have decided to spray my wheels black

would matt or satin black be better?

and how many 500ml cans would i need any ideas?

also do they have to be primed first or can i spray right on to the alloy?

As i dont know much about the skodas after only getting mine the other day. guessing they are 17's?

only done a few sets of wheels and gone through 1 and a half 500ml cans of filler primer and about 3 cans of paint just to be sure its covered well.

I repair scratches to bumpers etc as my job not wheels but its pretty much the same. not sure on your knowledge on wheel painting but.

Clean the wheels with soapy water and then go over with a scotch brite pad soaked in white spirit or any strond de-greaser.

clean and dry well

flat down with P80 sand paper (to bare metal. D.A. if posible)

then flat with P150/180

then with P240

then P320

Dust coats of primer on making sure you cover the areas evenly, Drying with a heat gun in between coats

flat the primer down with a P500 pad

then a couple more gentle coats of primer

flat with P1000 pad/paper

clean all the dust away and clean with a solvent cleaner and dry well

try and get hold of a tacking cloth to rub with before paint.

When painting, put a couple of light coats which will act as a gripping coat then slightly heavier until coverd. (if you want to be really picky, use a dry P2000 paper to give it a very gentle flat and then cover again before the top coat)

Laquering is a bit of a pain especially if you are using a can. try and get hold of a compressor and a gun using a 2 pac laquer)

I havent used a can of laquer before as i dont like the way it covers but if you can get hold of 2pac and a gun:-

give an extremely light coat - to the extent you think its rediculous at how less you have put on, leave for 5 minutes and repeat again.

then go a little heavier

there will be enough laquer when you can see a clear reflection of your veins in your hand.

if you get runs in the spokes, lay the wheels flat and use gravity as your friend and keep putting more and more on till the runs sort themselves out by running off. then gently take the run out with your fingers.

bit of a long message. knowing my luck theres loads of paint tech'ians on here who will tell you much easier ways and iv probably made a fool of myself! but thought id give a bit of advice..

Nice description Dave.

Perfect description

Are you a smart repairer dave?

Dave

As i dont know much about the skodas after only getting mine the other day. guessing they are 17's?

only done a few sets of wheels and gone through 1 and a half 500ml cans of filler primer and about 3 cans of paint just to be sure its covered well.

I repair scratches to bumpers etc as my job not wheels but its pretty much the same. not sure on your knowledge on wheel painting but.

Clean the wheels with soapy water and then go over with a scotch brite pad soaked in white spirit or any strond de-greaser.

clean and dry well

flat down with P80 sand paper (to bare metal. D.A. if posible)

then flat with P150/180

then with P240

then P320

Dust coats of primer on making sure you cover the areas evenly, Drying with a heat gun in between coats

flat the primer down with a P500 pad

then a couple more gentle coats of primer

flat with P1000 pad/paper

clean all the dust away and clean with a solvent cleaner and dry well

try and get hold of a tacking cloth to rub with before paint.

When painting, put a couple of light coats which will act as a gripping coat then slightly heavier until coverd. (if you want to be really picky, use a dry P2000 paper to give it a very gentle flat and then cover again before the top coat)

Laquering is a bit of a pain especially if you are using a can. try and get hold of a compressor and a gun using a 2 pac laquer)

I havent used a can of laquer before as i dont like the way it covers but if you can get hold of 2pac and a gun:-

give an extremely light coat - to the extent you think its rediculous at how less you have put on, leave for 5 minutes and repeat again.

then go a little heavier

there will be enough laquer when you can see a clear reflection of your veins in your hand.

if you get runs in the spokes, lay the wheels flat and use gravity as your friend and keep putting more and more on till the runs sort themselves out by running off. then gently take the run out with your fingers.

bit of a long message. knowing my luck theres loads of paint tech'ians on here who will tell you much easier ways and iv probably made a fool of myself! but thought id give a bit of advice..

thought it would be easier lol

never done them before

think mine are 16" as ex police

do you still do them

if so how much do you charge for doing them ?

Erm Id spend the cash as DIY probably wont last too long either.

Should only be £150 for all 4.

Perfect description

Are you a smart repairer dave?

Dave

Indeed.

www.southbirminghamsmartrepairs.co.uk

Personally id have the tyres taken off yourself cheaply, and then have them powder coated. theres a place in digbeth i think.

as i said in my post, i dont repair the alloys, just bumpers etc but i do know how and have all the kit to do a complete wheel respray.

IF you did want me to do them for you, i would ask you to get me the paint and id only charge you £50 in total which would cover the laquer costs and a little drink on top for the time.. but i would want the wheels for a couple of days to make sure the paint and laquer is completely solid and so i can take my time on them.

Indeed.

www.southbirminghamsmartrepairs.co.uk

Personally id have the tyres taken off yourself cheaply, and then have them powder coated. theres a place in digbeth i think.

as i said in my post, i dont repair the alloys, just bumpers etc but i do know how and have all the kit to do a complete wheel respray.

IF you did want me to do them for you, i would ask you to get me the paint and id only charge you £50 in total which would cover the laquer costs and a little drink on top for the time.. but i would want the wheels for a couple of days to make sure the paint and laquer is completely solid and so i can take my time on them.

thats buggered it then cus they am on the car and dont have a spare set or another car lol

thx

thats buggered it then cus they am on the car and dont have a spare set or another car lol

thx

You can borrow the wheels off the one im breaking if you wanted dude

Dave

Did mine at home and they turned out pretty well.

The only down side to matte is it hard to clean. What we did with mine is in directly spray the lacquer at the wheel so it misted and partially dried in the air so when it landed it has left my wheel with a matte/satin look but the wheels are protected and it is holding strong and I can guarantee this because the paint I used is water based and if they weren't sealed then the paint would peal off.

You could do a lot worse than getting them powder coated by citypowdercoaters

Powder coating is much more durable than paint and would only cost £30 per wheel (including removing and refitting the tyres and balancing)