Gra

I am going to refub 3 of my cossie alloys, they are tsw Pace, they are in pretty good nick, bit of kebing but nowt major, however they have been painted in the past, so i want to take that paint off, and re paint them,

what sort of paint should i be looking at for the wheels? i am pretty sure on the colour, but not sure if there is any specific painti should get. and also has any refubed their alloys and have any tips etc ?

cheers

JTECH James

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it wouldnt cost much more to get them powder coated when you have done all the prep ,it would last much longer....

Gra

yeah, but chatting to the company refurbing my busted alloy and i wasnt able to find the colour i wanted lol, found a really good guide tho for the prep
http://www.autopia-carcare.com/realwhda.html

JTECH James

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when i paint wheels i find cellulose paint is good, as it is more flexible,

2k stuff goes so hard when dry it breaks away even when fitting tyres.

it may be worth goin=g to a paint supplier, and getting them to mix you some celly and match a colour to the other wheel? then a few coats of celly laquer also you will need to etch prime them first as alloy is a pain to get paint to stick too

Dicko&Vacant

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i use tinned primer, aerosol and lacquer, ive done quite a few sets, and theyve always been fine,

firstly give em a good rub down first with DA discs, 180 to rough em, 320 then 600, clean it off with some panel wipe,mask the tyres off with masking tape and the valve, use some decent primer, and then scotchbrite the primer and then paint, dry em with a hairdryer and then lacquer

gives a decent smooth finish

Dicko&Vacant

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before



after



before



rubbed down and masked



primed



finished

Gra

they look the nutts mate

FletchCossie

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Gra, if you strip and tidy em up (Kurbing) I will powder coat em for ya

I used Halfords paint many years ago, but the paint cracked after a year or so.