alloy spraying but not refurb?

[DrewSaxo]

can u just sand the paint off and spray them yourself?

[106pug]

Yeah my mate sprayed his VTR wheels black, sanded them down a little to give the paint something to stick to then he just sprayed them black, look top notch :y:

[DrewSaxo]

yay thank fuck for that :)
nice one fella

[DrewSaxo]

checking sig

[tahittiblue]

you can just sand down any marks with around 320 grit paper dry, then use a 600-800 grit wet, and then you can paint

[Jameo_2K]

Would use a primer first tho dude, use acid etch primer (red can) and would recommend to anyone refurbing their own wheels! cost like £11 a can but can easy do a coat on each wheel but would say to get 2 tins to give a good coat or 2 with

[tahittiblue]

Would use a primer first tho dude, use acid etch primer (red can) and would recommend to anyone refurbing their own wheels! cost like £11 a can but can easy do a coat on each wheel but would say to get 2 tins to give a good coat or 2 with

not needed if you have only keyed the original finish on them

and before you try to argue i do wheel refurbing as part of my job

[Steve-J]

Spot on mate, your right. No need!!

[Leo605]

I've vtr alloys so your saying just sand them down a small bit of the silver.. spray them and they'll be spot on?

[tahittiblue]

I've vtr alloys so your saying just sand them down a small bit of the silver.. spray them and they'll be spot on?

depends on what condition they are in to start with

[Leo605]

Mine are decent enough ... i'm not looking for perfection just have a pain in my face looking at the silver lol

[tahittiblue]

ye just knock the shine off them, aslong as you don't go through then you'll be fine to paint over without primer

[Leo605]

And how many coats would you recommend mate?

[tahittiblue]

usually about 3-4 coats and if your doing them a metalic 3-4 coats of clear/lacquer

[Goose]

Use some filler primer then just spray them.

[tahittiblue]

Use some filler primer

its not needed, just waste of money/time