Painting alloy wheels.Primer needed

[Adam 005]

Right i have a set of williams wheels that i have had sandblasted an am now readey to paint them but what i need to know is do i have to use a special primer on bare alloy.

Also does anyone know of any guides to alloy refurb online

[Alastair]

Right i have a set of williams wheels that i have had sandblasted an am now readey to paint them but what i need to know is do i have to use a special primer on bare alloy.

Also does anyone know of any guides to alloy refurb online

Bizzarely i have the same wheels recently blasted mate How rough is the finish you have after blasting? Mine are fairly rough as done on the cheap down a local dock yard.

Plan is to use etch primer on the bare metal, then a few coats of high build filler primer, a light sand then top coat in 2k paint, or you can use water based/cellulose colour and finish in laquer if you prefer.

[Andrew Cooke]

Ok, that's the right way to do them...

what's the technique using aerosols?

[Adam 005]

Bizzarely i have the same wheels recently blasted mate How rough is the finish you have after blasting? Mine are fairly rough as done on the cheap down a local dock yard.

Plan is to use etch primer on the bare metal, then a few coats of high build filler primer, a light sand then top coat in 2k paint, or you can use water based/cellulose colour and finish in laquer if you prefer.

the finish is not smooth but i think i will use a high build primer like you said.The other problem is going to be getting the gold paint i need mixed i have the speedline paint code but that does not help much

[Adam L]

Ok, that's the right way to do them...

what's the technique using aerosols?

Spray over lightly, for several coats, but remembering not to touch until dry?

[gttjames]

High build primer them, then flat it back using wet and dry, then paint

[w35ty]

im just doing some 16valver turbine wheels at the min.
been stripped back to bare metal.

rubbed them down with 400.
coat of etch primer.
wet sanded with 600.
another coat of primer.
wet sanded with 600 again then 2k paint. i got a nice finish

[J$£5GTT]

Ok, that's the right way to do them...

what's the technique using aerosols?

er' with good ventilation maybe....

[wrightygtt]

I refurb them similiar, 180 sand the scuffs, use some liquid alloy for filling the imperfections with a blade or business card to spread flat, sand back with 180 then 320, scothbrite whole wheel with prep and blend, degrease/ clean the wheels , dust of etch primer, then on with the high build primer, and 1000 aberlon or wet and dry paper, more primer if necessary then paint, I'm still using solvent on wheels and some nice upol laquer for the shine.