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DIY steel wheel refurb

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06 Apr 2011 15:25 #14604 by CompoSimmonite
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Proper wheel paint is a good choice. I think it's a polyurethane and therefore capable of absorbing small abrasions, stones etc without chipping.

Paul.

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06 Apr 2011 17:17 #14614 by little jimny
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Final stage - spray with lacquer



Here's the paint I used. It's all acrylic and bought off eBay. To paint seven wheels took two full cans of primer, most of two cans of the 5 Wheels Silver, and a can and a bit of the lacquer



And finally, here's one I did earlier...



Not quite good as new (maybe I should have tried some Cillit Bang instead!) but a big improvement. Comments welcome

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06 Apr 2011 17:52 - 06 Apr 2011 17:55 #14616 by dirtydogz
Nice job on the wheel got to be a lot better than rust and silver well-done.B)
Keep up the good work.
How about a photo of the wheels on the jimny.

2002 JLX Soft Top B)
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06 Apr 2011 17:57 #14617 by Gromit
Replied by Gromit on topic Re: DIY steel wheel refurb
I did a similar job but used Hammerite satin black instead of silver .

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06 Apr 2011 18:32 #14622 by Little Terror
Replied by Little Terror on topic Re: DIY steel wheel refurb
Hey well done there, you should go alot faster now:) small tip, when spraying close one eye and stick your tongue out and dont forget to take deep breaths.:evil:

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07 Apr 2011 14:36 #14666 by little jimny
Replied by little jimny on topic Re: DIY steel wheel refurb
Here's the wheels fitted on a freshly washed Jimny





Oh and I tried closing one eye and sticking my tongue out when I sprayed the first wheel, but never again - the taste of brush thinners to get the paint off my tongue wasn't the tastiest thing I've ever tried :sick:

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07 Apr 2011 18:22 #14677 by Little Terror
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Joking aside i think you have done a very good job and if you want any more tips im sure you will know who to ask.

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