whats the best primer for spraying wheels white

1. stoky12 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2007 WIGAN Posts: 366 white 1998 VTR,

   #1 23rd May 2009, 16:02

   hey guys anyone know what the best primer is for spraying alloys white.
2. badasssaxo Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 southend on sea,essex Posts: 4244

   #2 23rd May 2009, 16:05

   i used halfords primer and i think for white its suggests using grey primer
3. fossie Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2004 Spennymoor, United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3742 Saxo MK2 VTS

   #3 23rd May 2009, 16:50

   I would use white primer, that way it would be more forgiving if you miss any little bits or paint chips off!!
4. Whiskerzz Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 San Jose, California! Posts: 1478 Now living in the USA 04 Ford Focus SVT

   #4 23rd May 2009, 18:52

   white primer for white paint
   
   grey primer is usually for darker colours
5. cmh369 Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Leicester Posts: 368 Posi blue VTR. Silver 1.1 sx

   #5 23rd May 2009, 18:55

   Yeah definitely don't use Grey primer if your spraying the wheel white, take far too many coats to cover it properly trust me I learned the hard way
6. DCoulter19 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 Hamilton Posts: 150 Audi A3 1.8T

   #6 23rd May 2009, 18:56

   White primer m8
   
   but sometimes u cant see the paint ure putting on after the primer grey could also work
7. Sparco_Tom Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta

   #7 23rd May 2009, 19:56

   acid 8 2k etch primer in white for wheels its a better quality but then halfords gloss white will be fine