Wheel refurb
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and sandi wise should i go 400 grit or higher?
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when i did my wheels they were cover in thick splatted paint so i use a 120 grit then a 240 grit but the wheels were in a mess you do need to leave it a rough surface so the under coat has got some thing to hold onto.
how bad are your wheels
i used rattle cans for mine if your going to as well this is what you will need
1 can of under coat
4 cans of paint
1 can of lacquer
some wet dry paper to sand between coats
masking tape and newspaperhere's a link to my work log to show before and after pic
http://www.uk-mx3.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1970&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=90
hope this helps
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awesome thanks jay, i was gonna get some primer from halfords that does the job of bonding but if a good rub down and normal primer will do it then thats better cause the hali's stuff is costly.
How long did it take to do all four?
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Best thing for wheels is Nitromors…
Strips the paint right off in minutes!
Then just a clean up and primer is needed before the top coat!
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If you get chunks or heavy curbing on the rims, just file it down a little so its down to scratches then a very thin layer of epoxy/polyester 2 pack filler (not p38) just to fill in the grooves left behind
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take plenty of pics when you do it and then if you can do a how to guide to help anybody else who want to bo it
thanks and good luck
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@16d7d863f6=nexussteve:
Best thing for wheels is Nitromors…
Strips the paint right off in minutes!
Then just a clean up and primer is needed before the top coat!
Be careful using paint stripper on any alloy surface, it can eat into it and corrode it severly. :shock:
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Yeah I still got that stuff from doing wood doors, and it eats everythin, gonna get some grit paper and use elbow grease, will do as requested and put up a work log.
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@001e88998c=mx3gulf:
Be careful using paint stripper on any alloy surface, it can eat into it and corrode it severly. :shock:
Never had a problem with any of the alloys I've refurbed using nitromors…
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would suppose it would depend on how long its left on for, I want a quick solution so i can crack on and get em coloured, and i am not removing the tyres so it will be a masking and newspaper jobby :D