Restoring Wheels..

[DAMO46]

Hey fellas,

I did some searches before posting this and can only really find stuff about ssr meshies.

I wanna restore my wantanabes eventhough i have a rough idea on sanding and the rest of it, do you guys have any tips?

How would the finish be if there painted with a rattle can?

Any suggestions on colours?

[Breaka]

Damo man you can buy this stuff that's actually meant for painting wheels. I found it in a variety of colours from the local Auto One. If you prep well it works well.

Mind you I was painting steelies. May be a fair bit different for wata's however.

[.ady]

rattle can would look alright depends how good you are and quailty of paint...shah did a rattle can job on his wantana bees

[ae86]

best work ull get is if someone strips old paint with acid dipping, light sand blasting then powdercoating, all depends who you know how much your price range is.

[Mr Awsome]

a good wash with soap&brush, paint stripper, light sanding if needed, etch it, 2k prime it, then paint it.

its not hard, i do alot of wheels at work. there just orqured to work with.
HVLP touch up guns are the best for them. also try and get the paint on as thin as u can. less material and slightly higher pressure.

[Sam-Q]

I have something about it in my worklog:



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[callum1]

i restored my watanebes. just got "rippa stripper" (paint stripper) and took to them with a tooth brush, which got off almost all of the old paint and shit. then poilished the parts i wanted shiny (lip), then taped up everything i didnt want painted and hit it with a few coates of rattle can grey hammer finish, and a coat of clear. very easy and cheap