Making Vtr wheels black.

  1. Newbie Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 27
    #1
    Im selling my after market alloys and am going in for sum vtr ones off a mate. But id prefer them black to go with my gold car, Hw wuld i go about doing this, i feel power coating them wuld end up too expensive.

    Any idea??
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 St Andrews United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7384 Green mk1 vtr/s and Focus zetec
    #2
    get rid of existing paint (nitromors + sand paper if you're lazy like me), then clean thoroughly. use wet and dry paper to get rid of imperfections, clean again, few coats of primer, wet and dry again, clean, few coats of paint (spray can is fine but have a steady hand and take your time) then loads of laquer. job done for under £50.
  3. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2006 Co. Durham Posts: 2670 voiture tres rapide, deux ton
    #3
    just dun mine mate paint cost me 15quid all in all but i get it cheep but like sean said should cost no more than 50quid
  4. L-plater Joined: May 2006 Ash Posts: 87 Citroen Saxo VTR
    #4
    I repair alloy wheels and bumper scuffs for a living so my advice to you regarding preparation is as follows...

    Cleaning - jet wash, use wheel acid if you have any tough to remove brake dust or tar etc...clean with soapy water.

    Wet n dry with 1000 or 1500 all over to key the paint. (I wouldn't recommend trying to remove the old paint as you are more likely to create imperfections in the surface in which case you'll have to prime, which is just creating more work for yourself).

    Clean the surface thoroughly again to remove any particles from the surface.

    Now you're ready to paint. (I use a degreaser before painting as well)

    As long as the surface has been keyed all over there's little chance in the paint flaking off. (it never has on any jobs I've done)

    I won't give advice in using spray cans to paint with as I've tried once and find them terrible but obviously you don't want to go out buying spray guns and a compressor as that'll cost you a fortune. Loads of people seem to find spray cans ok and have produced nice results from photos I've seen on this forum as well, just my preference not to use them having the choice.

    Oh and incase anyone wonders about missing out the priming I just really don't see any point. The only reason to prime is if there's lots of imperfections that won't be covered by painting. Using a spray can produces quite thick coverings of paint (covering small imperfections) so in my opinion all priming does is create extra work. Plus most wheels are only damaged on the edge where the wheels have been curbed or something...primer is only for filling tiny imperfections which the inner part of the wheel rarely picks up.

    Anyway this is just my opinion, but I have repaired hundreds of wheels this way without any problem.