Hi, as you can tell i dnt do much on my own cars so i was wondering if its poss to spray wheels at home , or is it worth paying to hvae them done?? cheers guys!

 

Unless your handy with that kind of thing, they are going to end up looking pap, just pay someone £40 a corner to do it and be done.

 

Welcome to Scoobynet mate

Where abouts in Shropshire are you based?

There are some good little garages in Shrewsbury to get them painted

 

I have done 2 sets from silver to black and its a piece of ****.

Lots of prep, sanding etc and then prime, and i did 5 coats of paint then 3 laquer.

?They have withstood 6 trackdays and are good still.

 

I'm looking at doing this kind of thing too.

If filler is required, what's the best way forward on this?

 

ive done a set with spray cans. much easier than doing a panel as the finnish does not have to be as good. go on give it a try!

 

I've done loads of sets myself and as long as you prep the surface correctly and spray the insides of the spokes first you can get great results I always opt for the more expensive cans that I get made up though.

 

i had my type R alloys done with a place called pxwheels.com. they advertise on e bay, they send you refurbed alloys, you put your existing tyres on the new rims and send your old rims back to them, you kind of do a swap like for like.

 

Depands what colour really and also if using filler try to kep it to the bear minimum. Make sure to use a zinc primer to stop rusting before painting and yes lots of sanding / scotching depending on condition of wheels. Let me no if you are going to do this and i will talk you through it.

 

iv done 3 sets of wheels its not as hard as u may think

 

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not scooby wheels but u get the idea

 

Depends on how patient you are both with the prep and painting but i just like doin it so do mine meself.

Wheels had bubbled up under the paint through stonechips
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first coat
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done(heavy coat +laquer later, but not much-hate aerosol laquer)
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Sprayed one grey once just to see if it suited my car but werent a fan on blue just looked too dull.
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No laquer on the grey one at that-came out ok really.

 

It's quite possible to do them yourself, however the biggest issue with using aerosol lacquer is because it is a one pack product it will not be as durable as a quality high solid 2k lacquer, which is what would be used by a painter if you got them done properly.
Work out how much it's going to cost you to do them (paint, lacquer etc.) and if it looks like costing a lot I'd get them done professionally.
As said earlyier in the thread, 40-50 per wheel is about right, although if you want them dipped and powdercoated it will probably be more.
Wes

 

I did mine a while ago for around £35.00.

I used a small flat sander to get rid of all the scuffs etc and take off the top layer.
Then I used a Grey primer and I realised at this point that the alloys were going to be alot better than they were.
I then applied loads of coats [used 2 x tins] and assisted the drying with a heatlamp and the following day appplied 2 more tin fulls of laquer onto the 4 alloys.
The end result is great although obviously not as tuff as a pro sprayer but ideal if you are on a budget.
The last set I got 'proffessionaly' refurbed ended up the wrong colour and poor quality for £200 after knocking £60 off the price.

 

Looks a great job on this one.
I fancy doing mine, I have no damage or kerb marks just fancy them being dark silver, call me **** but I also want the inside of the wheel to look just as good as the outside!

Anyone actually lacquer the inside of the rim?

 

done mine myself to,went from silver to gold.....job done give it a go or your never know