Backburner project progress. Wheel Paint!
Backburner project progress. Wheel Paint!
I had been all over my area, checking every auto parts store, looking for white or bronze wheel enamel. Finally, after months, I found some white. So I decided to go ahead and give it a shot. The white is a subtle difference over the gray, but I think it turned out well. Let me know what you think.
Also, forgive the poor picture quality. Took them with my phone, while I save up for a new dslr.
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Also, forgive the poor picture quality. Took them with my phone, while I save up for a new dslr.
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Only one had that nasty curb rash. For that used an old sanding block I found in my tool box, and sanded the affected area until it was relatively smooth. Then I used a scuff pad to scuff everything else. 3 or 4 coats of paint. Then 3 or 4 coats of clear.what did you sand them with? I'm new to the whole wheel painting thing. However, mine are curb rashed too lol
In hindsight, I probably would have used some high build primer on those scrapes, and then sanded that smooth.
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Luke003 wrote:Only one had that nasty curb rash. For that used an old sanding block I found in my tool box, and sanded the affected area until it was relatively smooth. Then I used a scuff pad to scuff everything else. 3 or 4 coats of paint. Then 3 or 4 coats of clear.what did you sand them with? I'm new to the whole wheel painting thing. However, mine are curb rashed too lol
In hindsight, I probably would have used some high build primer on those scrapes, and then sanded that smooth.
oh ok...thanks. I'm gonna give it a shot. I'm going with the white rim too
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I don't know if I like the tinted tail look. Plus, I always see Neons around with tinted taillights. I don't even like chrome all that much, but I rarely see the taillights I have.Smoke ur tails or get black taillights will look a lot better! Nice wrk on the wheels
Yeah, I thought it was Blaze Red. I have a can of touch up around here somewhere, and I think that's what it's called.Tsk, Tsk Dante! It's blaze red.
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question, what are you doing with that scuff, will you be
Back Left
Now on the back left is my issue.. the OZ was scrapped.. how would I get this out?? and a close up is here..
or something else. And for other members, I have bought 4 OZ racing rims off a really good friend. all 4 rims $75. Here is why.... (note: I made one scuff and the left front (when it was on the back))Luke003 wrote: used an old sanding block I found in my tool box, and sanded the affected area until it was relatively smooth. Then I used a scuff pad to scuff everything else. 3 or 4 coats of paint. Then 3 or 4 coats of clear.
In hindsight, I probably would have used some high build primer on those scrapes, and then sanded that smooth.
Back Left
Now on the back left is my issue.. the OZ was scrapped.. how would I get this out?? and a close up is here..
The scuff pad was primarily for scuffing the existing silver paint to make the white paint stick better. That was important, because I didn't plan on priming the wheels before I painted them.what are you doing with that scuff
On mine, the gouges were pretty deep. In fact, if you look closely enough at them now, you can still see them. It's not a show car or anything, so I didn't really care about that too much. My aim wasn't to fix it, just make it look better. I used a fine grit sanding block to re-smooth the gouges because I assumed that would take the paint better than the deep ridges. Luckily, I didn't have any letters or anything to work around. I'm no expert, but I would say just sand it enough to knock down any sharp edges and it should be fine.how would I get this out??
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