painting/powdercoating?

[dartingd]

i just picked up some black rota c8s last week, and they came in today...they're sprayed black, and it's a bad job, so imma redo em in bronze...question is this...i was gonna go w/ 1-2 cans of paint and clear per wheel, to make the paint last...i heard once of someone baking a rim in the over for a short amount of time so as to open up the pores in the metal...then when they sprayed them, it was almost like powder coating them...how much does the real deal (powder coating) cost to get done? what should i do?

[N/A EK]

Just spray paint them your self... take your time and they will look nice+ you gonna save some money

[badboi706]

i say get them powder coated....I had some rims i painted myself and yes they did look nice but it chips all the time.....

[dartingd]

but how much paint did u have on em? how many coats? imma do like 2 cans of color per rim, lol...

[BanginJimmy]

rattle can paint wont hold up. Powder coating or 2 part primer and paint is the way to go unless you want to redo it every few weeks.

[Sammich]

first off if you use a oven, dnt let it eb an oven you plan on using for cooking after words...second. if your going to paint them make sure your preparation is good. sand them down enough for the paint to adhese(or if there are deep scratches you may have to use some kind of filler for them or w/e) what i did as far as paint is laid down 2-3 coats of primer, probably ended up w/ 5-6coats of paint. i used duplicolor metalcast paint..you can see how they turned out in my sig w/ the starions

[Bishop]

dont use 1-2 cans of paint per rim if you decide to paint them. The thicker the paint is, the easier it will chip off. Just sand with some 180 grit. Then use a high build primer, and then wetsand that with 400 grit. Then put 2-3 base coats (color coat). Then do 2 coats of clear.

[brads94accord]

dont use 1-2 cans of paint per rim if you decide to paint them. The thicker the paint is, the easier it will chip off. Just sand with some 180 grit. Then use a high build primer, and then wetsand that with 400 grit. Then put 2-3 base coats (color coat). Then do 2 coats of clear.

thats what i generally do...except i don't use the high primer.

i like to clean them w/ degreaser, then sand them w/ 600 grit, then followup w/ a bath w/ degreaser again. then blast them w/ compressed air and also an absorber to dry them really good. then start spraying them w/ very light coats and start to get heavier by and finish up w/ about 4 coats total. then spray them w/ about 2 coats of clear, you can either buy the big can of truck,van,suv automotive clear coat by duplicolor or you can use the duplicolor wheel clear coat which has a little metallic in it.


also a tip that works well, if you have a box fan, i like to set the fan on some paint cans blowing down towards the ground and place the wheel on top. it acts kind of like a downdraft paint booth does. it cuts down on the rough texture that the overspray leaves and coats them more evenly.

[Sammich]

has anyone had the experience of after laying down the base coat, trying to lay down the clear and it hazing up light a white/gray film?? i dnt have a clear on my starions but i tried and thats what happened

[brads94accord]

has anyone had the experience of after laying down the base coat, trying to lay down the clear and it hazing up light a white/gray film?? i dnt have a clear on my starions but i tried and thats what happened

usually it will appear like that at first but will dry clear...if its drying to a haze, its probably too humid outside and all of the moisture is reacting w/ the paint...some concept of cars fisheyeing and orange peeling more when its really humid.

[dartingd]

ya..high humidty causes the white haze...was gonna paint tonight if it cleared up good, but didn't...rained, so no go...too much moisture in the air..would def. ruin my paint

[dartingd]

bronze autozone paint!

[Bishop]

usually it will appear like that at first but will dry clear...if its drying to a haze, its probably too humid outside and all of the moisture is reacting w/ the paint...some concept of cars fisheyeing and orange peeling more when its really humid.

Just to let you know, fisheye is caused by solvents in the air

[brads94accord]

Just to let you know, fisheye is caused by solvents in the air

some guy was telling me the other day that wearing a lot of aftershave can cause fisheyeing.

[dartingd]

lol

[brads94accord]

bronze autozone paint!

looks good, did you clear them?

obtw i like the bike rack

[RBpoweredSileighty]

bronze autozone paint!

very nice, nice car too man..

[dartingd]

thanks guys..and thanks for the bike rack compliment....here's what i did:

sand all rims thoroughly w/ 400 grit paper
tack off all the rims w/ tack cloth
spray 1/2 can of general purpose primer on spots i sanded thru on
spray 5 coats of bronze autozone rim paint on each rim
spray 1 coat of autozone rim clear on each rim

all in all, i'd do 2-3 coats clear if i did it again, just for more protection...they turned out good tho...i got a pinhead sized chip on the front left one havin the tires balanced/rotated...not much noticable tho...

[SC430=sex]

those look really good. i'm thinking about painting my stock wheels bronze pretty soon.

[baodalazi]

ooo good job i like

[Sammich]

thats what must have happened i think it was real humid outside