Track wheels, what paint?

[Jay Payne]

I hope this is in the right section, if not sorry.

Need some help with what paint to use on my track wheels. As far as im aware i can just use normal areosol car paint right?

Decided on black but they have Matt, Satin or Gloss.

No idea what to get..............

 

[Peperami]

Satin will look good.

High temp paint im guessing fella, engine paint/ hammerite would do the trick.

 

[Jay Payne]

Cheers dan, but does it have to be high temp paint?

 

[Daniel]

Yeah, it will peel after 50 odd laps on a track day.

Get some Hammerite smooth. Looks exactly the same as Normal paint.

 

[DrR]

Each wheel a different colour FTW

 

[Jay Payne]

Normal primer tho?

 

[Daniel]

Hammerite doesn't need primer IIRC?

 

[Jay Payne]

Cool, will get some tomorrow. Getting on with it tomorrow Dan. Loads planed

 

[Daniel]

Good stuff. Make sure you take loads of pictures!!!

 

[Jay Payne]

Will do

 

[MarkCup]

My orange ones were Halfords spray paint and they looked terrible after only a few trackdays, the dust getting ingrained into the paint and becoming 100% impossible to get off.

The yellow paint I used recently was smoothrite, and after 4 trackdays, they clean up much better.

I think that's purely down to the heat.

 

[fmp_]

always paint mine in 2 pack.

no issues with heat or dust at all.

gloss for the win!