smart51
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| posted on 16/6/10 at 02:42 PM |
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What stuff is good to paint steel wheels?
I want to paint some steel wheels silver. What is good and what is not? I want them to stay looking good without having to touch them up all the
time. Cheap is good too. I don't want to have the tyres removed and refitted and balanced. Any suggestions?
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austin man
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| posted on 16/6/10 at 03:03 PM |
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silver wheels followed by a coat of laquer or smoothrite spray on
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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coozer
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| posted on 16/6/10 at 03:15 PM |
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Silver paint...
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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smart51
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| posted on 16/6/10 at 03:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Silver paint...
Some "witty" remarks are funny too. I tried "5 wheel silver" paint from Halfords a couple of years ago and it wasn't
very good. Do you have any suggestions for a decent product?
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coozer
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| posted on 16/6/10 at 03:35 PM |
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Well, its all in the preparation really.
Always just use black on mine... it comes off after a bit... powered coating is the best solution... but, not cheap cheap...
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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DavidW
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| posted on 16/6/10 at 03:51 PM |
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If you find the right place (there should be plenty around B'ham) powder coating isn't necessarily that expensive considering the result
is very good.
You would have to pay someone a little bit to remove and refit tyres through so I suppose it could add up.
This leaves you with paint but as above preparation is key.
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alexcraiggtv
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| posted on 16/6/10 at 03:55 PM |
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smoothrite (not hammerite) spray is good and comes in different colours too!
Not yet KATO!
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iank
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| posted on 16/6/10 at 03:57 PM |
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The metallic powder coats I've seen lose their metallic look pretty quickly and silver just turns light grey.
I would suggest white POR15 as an undercoat and "stirling silver" top coat (both from Frost) but it seems to have become even more
frighteningly expensive recently.
Maybe get a quote from a local car sprayer - most modern cars seem to be silver so they should be able to do a crafty deal for cash.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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UncleFista
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| posted on 16/6/10 at 04:28 PM |
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"5 wheel silver" is good, you just need to laquer it afterwards
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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