Painting And Sanding Wheels.

[Worm]

Bought a cheap set of ROH wheels to sell my wife's Yaris.

What have people used to sand them back? And where did you get the paint from to paint them? Any special type?

Cheers

[Henz]

Just spray them, and give them a good wipe before people come to look

[Impellor]

Paint stripper (sand blast), gernie, sand, etch primer, paint (3-5 coats), clear coat (3), done. Cheers

[Guest XR09]

Powdercoat them. You take the wheels off. And then the tyres. And hand them over the counter to a man who knows what he is doing.

[Henz]

I think worms just after good looks for little outlay.

[Guest XR09]

It can be easy or it can be a real pain in the ass. The more detail you go into the more mess you find.

Sandblasting is the go as some etching primers will eat the paint under them. How big is yours or your moms oven. A nice little cook after painting them works a treat on the clear coats.

And no dishwashers don't get them clean enough.

Don't forget to remove the wheel weights.

Edited 13/04/12 07:59 AM by XR09

[bossmang]

paint stripper = worst idea

[Henz]

If you do decide powder coat worm I have a mate that can sandblast and powdercoat for a decent price.

[Guest XR09]

Retail sucks right now. So unless your giving it away you might have it for a while.

Paint looks crap pretty quick. Only takes one dog to use your wheel and you not notice it for a day or two.

Powdercoating is tough. that's what it is designed for. To be tough. It lasts.

Not sure if I got trade or not but paid $100 a rim to get my bike ones done. That's take in naked,,no trye or bearings in it. They blasted and coated.

I was lazy I had a mate put the tyres back on for fifty.

Painting will cost your around $60 to $80 for your four wheels if you can get them blasted cheap. Paint stipper will send the alloy blk. Not a good thing to use. Or heat to get the old Paint off.

[cor33]

I painted the fg 19" wheels black, just sand back the old paint/ alloy. I used a 500 grit then used a lighter one to smooth out. Make sure you get the right etch primer! There ferrious and non ferrious. Two coats primer and two coats colour, or three depending if you using a clear coat or not. Just watch for runs, they are a pain to fix.

Corey