changing alloy colour

1. saxxxo Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2003 Colby, Isle of Man United Kingdom (England) Posts: 247

   #1 18th November 2003, 14:38

   Does any body know what the cheapest way to paint alloys is?? Thinking along the lines of "doing it myself" what i need etc....
   
   PLease help
   
   Bren
2. boltonpie Newbie Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 5

   #2 19th November 2003, 17:32

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   Originally Posted by saxxxo Does any body know what the cheapest way to paint alloys is?? Thinking along the lines of "doing it myself" what i need etc.... PLease help Bren

   Yeah if you want to do home made style:
   You need:
   
   1. Halfords Alloy Wheel Paint
   2. Alloy Wheel laquer
   3. Primer
   2. Sand Paper
   
   1. Fist sand them down or get them shot blasted if they are in bad condition.
   
   2. Then apply the primer. Do a few coats remembering to slighly sand each coat
   
   3. Apply the required wheel colour. Do as many coats as possible remembering to sand slightly between layers
   
   4. Apply a couple coats of laquer
   
   5. T-Cut to remove any orange peeling
   
   My old 205 alloys came out really well cost me £30 to do for all the materials.
   
   His a link to the guide i used
   
   http://www.205gtidrivers.com/article...elrefurb1.html
   
   I plan to do this soon to my gold speedlines
   
   
3. saxxxo Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2003 Colby, Isle of Man United Kingdom (England) Posts: 247

   #3 19th November 2003, 23:25

   i will give it a go over the weekend, obviously it doesnt have to be halfords stuff. Not graced with the excellence of Halfords over in the isle of man, unfortunate i know.
   
   Thanks mate, i'll let you know how i get on.
   
   Bren