Steelies - How to Spray Them?

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 BEDFORD, GUILDFORD, WAYBRIDGE Posts: 4172 Punt -y0
    #1
    Right.

    I've got a 3 stud saxoooo so means limited for 'rims'. So Took the hub cap's off to expose the steelie wheels, IMO it looks a lot neater as my hubs are as fucked as.

    I want to spray the wheels gloss black BUT theres small spots f rust and large spots of rust around the wheel, where the wheel balancers go. I wanted to know how to get rid of the rust so i can prime and spray. I've used a wire brush but not good enough. How about a drill with a wire brush on the end that spins round?

    After that i'd remove the wheels, mask around it, protecting the tyres. Undercoat pink and 2 coats of Hammerite gloss black. Would i need a laquire?

    If the worse comes to the worse and it looks pathetic, just go hub cap shopping .
  2. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5
    #2
    why spray them, hammerite ftw seriosly just sand them down first, than itl be smooth
  3. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS
    #3
    shot blast ideally... but get in there with a drill on a wire brush as you suggested... take it back so that you've got a nice clean matt bare metal finish then then depending on roughness, sand with 400/800 grit and then prime... build up the layers the get the wet sanding on the go, spray colour... 100% LACQUER!!!!! otherwise the finish will go to shiiiit in no time.

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  4. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 BEDFORD, GUILDFORD, WAYBRIDGE Posts: 4172 Punt -y0
    #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by adsayer View Post
    shot blast ideally... but get in there with a drill on a wire brush as you suggested... take it back so that you've got a nice clean matt bare metal finish then then depending on roughness, sand with 400/800 grit and then prime... build up the layers the get the wet sanding on the go, spray colour... 100% LACQUER!!!!! otherwise the finish will go to shiiiit in no time.

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    If only i could rep

    Cheers guys.. Will take a few days to do per wheel i know.

    1 can per wheel? Obv i'm not doing inside of the wheel, just the outside.
  5. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by dannyboy2005 View Post
    If only i could rep

    Cheers guys.. Will take a few days to do per wheel i know.

    1 can per wheel? Obv i'm not doing inside of the wheel, just the outside.
    if it's light coats and a gradual build up I can't see why not, although I'd allow a couple of cans for the primer (as you'll be rubbing back a couple of times I would have thought)
  6. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 246
    #6
    Your plan sounds good, use wet and dry paper to get a good surface to paint. Laquer is a good idea, gives a great finish and seems to make them easier to clean.
    i used 2 large cans of halfords primer, 3 300ml cans of polar white paint and 1 big can of laquer to do mine. Used way too much tbh!

    Theres about a month of dirt on them here, but they Looked the nuts when clean!
  7. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Republic Of Linwood.. Posts: 855 green phase 1 vts
    #7
    fuck all that hastle for some steelies, hammerite brush on smooth shit, 10 minutes rubbing each wheel down with some 80 grit sand paper than brush it on, jammin
  8. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 BEDFORD, GUILDFORD, WAYBRIDGE Posts: 4172 Punt -y0
    #8
    On a hunt for a wire brush for the drill!

    Black Glossy Steelies here i come!
  9. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5
    #9
    i have gloss black steelies and they rock wheel trims soon