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no dont mask them off to prevent over spray just angle paint into the corners first,also if the wheel and centre caps are painted just use normal primer,but dont prime an area if it doesnt need it,only prime repairs
priming a job when it doesnt need priming wont make it last any longer.i would avoid using aerosol primer is this will just shrink in time, but what do i no im only a painter.
what about if some numb nuts mixed the paint wrong on a previous repair and you try and match the colour,blend blend all the time,(apart from bumper bars)
for 200qiud id do the bumper,door,1/4 mouldings,door handles,spoiler if they were removed.and for that id supply all paint in any colour,plastic primer,high build primer.
there not 2 bad,if you want them high gloss id be tempted to clear the corners first then the surface of the wheel to avoid getting the tricky bits to wet then a couple of nice coats all over.
plastics hold static different to metals so when applying the metalic base coat the metalic pigments will stand up on a plastic panel rather than laying flat on a metal panel this will cause the light to reflect at a different angle and thats when you get a different colour.
Also plastics have...