Painting Alloys? - Saxperience

SaxoSammyVTR · 3rd November 2013, 23:19

Hi Guys!
Needing a few tips on how to paint alloy wheels yourself

Wanting to go for a nice bright white!
But also want to paint the wee rim round the alloy a nice blue (undecided on shade yet as it will go with the shade of my painted interior once I pick it

)

So any tips will be much appreciated

SirTerning · 4th November 2013, 00:21

If you check the FAQ topic then you would have found this handy little how-to-guide which also got a few good tips

Tom46 · 14th November 2013, 09:42

This is a good trick also if u want a blue rim id suggest using rim tape coz spraying 2 colours is a pain In the ass

f13sta · 14th November 2013, 10:15

Spraying two colours is easy if you know what your doing.
Spray the blue first let that go off overnight (assume your using spray cans)
Get some decent fine line tape (I use 3M )
And maske off where your want the blue to stop. Then your decent normal
Masking tape and tape off the blue.
Quick run down with some sand paper
And spray the white.
Allow to go off for a while and demask.
It is also a lot easier without the tyres on.
I did mine check my progress thread out below. I showed in stages how I did it.