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Spraying prep



  Clio 1.6
Guys im getting some clio turbines this weekend . Now they are sprayed black at the mo my plan is to spray them white now which is the best way to prep these do i need to sand all th paint off before i spray over or not sure
 
  Megane RS 250
If the paint is ok (not flaking and smooth) you can just sand them a bit...is it gloss black or matt black? If it's matt it could be just high temperature paint so it would be better to sand it down...maybe even sandblasting them.
 
If the paint is flaking its not adhered properly, you'll need to strip it all off, or the new stuff you put on top will flake off in the same way. My advise if its flaking really badly all over, is to go and get them stripped or sand blasted (a local professional place to you). Be prepared!! theres is a TON of prep work required for sand blasted wheels to get the pitting out from the sand blaster so stripping is prefered. You'll still need alot of sanding, then a thin coat of etch primer for bare metal alloys, then a high build primer + ALOT of sanding before you can even think about putting the colour and top coat on if you want a mint finish.

Id just take them to a professional, or chuck um in the post to us (chaching!). We can sand blast in house wheels and such

Cheers,
Simon @ Spray Shack
 
  Megane RS 250
A cheaper solution would be to sand them down manually till all the flaking has come off (you can use a screwdriver like a scalpel on the worst parts), in the end you could have some parts with paint, some with primer showing and some with bare metal.
When you get the surface smooth enough to not feel any edge and tapping it you have a solid feel (no air buble underneath) you can paint with primer and paint or directly with high temperature paint.
It's not going to last as long as a professional job.

I did these for my winter wheels, 15" valver's speedlines. Mind that these have a much simpler design than the turbines.
They were in bad conditions with scratches, flaking, a lot of 10+ years old dirt.
I brushed them with metal wool till all the dirt was off and the worse scratches were smoothed out. The paint came off in many places, with primer or bare metal visible.
Then I used progressively fine sand paper till I was satisfied with the result. Then I painted them with two hand of high temperature matt black, with no primer. I've no idea the result would be with white paint.
Seems it worked as I already used them for two whole winters, with snow and ice, and they still are in good conditions. As I spend 20£, plus the 40 for the used wheels, and the time spent for the job, seems a good deal to me.
 
  Inferno 182
For things like wheels i'd let the proffesionals deal with it, its a big thing on the car you don't wana mess up.
 


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