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Offline tweed

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help and tips spraying split rims centers
« on: 28 April 2011, 14:39 »
Really want to Spray my schmidt's but I don't want to take them apart. Do you think masking the wheels and spraying the centers will be ok?

I bought between coats sandpaper. masking tape, paint and lacquer. Didn't buy primer as I'm going to sand the paint on the wheels to get a semi rough surface, then spray onto that. Is that ok? or do I need primer?

I've used rattle cans a lot but I just want some advise before I spray my Schmidt's

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Offline dan_apps

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Re: help and tips spraying split rims centers
« Reply #1 on: 28 April 2011, 23:36 »
if those wheels were mine mate i wouldnt get a rattle can near them! if you are going to spray them i would do a proper job and break them down, clean all the bolts and give everything else the once over too!

powder coated would be my number 1 choice :cool:

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Re: help and tips spraying split rims centers
« Reply #2 on: 29 April 2011, 13:29 »
if those wheels were mine mate i wouldnt get a rattle can near them! if you are going to spray them i would do a proper job and break them down, clean all the bolts and give everything else the once over too!

powder coated would be my number 1 choice :cool:


The thing is they have only done 1500 miles from new. and that is a over estimate lol

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Re: help and tips spraying split rims centers
« Reply #3 on: 02 May 2011, 16:42 »
why do you want to do it then mate? they look mint as they are :cool:

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Re: help and tips spraying split rims centers
« Reply #4 on: 02 May 2011, 16:47 »
why do you want to do it then mate? they look mint as they are :cool:

cos he can, i know these things  :laugh:  :lipsrsealed:

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Re: help and tips spraying split rims centers
« Reply #5 on: 02 May 2011, 16:53 »
Because I like the colour when they have plenty of brake dust on them  :laugh:

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Re: help and tips spraying split rims centers
« Reply #6 on: 20 May 2011, 17:59 »
Because I like the colour when they have plenty of brake dust on them  :laugh:
get them powdercoated gloss black with a silver sparkle the sparkle only shows up in sun light or when light hits them had my bbs split rims this colour looked gr8

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Re: help and tips spraying split rims centers
« Reply #7 on: 01 June 2011, 18:37 »
alrite mate how much did it cost you to get the wheels done and put back together??