Refurbing a wheel

[Dom_capper]

I'm refurbing a wheel with some light kerbing in one place. Its just one wheel so I don't want to go mad spending on paints. Does etching primer have any filling properties or do I need to get a filler primer too?
I'm going to sand the kerbing down and see how obvious the pit is after, but is there a chance I could fill enough with etch primer?

 

[strzala500]

Etch primer is just and adhesive, you will habe to use highbuild primer 2k (filler primer) or you can use wet n wet primer and then paint it. I have done mine with highbuild

 

[Dom_capper]

Did you 1200 the paint before applying lacquer?

 

[Knuckles]

Have a look through my old project thread for returning wheels.

Sand it back, fill where need be, sand flush, key the wheel, prime, paint, lacquer.

No real need to sand back in between paints. Just make sure it’s clean

 

[strzala500]

320p sanding discs and DA sander, sand paint and metal back where it needs, make sure that is preety smooth, matte the rest with red sctoch pride, then 2k highbuild prime it and wet sand it with 600p ( make sure that u use plenty of water) and then is ready to got for base and laquer.

 

[OssPoop]

What about removing flaking paint from old wheels? Can that be done safely at home or best to get them blasted?

 

[Dom_capper]

That will come off with wet and dry

 

[Allan H]

Have a look through my old project thread for returning wheels.

Sand it back, fill where need be, sand flush, key the wheel, prime, paint, lacquer.

No real need to sand back in between paints. Just make sure it’s clean

Do you have a link to the thread please? Ta.

 

[Knuckles]

Do you have a link to the thread please? Ta.

Here you go

R27 #177

Needs to be darker than in your pic to work IMO. It looks too light. I was actually referring to more the front end of the 200's.

www.cliosport.net

 

[Allan H]

Here you go

R27 #177

Needs to be darker than in your pic to work IMO. It looks too light. I was actually referring to more the front end of the 200's.

www.cliosport.net

Brilliant. Many thanks.

 

[Dom_capper]

This didn't come out as glossy as I'd hoped, what's the trick to gloss lacquer?

 

[Dom_capper]

The paint beneath was very smooth.