Soon2beEP3
07-06-2008, 04:33 PM
Heres a list of the materials
Putty knife, Steel wool, Grey primer(2 or 3), Painters tape, 100 medium sandpaper, 220 extra fine sandpaper, Duplicolor truck, van and suv flat black paint(4), Tal strip aircraft stripper coating remover.
Materials: I used the gloves for the aircraft stripper, it burns the skin.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l223/Soon2beep3/S5007757.jpg
Heres the aircraft stripper(I used one can,as you do not need much)
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l223/Soon2beep3/S5007761-1.jpg
This diy will take you a while so you shouldnt be in a rush. First, I let all the air out of the tires and masked them off with the painters tape. Then, I sprayed on the aircraft striper evenly, it will make the clearcoat crack up like dried mud. I then took the putty knife and lightly scraped off what i could without creating craters in the existing paint. I then took the 100 medium sandpaper and sanded as much as i could off of the wheel trying to create a nice scratchy surface for the paint to stick too. The next step was too rinse it off and let the wheel dry. I then primered evenly and coated the wheel with that, I used about half a can on one wheel. Then, I went back over it the 220 extra fine sandpaper. I rinsed it off, let it dry. Then, I began painting even strokes with the Duplicolor flat black paint. Allowing 3-5 mintues between coats and dont forget to shake the can for atleast a minute before using. I went thru one can of paint per wheel. The surface texture is rough but if I wanted I could have re-sanded with about a 2000 grit sandpaper and touched the paint up afterwards. I am satisfied with the results and I hope my DIY was helpful and easy to understand. If you have any questions feel free to ask or pm.
Before:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l223/Soon2beep3/S5007766.jpg
Prepped:(no primer)
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l223/Soon2beep3/S5007765.jpg
After:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l223/Soon2beep3/S5007768.jpg
Putty knife, Steel wool, Grey primer(2 or 3), Painters tape, 100 medium sandpaper, 220 extra fine sandpaper, Duplicolor truck, van and suv flat black paint(4), Tal strip aircraft stripper coating remover.
Materials: I used the gloves for the aircraft stripper, it burns the skin.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l223/Soon2beep3/S5007757.jpg
Heres the aircraft stripper(I used one can,as you do not need much)
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l223/Soon2beep3/S5007761-1.jpg
This diy will take you a while so you shouldnt be in a rush. First, I let all the air out of the tires and masked them off with the painters tape. Then, I sprayed on the aircraft striper evenly, it will make the clearcoat crack up like dried mud. I then took the putty knife and lightly scraped off what i could without creating craters in the existing paint. I then took the 100 medium sandpaper and sanded as much as i could off of the wheel trying to create a nice scratchy surface for the paint to stick too. The next step was too rinse it off and let the wheel dry. I then primered evenly and coated the wheel with that, I used about half a can on one wheel. Then, I went back over it the 220 extra fine sandpaper. I rinsed it off, let it dry. Then, I began painting even strokes with the Duplicolor flat black paint. Allowing 3-5 mintues between coats and dont forget to shake the can for atleast a minute before using. I went thru one can of paint per wheel. The surface texture is rough but if I wanted I could have re-sanded with about a 2000 grit sandpaper and touched the paint up afterwards. I am satisfied with the results and I hope my DIY was helpful and easy to understand. If you have any questions feel free to ask or pm.
Before:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l223/Soon2beep3/S5007766.jpg
Prepped:(no primer)
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l223/Soon2beep3/S5007765.jpg
After:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l223/Soon2beep3/S5007768.jpg