Repainting wheels

Post by **minor_hickup** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:57 pm

I originally hand painted them with smooth silver and they looked great! But I can't be done with so much rubbing down and may just do use the spray as you suggested.

Post by **aupickup** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:13 pm

have them properly blasted and powder coated

Post by **minor_hickup** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:53 pm

, too much ££££££, I did enquire about that at the local powder coating / blasting place but they wanted £30 a wheel, thats almost a hundred quid, plus i'd have to get the tyres removed, then put back on and rebalanced.

Post by **aupickup** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:56 pm

wow that seems a lot, i know a guy that will do them for £18.00 a wheel, with or without tyres.
i do him so maybe he does me a favour.

Post by **minor_hickup** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:12 pm

I could have said (and looked like less of a cheapskate), I'm keeping to paint as its more original

Post by **Tris** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:41 pm

aupickup wrote:wow that seems a lot, i know a guy that will do them for £18.00 a wheel, with or without tyres.
i do him so maybe he does me a favour.

Your located on the southcoast though.. There's a guy round here who my dad knows.. or at least he says he does so i'l see what he can do for me. Probably will go for white too

Post by **minor_hickup** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:12 pm

Well I invested in a can of hammerite smooth silver and the colours just right, unlike 5 wheel silver, far too shiny. I forgot what a pain hammerite is to spray, the nozzle is constantly blocking up....have to keep a pin and thinners to hand.