DIY: Wheel Curbage Repair-pics, not 56gay friendly
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DIY: Wheel Curbage Repair-pics, not 56gay friendly The following is a variation on a technique I found from the Audi forums, this is in no way my own DIY.
Parts Required (I had 4 heavily damaged wheels, so this was what I used):
(1) tube BONDO spot putty
(2) cans Dupli-Color Wheel Paint (Gunmetal in color)
(2) cans Dupli-Color Wheel Paint (Clear)
Masking Tape
Index Cards
Simple Green or equivalent cleaner/degreaser
(1) can gap-filler primer, but regular primer is fine
300 Grit sand paper
500 Grit sand paper
There's paint thinner in this pic. It was for cleaning, but simple green will do the trick also.
Clean the wheels thoroughly, inside and out if you plan on totally repainting them.
Use a plastic spreader or card such as an old driver's license to fill in the gaps with the spot putty.
I did not mask off the tires in this step. I dont think it's necessary. However you may want to mask off other parts of the wheel that you don't plan on painting.
Let the bondo dry for a fair period of time, 30 minutes or so.
Sand down the bondo until it looks AND feels smooth.
Your typical primer job, only primer the parts with bondo, because the primer is only there so the paint has something to grip on. In the case of repainting the entire rim, just lightly sand the surface of the rim (make sure to have degreased and dewaxed it as well), you won't need primer.
Sand down the primer if you really need to, and paint. Do not spray the clear coat too soon, or you will get bubbling like this guy. Also, don't spray the clear coat too late, either. After 30 minutes is good, but before 1 hour.
And the finished product. I might post mine when I finish painting tomorrow.
Parts Required (I had 4 heavily damaged wheels, so this was what I used):
(1) tube BONDO spot putty
(2) cans Dupli-Color Wheel Paint (Gunmetal in color)
(2) cans Dupli-Color Wheel Paint (Clear)
Masking Tape
Index Cards
Simple Green or equivalent cleaner/degreaser
(1) can gap-filler primer, but regular primer is fine
300 Grit sand paper
500 Grit sand paper
There's paint thinner in this pic. It was for cleaning, but simple green will do the trick also.
Clean the wheels thoroughly, inside and out if you plan on totally repainting them.
Use a plastic spreader or card such as an old driver's license to fill in the gaps with the spot putty.
I did not mask off the tires in this step. I dont think it's necessary. However you may want to mask off other parts of the wheel that you don't plan on painting.
Let the bondo dry for a fair period of time, 30 minutes or so.
Sand down the bondo until it looks AND feels smooth.
Your typical primer job, only primer the parts with bondo, because the primer is only there so the paint has something to grip on. In the case of repainting the entire rim, just lightly sand the surface of the rim (make sure to have degreased and dewaxed it as well), you won't need primer.
Sand down the primer if you really need to, and paint. Do not spray the clear coat too soon, or you will get bubbling like this guy. Also, don't spray the clear coat too late, either. After 30 minutes is good, but before 1 hour.
And the finished product. I might post mine when I finish painting tomorrow.
Last edited by dragoon; Apr 4, 2003 at 04:31 PM.
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Rep Power: 0 I found out that duplicolor wheel paint is excellent for its job. I messed up a couple times on the painting, and this paint comes on so thick that it will cover up tiny mistakes when you put on the next coat. I will post pics of my process soon.
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Rep Power: 0 make this a sticky! i recently bent a rim and i had to get that part rewelded. me and my dad went back and sanded that part down and then used the same paint that guy did! you can't even tell there is anything wrong now. Doing this saved me over a hundred bucks.
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