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Post by Tight Git on Jan 22, 2008 12:13:13 GMT
Hello all,
i am thinking of painting my Wheels white, and was wondering what sort of paint i should use, or any tips for trying to get a professional look.
Thanks in Advance
Alastair
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Post by monkeyjim on Jan 22, 2008 14:08:00 GMT
Use white paint and get a professional to apply it .
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Post by Tight Git on Jan 22, 2008 17:04:30 GMT
Normal White paint for the house?? or car paint??
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Post by AntMan on Jan 22, 2008 17:18:24 GMT
lol normally house paint hehe  !!! Ant  |
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Post by Tight Git on Jan 22, 2008 17:48:45 GMT
Hahahah awesome!!
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Post by paul1275s on Jan 22, 2008 18:10:06 GMT
there is a place in hailsham that will shot blast them for you for about £15 each or I think they will blast them and powdercoat them for £25 each, otherwise lots of sanding, some primer then a couple of rattle cans to finish.
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Post by Miniböttcher on Jan 22, 2008 21:14:07 GMT
they charge £7 a wheel. and if they are powder coated it will take longer to get off so it will cost more.
i had 4 alloys which were powder coated and it can take up to nearly and hour to clean all 4 so they charged me £50
the blasting booth has to make £60 an hour
they can also powder coat steel wheels and alloys, normally for £15 a wheel and that includes the blasting in the £15
i have done lots of wheels myself, it is very time consuming
you will have to get the tyres taken off before blasting and remember it will cost about £5-10 a wheel to get the tyre back on, unless you know someone who can do it for a crate of beer!!!!!!
you can use paint stripper and it works,,, but by the time you have bought the stripper and got messy and spent time doing it , you might as well get them blasted, its easier!!!!
i found it out the hard way. i always have them back after blasting and sand out the curb marks on alloys
i bet shawn at stone cross will spray them for you if you dont want them powder coated but you will have to strip them,
spray cans are getting quite expensive as they are oil based and oil is high at the moment, you will also need primer and laquer
to do all this will cost you min £100 for a set of 4 alloy steel wheels
sorry to sound a bit off putting but over all as monkeyjim (Dave) said let a professional do it
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Post by Stephen on Jan 23, 2008 0:28:45 GMT
wet and dry project pack, masking tape, degreaser and a few spray cans- easily a weekend job
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