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[rally1380]

Hi.

 

I'm currently sripping the wheels from my rally car.

 

I don't want to get them powder coated as this is just a waste of money as the wheels do take a hammering and find powdercoat just chips off.

 

So question is this.....

 

What are the best and most durable paint options available?  Epoxy primers? Best sort of topcoats?

 

I want it to be easily touch-up-able.

 

Thanks in advance

[Nuttoni]

Hammerite? :-P

[Guess-Works.com]

Powder coating done properly should not chip off...

[Pickwah]

A light breeze is enough to chip hammerite!

 

That stuffs only good for painting metal fences

[rally1380]

Powder coating done properly should not chip off...

 

It does when gravel gets thrown at it when hammering down a forest track

[rally1380]

Hammerite? :-P

 

errrr...NO!

[cooperdan]

Hammerite? :-P

 
errrr...NO!

Think he was being sarcastic

[acrowot]

i get wheels powder coated for £15 each its cheaper than buying the paint

[rally1380]

I can do all 4 wheels in paint for less than £60 though and they will get chipped so want to be able to touch them up with the same paint....hense wanting to paint them.

[minisilverbullet]

I restored my winter wheels on my daily in matt black, i have had couple of scraps etc and i have just sanded the area smooth, then just sprayed away. I didn't even bother to mask the tyros as the matt black paint doesn't show. 

 

The matt finish is pretty forgiving and you can't see where the plain has been reapplied. 

[rally1380]

Sorry, should of said....the wheels are Compomotive MO5's so will be gloss white.

[castafiore]

Have a look on Detailing World. There are several threads about refurbing alloys. Can't do a link on my phone, sorry.

Usual process seems to be sand and fill, then epoxy primer, sand again, a few topcoats, then a few laquer coats. I have used metalflake.co.UK for supplies before, because p and p is free, but have also seen quite cheap paint on eBay.

Are you using rattle cans or a compressor?

The really cheapskate way would be cheap primer aerosols and white cellulose aerosols from Poundland or Home Bargains.

[rally1380]

Using a compressor and proper spray gun so buying paints by the litre as rattle cans are a rip off.

 

I've seen a few threads on there but alot of them seem to just use cheap rattle cans over existing paint - i'm taking my wheels back to bare alloy so wanted to know if it was Epoxy primer or etch primer that is best to start with.

[ANON]

epoxy is in a different league to etch primer. throw some 2k over it and you'll be fine.