Canadianzoom
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Nope, Crazy tape work!
How To: Repair curb rash and paint rims
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fishman138
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Great write up!
My personal favorite was STEP 9.
My personal favorite was STEP 9.
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fishman138 said:
Thanks. lol! Yah that step makes the job go a bit smoother. lol(thumb)
Canadianzoom
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I did a lot of step 9 tonight...but I must confess, I skipped steps 1-8...and everything after 9...But I think the quality of the work speaks for itself!
How bad would it be if i used that cheapo walmart spray paint and then use the wheel paint clear coat?
wouldnt that protect it from the heat and stuff? Im only using the walmart stuff because i am cheap and they had the colors i wanted (flat black and dark blue)
wouldnt that protect it from the heat and stuff? Im only using the walmart stuff because i am cheap and they had the colors i wanted (flat black and dark blue)
Canadianzoom
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How much Is spray paint in hawaii? I only paid about $10 (CDN) a can for the good stuff here. You get what you pay for.
its just because the selection of colors of the wheel spray paint is kind of lacking, i went to checkers and they only have a glossy black, silver, bronze, and clear and it is pretty much all sold out and none of the colors i want.
i went to walmart and the colors i wanted (flat black and dark blue) just happened to be there so i bought it.
but if i used that paint and sprayed it with the quality clear coat would that extra layer of the good stuff protect the bad quality stuff? I read somewhere earlier on this thread about using engine paint and i guess that would work but i never really looked at the colors they have.
could i just use that bbq high temp paint because that is flat black right and maybe find someother paint for the dark blue?
i think the spray paint for the wheels here was 6.99 at checkers
i went to walmart and the colors i wanted (flat black and dark blue) just happened to be there so i bought it.
but if i used that paint and sprayed it with the quality clear coat would that extra layer of the good stuff protect the bad quality stuff? I read somewhere earlier on this thread about using engine paint and i guess that would work but i never really looked at the colors they have.
could i just use that bbq high temp paint because that is flat black right and maybe find someother paint for the dark blue?
i think the spray paint for the wheels here was 6.99 at checkers
Canadianzoom
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ok, miss read you before. I think the quality of the clear coat matters more the nthe quality of the spray paint. make sure you get a good coating of primer on there and you should be good.
If anyone out there knows better ,please speak up now.
If anyone out there knows better ,please speak up now.
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Yah its better to use wheel paint. It is resistant to chemicals and lots of other things that regular spray paint isn't. But you can try it, you can always repaint them if they start chipping to much. Just make sure to do about 3-4 primer coats, and since your using regulart paint I would do about 5 clear coats. So are you going with the blue or the flat black?
i want both colors so i am thinking of either just painting at all black with a blue lip thingy or maybe just the outer parts black and the middle part that is the spokes and centercap blue
any thoughts
would using bbq paint help any?
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i want both colors so i am thinking of either just painting at all black with a blue lip thingy or maybe just the outer parts black and the middle part that is the spokes and centercap blue
any thoughts
would using bbq paint help any?
The BBQ paint would help heat wise. But just do lots of clear coats if you going to use the regular paint(two light coats and 3 heavy coats).
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yah thats more than enough. I only used one can, but I did three clear coats. So two cans would be good
MazdaSpeeder
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Does anyone have suggestions on the brands to look for...I hear people using VHT and Duplicolor, but I was curious if anyone knew of any other brands of wheel paint...I'm looking for a different gunmetal/graphite color. Also, it seems like some people are painting the entire rim while others are only painting the face...I am unsure which I should attempt and would like to hear some feedback on that. I might paint the rims fully (with the tires off) if I can find a set of cheap steelies to drive on. I'm not sure if the remounting of the tires (I only have one set) would tear the paint up to the point that this wouldn't be a good idea. Any ideas on where I can get cheap steelies?
(Sorry, that's a lot of questions!)
(Sorry, that's a lot of questions!)
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Yah VHT and Duplicolor are the only brands I have seen in wheel paint. I would recommend both. If your looking for a graphite color Duplicolor sells that color in a wheel paint. About your question on painting part or the whole rim it is not neccessary to take the tires off to paint it, in fact I would reccomend you did not. Would cost more money and is not needed, just mask off tires with playing cards or tape. I painted only the face of my rims but it would be a good idea to paint the front and the back for painting the back of the wheel protects your rim from brake dust. Brake dust likes to actually stick to the metal and when heat is applied from the calipers the brake dust will actually adhere to your wheel, but if you paint it the brake dust will just wipe right off. If your looking for steely's most tire stores have used ones for pretty cheap, I would also try junk yards. They sell them for even cheaper. So I believe that answered all your questions, hope that helped. Good Luck!
