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chris_harvey:
I am getting new tyres but can't afford new wheels st the same time so am gona spray me 16" lr alloys black . Anyone done this before ? Is it best to get them sand blasted or just sand down by hand a bit? Will spray cans do ???
Any input would be great ???

nismo2004:
if there a bit shabby get them blasted, as it willget rid of any unwanted rubbish.
spray can will do the job well, you might want to spray some clear laqure once there painted as this will seal in the paint and make them easy to keep clean

jay2578:
Don`t forget to prime `em first

Disco Matt:
I did mine last year/early this year, one at a time as the other four were on the car (with a "spare spare" on the back door).

I removed the wheel, deflated the tyre, cleaned the wheel then rubbed it down with wet and dry. You can spend as long on this as you like - I settled for scraping off the loose paint and rubbing down the worst of it but didn't take the whole wheel back to bare metal, there weren't too many scrapes so I didn't need filler. Next, I masked the tyre and valve with gaffa tape and newspaper then sprayed the wheel with primer. A quick rub down 24hrs later, then on with the main (body) colour. Another 24hrs then I masked the wheel centres and sprayed the rim with alloy wheel silver, before removing the masking and giving it a few coats of lacquer. At the same time I painted the centre caps to match.

Slightly more complex than what you're planning as I wanted the same paint scheme as the top spec Discos, but I don't think they turned out bad:



Yes, I know I painted over the balance weights. I couldn't really take them off, and I'll just tidy the rough spots up after the next tyre change.

disco 1 tdi:
I brush painted my steel mods about a year ago with black hammerite! cheap as chips and has lasted well, even off road.

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