Painting alloys, lazy and cheap option
Discussion
HustleRussell said:
As above, surface prep is very labour intensive. A half-way house I have arrived at before was to dismount the tyres and have the wheels shot blasted- then you can get on with the fun bit. You're still looking at £30/wheel though really so only £10-20 cheaper than a proper refurb and the finish will be inferior.
Where do you get your wheels shot blasted?? £30 a wheel!!!!!!!!!!!I have a blasting company an would get laughed at if i tried to charge that.
LuS1fer said:
CoolHands said:
buy some packs of playing cards from a pound shop. You can insert the cards between the tyre and rim. Work your way around feeding in new cards (to prevent overspray on the tyre). Spray wheel. Pull out cards and chuck away.
He can't. His hearts not in it.If his mates are real diamonds they may club together & help him out in spades?
Clean them
Sand them
Degrease with hot water from a kettle, then wipe with myths on a clean cloth
Allow to dry
Mask once round between the wheel and the tyre, get the tape right in
Use the first masking to join the second plus newspaper
Mask valve and other bits
Prime, three light coats
Apply colour, three or four light coats
Couple of thickish coats of lacquer to a decent gloss
See what it looks like, perhaps more lacquer
Remove masking
Allow to dry. Fully and then cut back with t cut or other abrasive
Polish with mproper polish
Admire
Usually costs about twenty to thirty quid to do a car, all in the prep, taking time and attention to detail
Sand them
Degrease with hot water from a kettle, then wipe with myths on a clean cloth
Allow to dry
Mask once round between the wheel and the tyre, get the tape right in
Use the first masking to join the second plus newspaper
Mask valve and other bits
Prime, three light coats
Apply colour, three or four light coats
Couple of thickish coats of lacquer to a decent gloss
See what it looks like, perhaps more lacquer
Remove masking
Allow to dry. Fully and then cut back with t cut or other abrasive
Polish with mproper polish
Admire
Usually costs about twenty to thirty quid to do a car, all in the prep, taking time and attention to detail
Buy masking tape, a tin or two of gloss black cellulose and some wet and dry 800-1200.
Sand down the wheel as best you can, mask up the tyre, spray black and leave to dry preferably in the warm.
Repeat two or three times. Sand with worn 1200 lightly and give it one final light coat and then t-cut.
Not a great job but for circa £10 and a few hours it's not bad and touch ups are easy
Otherwise as above but with primer and lacquer or wheel refurb, some places are as cheap as £35 or so a wheel I believe.
Sand down the wheel as best you can, mask up the tyre, spray black and leave to dry preferably in the warm.
Repeat two or three times. Sand with worn 1200 lightly and give it one final light coat and then t-cut.
Not a great job but for circa £10 and a few hours it's not bad and touch ups are easy
Otherwise as above but with primer and lacquer or wheel refurb, some places are as cheap as £35 or so a wheel I believe.
PeteSBC said:
Where do you get your wheels shot blasted?? £30 a wheel!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a blasting company an would get laughed at if i tried to charge that.
I don't pay £30 for blasting. £30 is the cost to 'refurb' the wheel including removal and re-fitting of tyre and paint and consumables.I have a blasting company an would get laughed at if i tried to charge that.
Shaw Tarse said:
LuS1fer said:
CoolHands said:
buy some packs of playing cards from a pound shop. You can insert the cards between the tyre and rim. Work your way around feeding in new cards (to prevent overspray on the tyre). Spray wheel. Pull out cards and chuck away.
He can't. His hearts not in it.If his mates are real diamonds they may club together & help him out in spades?
Right, try not to laugh too much (and don't say the wheels are the least of my worries, it took a lot of man maths and inner dialogue to get to this point!) I've managed to grab the pic from the advert.
Christ it's like introducing your new gf to your mates. (never posted a pic of my car on here before)
Christ it's like introducing your new gf to your mates. (never posted a pic of my car on here before)
noell35 said:
Right, try not to laugh too much (and don't say the wheels are the least of my worries, it took a lot of man maths and inner dialogue to get to this point!) I've managed to grab the pic from the advert.
Christ it's like introducing your new gf to your mates. (never posted a pic of my car on here before)
maybe i'm approaching this from the wrong angle......what's the cheapest and easiest way to paint the car black??Christ it's like introducing your new gf to your mates. (never posted a pic of my car on here before)
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