A little sandpaper, primer and paint!
11-01-2008, 07:09 PM
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A little sandpaper, primer and paint!
Refinished my stock 17s today (Winter set up). Decided to go with a Gunmetal gray color instead of Silver. The wheels came out very nice IMO. Took about 5 hours total from sanding down the wheels to painting.
Materials used:
Simple Green
320 Grit sandpaper
Tack Cloth
Dupli-Color prep wipe
Dupli-Color Primer (FP102)
Dupli-Color Wheel Coating (HP102) - Graphite
The wheel coating actually has metallic properties in it. It's a very durable wheel paint and very glossy like a OE finish. Was developed specifically for painting wheels. Did a lot of research before deciding on a wheel paint. A few guys over on AZ has used this wheel paint and has not had problems with the finish. One of them has been running wheels with this paint for 2 years, no chipping, peeling, dulling, etc.
After sanding:
<img src="http://www.1point8turbo.com/WheelRefinish/1.jpg">
Primer:
<img src="http://www.1point8turbo.com/WheelRefinish/2.jpg">
2 coats:
<img src="http://www.1point8turbo.com/WheelRefinish/3.jpg">
<img src="http://www.1point8turbo.com/WheelRefinish/5.jpg">
Close Up:
<img src="http://www.1point8turbo.com/WheelRefinish/6.jpg">
All four wheels:
<img src="http://www.1point8turbo.com/WheelRefinish/4.jpg">
If anyone is interested in a write up, let me know and I can put one together.
Materials used:
Simple Green
320 Grit sandpaper
Tack Cloth
Dupli-Color prep wipe
Dupli-Color Primer (FP102)
Dupli-Color Wheel Coating (HP102) - Graphite
The wheel coating actually has metallic properties in it. It's a very durable wheel paint and very glossy like a OE finish. Was developed specifically for painting wheels. Did a lot of research before deciding on a wheel paint. A few guys over on AZ has used this wheel paint and has not had problems with the finish. One of them has been running wheels with this paint for 2 years, no chipping, peeling, dulling, etc.
After sanding:
<img src="http://www.1point8turbo.com/WheelRefinish/1.jpg">
Primer:
<img src="http://www.1point8turbo.com/WheelRefinish/2.jpg">
2 coats:
<img src="http://www.1point8turbo.com/WheelRefinish/3.jpg">
<img src="http://www.1point8turbo.com/WheelRefinish/5.jpg">
Close Up:
<img src="http://www.1point8turbo.com/WheelRefinish/6.jpg">
All four wheels:
<img src="http://www.1point8turbo.com/WheelRefinish/4.jpg">
If anyone is interested in a write up, let me know and I can put one together.
11-01-2008, 07:21 PM
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WOW!!!! That looks great for 5 hours work. No clear coat required?
See you tomorrow.
Hey, can you bring your VAG-COM. I have a CEL I want to pull the code(s) for.
Thanks.
Hey, can you bring your VAG-COM. I have a CEL I want to pull the code(s) for.
Thanks.
11-01-2008, 07:25 PM
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Understood. The finsh is very nice.
Also, if you can bring your VAG-COM tomorrow that would be nice. I have a CEL that popped up this week and I want to confirm if it is my EVAP leak again.
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11-02-2008, 06:14 AM
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Definitely interested! Nice job... I was just thinking about doing something similar
My wheels (Same ones, but I use them year round) have some bad scratches/scuffs... I was thinking about sanding them and painting them black (black car), but the gunmetal would be cooler looking...
Any sort of writeup definitely appreciated!
Any sort of writeup definitely appreciated!
11-02-2008, 06:15 AM
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Holy crap, that looks amazing for 5 hours of work.
If you could do a write up that would be great; I'd like to do this to the set of wheels I pick up for if/when I track the car....
Again, great job. I'd like to see what they look like on the car
Again, great job. I'd like to see what they look like on the car
