k so how do i prep my wheels for paint. friend with a paint booth is gonna do it for me so i just wanna get them preped so all he needs to do is spray em for me.

thnx

 

Ask your friend. If he's a painter he should know what needs to be done to prep the wheels.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by m1northreat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">k so how do i prep my wheels for paint. friend with a paint booth is gonna do it for me so i just wanna get them preped so all he needs to do is spray em for me.

thnx</TD></TR></TABLE>

theres a DIY somewhere on here... ill see if i can find it...

 

auto zone rim paint? sand them with fine grade sand paper ...

 

koo. i tryd searching but i prolly didnt search enough. i was also only looking in the s2k section

 

i painted my stockies today and i used the Mar-hyde Paint Remover. I bougth the gel thinking it was gonna be better but it was a bitch to use and left a green finish on some areas. my brothers have used the spraycan before and they say it works better.

If i was to do it again, i would use the spraycan applicator. just spray it on, let it sit for 1/2 hour and then wash off or use a blade to get the gunk out.

heres a pic of the **** working:

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by m1northreat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">koo. i tryd searching but i prolly didnt search enough. i was also only looking in the s2k section</TD></TR></TABLE>

you are an idiot

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by joey1320 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i painted my stockies today and i used the Mar-hyde Paint Remover. I bougth the gel thinking it was gonna be better but it was a bitch to use and left a green finish on some areas. my brothers have used the spraycan before and they say it works better.

If i was to do it again, i would use the spraycan applicator. just spray it on, let it sit for 1/2 hour and then wash off or use a blade to get the gunk out.

heres a pic of the **** working:
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I have used that stuff a lot over the years. It's the ****.

If you can't sandblast the wheels, I would try that stuff. I don't know if the coating on OEM wheels is stronger than on an OEM valve cover but the Tal Strip will make a B series valve cover gleam with two coats.

 

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I have used that stuff a lot over the years. It's the ****.

If you can't sandblast the wheels, I would try that stuff. I don't know if the coating on OEM wheels is stronger than on an OEM valve cover but the Tal Strip will make a B series valve cover gleam with two coats. </TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah it is. i thougt it was gonna be quick with the gel but it took 4 coats to get the complete coating off, waiting 1/2 hour in between. needless to say i wasted the whole day painting my wheels. if i had known i would have used the spraycan or just sanded them down and painted. plus because it took so long i wasn;t able to paint the red lip on them...

my brothers have used it on valve cover, both the gel and can and they say the gel works about the same.

 

Ah gotcha.

A friend of mine powder coated wheels in his spare time for a while before moving to Japan. He had a little sand blasting bay in his garage he built just for that purpose. He said that it got better results than any chemicals he ever used.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jay_Sensing &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ah gotcha.

A friend of mine powder coated wheels in his spare time for a while before moving to Japan. He had a little sand blasting bay in his garage he built just for that purpose. He said that it got better results than any chemicals he ever used.</TD></TR></TABLE>

it just different way to do thing, i painted car with da or chemical for prep, it's about what you want to do and what you do best.

 

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and what you do best.

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Especially that part. Comfort with the procedure can make all the difference in the world.

You should see me pull an Evo8 motor. It's gets the strangest looks because I just do it differently than anyone else but it's fast and works well for me so I completely agree with that statement.

 

I would sand blast, clean, then powder coat. Wheels tend to need a durable paint and thats why so many people powder coat them.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kabaroo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would sand blast, clean, then powder coat. Wheels tend to need a durable paint and thats why so many people powder coat them.</TD></TR></TABLE> to much work. just sand and 2 coats of paint... we did to a set of rims and they still look like they did from day one

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kabaroo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would sand blast, clean, then powder coat. Wheels tend to need a durable paint and thats why so many people powder coat them.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yup... thats y i did it... it takes a lot to damage them

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HondaKyle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> to much work. just sand and 2 coats of paint... we did to a set of rims and they still look like they did from day one</TD></TR></TABLE>

too much work? i could sandblast a wheel in a few minutes! I guess thats also dependant on if you have access to equipment.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kabaroo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

too much work? i could sandblast a wheel in a few minutes! I guess thats also dependant on if you have access to equipment.</TD></TR></TABLE> yeah i dont have a sand blaster also. I guess if it works go for it. did you tape up the tires?

 

wheels were tireless... Although i have seen people lay note cards in the seam between the tire and rim when painting. Obviously that would not work when blasting. If i was to go all the way and paint them right the tires would come off, but then again I can do that for free as well.