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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: INGERSOL on July 26, 2004, 02:21:22 AM
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OK, I decided to wait until next year for the new wheel/tires. But in the meantime, I want to change the look of the truck a little.
I want to paint my steel wheels black. I hate sanding. >:( I hate sanding so much. Any advice on painting a steel wheel (that seems to have a layer of clearcoat on it already) that wont involve sanding?
Has anybody tried to apply rhinoliner or any of that "pickup truck bed spray" stuff to a set of steel wheels? I hear that stuff is incredibly durable. I saw a commercial on TV where they sprayed a concrete block with rhinoliner and threw it off a 5 storey building. The block bounced! It didn't shatter or crumble...it bounced. I hear you don't need to do much prep work before applying this stuff (see: I hate sanding comment above).
Any advice opinions?
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if you can find a cheap place to do it , have them powdercoated.
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American Racing makes some el-cheapo steel wheels (chrome, white, black) for $50 each. This project involves only my own labour and some paint. No big dollars. And powdercoating costs money.
Other suggestions?
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you could sandblast them.
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Do you have to remove the tire from the rim to sandblast?
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not too sure, but i think it would be a good idea to take the tire off. mabey tape it off?
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Tape it at the very least...
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Do you have to sand if your going to spray automotive paint onto the wheels? I hate sanding, and sand blasting will cost money. Next year I plan on getting a new set of wheels...so this painting thing is just a temporary step until the replacement (thats why is supposed to be a low-bock, no-buck project).
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if you're only going to have them for a short time, just rough them up a little with some sandpaper , rinse 'em, throw a coat of primer on them. then spray em with whatever color you're going to use and call it good.
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You may want to try some Appliance Paint they use for ovens. You can get it at Home Depot. You could also try a heavy duty Epoxy Paint that you can also get at Home Depot. I don't know if you'd have to sand to use these paints or not.
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I use a wire brush attachment on an angle grinder, its a lot faster and a lot less effort than sanding and leaves a nice finish for ther paint to key to. I find the flat type with the wires sticking out the diameter much more effective than the cup type. I prepped an entire 410 chassis using this method, took a while but was a good job.
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Like Rhinoman said, wire wheel on a grinder or you can use one in a drill. I did and it worked great. There is also a product called Liquid Sandpaper and it works fine on stationary stuff but I don't know if it would give a good enough "tooth" for painting wheels.
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if you're only going to have them for a short time, just rough them up a little with some sandpaper , rinse 'em, throw a coat of primer on them. then spray em with whatever color you're going to use and call it good.
That's exactly what I do once a year. My rims look rather sharp, if I do say so myself. :P
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Just grab the wire brush you use to clean your barbeque, rough up the wheels, and brush on Rustoleum ;)
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i wanted to do the same thing once and just used soapy water and steel wool, rinsed it off, dried, cut a peice of cardboard like a moon and bought some cheep wally world satin black for about 2 bucks a can. i just wanted to get through the winter. they looked so good and lasted almost 4 yrs before i changed them. no other prep and no primer, they were that crapy silver before. :P
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i sand blasted mine, then primed them and then painted them, they turnd out great
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We do powdercoating where I work and I can assure you plain enamel paint sticks OK to powdercoat, in fact we often use it to touch up if the paints a bit thin. I painted my wheels with thin coats from a spray can, the main problem you get orange peel due to oil wax contamination, just use lots of thin coats.
Regards Charlie