Paintin' my wheelzz

[95astrovan]

Re: Paintin' my wheelzz

Can you post some pics of the wheels now so we can see just how messed up the factory coating is so when can best advise you on how to prep the wheels for the paint...


and while gunmetal will look very tight, its going to be a little bit harder to do than your more "traditional" colors...

yea, it looks sick, but i dont think my car could pull off gunmetal...i mean, i have no other appearance mods...so, yea

i dont have any pics of the wheels right off hand, but the surface is like, rough in spots and brake dust has stained itself on in places...i'm going today to buy paint, and i believe i'm gonna follow schlotzky's write-up...i'm down to Black, light grey, and a "chromish" color...i'll decide when i get to the paint place lol

[Firebirdkid96]

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you may have alot of sanding to do before hand if you want them to look good.........

[95astrovan]

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you may have alot of sanding to do before hand if you want them to look good.........

oh most definately, i figure all i'll do tomorrow is sanding...they're gonna take some time but i'll get em lookin' right

[95astrovan]

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alright, she goes up on stands tomorrow. Wheels, Drums and Calipers are all on the list. The markers will probably all get a good coat of VHT also...i'll try to keep this updated for the compete BS of it :)

[t-topV6]

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alright, she goes up on stands tomorrow. Wheels, Drums and Calipers are all on the list. The markers will probably all get a good coat of VHT also...i'll try to keep this updated for the compete BS of it :)

sounds good... what color are the calipers gonna be?

[zpwn06]

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think I'm going to do my calipers eventually, probably black. Looking forward to seeing the results

[95astrovan]

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UPDATE!!!

wheelz are painted...3 coats of black, clear goes on in about 2 1/2 hours. I cant wait to get em back on the car. i used hi gloss Duplicolor black on the wheels and duplicolor? Red engine enamel on the calipers...

just to add to this, next week the center console and door panels get a couple coats of black vynil paint :D

[95astrovan]

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CRAPP!! just got done with the second coat of clear...and it's like, milky white in spots...it's fading slowly as its drying, but do i need to plan to wetsand it tomorrow or will the milkyness "fade" away as it dries? i think it may have come from the fact that i accidently picked up engine enamel clear instead of normal enamel clear, but im not sure...

will i need to wetsand, or should it be fine once it's dried good?

[02camaro3800]

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engine enamle clear will look BAD

[95astrovan]

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i ran out to the "shop" about 15 minutes ago and the milky color is gone, and the finish is actually really good...quite surprising. i'll try n get some pics up thursday...thanx for the advice guys!

[IwannaCamarosoBad]

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Totally didnt see this thread haha sorry dude but troy did it for ya

[95astrovan]

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Totally didnt see this thread haha sorry dude but troy did it for ya

[Firebirdkid96]

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Engine enamel clear is going to work the best because of its ability to handle heat. It's just as clear as any other clear coat, the milkiness is from it's thick consistency of uncured paint...

[95astrovan]

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oh ok, i figured it was from how thick i layed it on...i did 2 med coats, then layed 3 thick coats, but they turned out really well...pics tomorrow :D

[IwannaCamarosoBad]

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oh ok, i figured it was from how thick i layed it on...i did 2 med coats, then layed 3 thick coats, but they turned out really well...pics tomorrow :D

Im not tryin to be a d bag or anything but if you expect me to take pics of ur rims on my bday you, sir, are sadly mistaken