches you couldn't rub out you need to fill (Any body filler should do the trick)



Rub down the filler once set and clean again!!
Mask off the tyre and clean again!!!
Apply your first coat of primer, this should be a light, evenly sprayed coat, leave for 20 mins, apply another coat, leave for 20 mins and apply another coat, leave for 24 hours for the primer to harden (This is for best results, trust me)



Repeat with the colour of your choice

BLING!!!!!!!


And then again with the lacquer

Shazam!!!
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Re: Tips on spraying wheels......
« Reply #4 on: 27 February 2010, 09:41 »
Buy yourself some new centre caps from ebay (55mm) but give them a coat of clear lacqeur before installing.

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Re: Tips on spraying wheels......
« Reply #5 on: 27 February 2010, 10:42 »
looking good m8 :smiley: :smiley:


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Re: Tips on spraying wheels......
« Reply #6 on: 27 February 2010, 10:57 »
they are looking good :afro:
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Re: Tips on spraying wheels......
« Reply #7 on: 27 February 2010, 11:10 »
How much in total will it cost to DIY my wheels then??

more than 50quid???
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Re: Tips on spraying wheels......
« Reply #8 on: 27 February 2010, 11:24 »
between £40 and £50 with the new centre caps included
Paint about £18
Filler, sandpaper etc about £10
Scotch pad and decent file about £8
Centre caps £13 (ebay)

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Re: Tips on spraying wheels......
« Reply #9 on: 27 February 2010, 14:31 »
Nice one. I' think i'll give it ago, in white.... any ideas on what white to get, and the best place to buy it from.

Cheers.

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