hey guys, fellow member said i should write up a tutorial so i will
i bought myself some DTM Rush wheels that were oddly coloured, so i decided to paint them!
what you need
-primer
-sand paper grit really depends how much crap you want to take off. i just used the one pictured as the surface was pretty good.
- masking tape
-PAINT!
-clear!
now the paint and clear can come in rattle cans and if you take your sweet time, they will come up looking great!
Step 1
wash the wheels, dry and sand away!
should look like.. err sanded wheels..
now some of the wheels had some chips which i just filled with some filler and sanded down. unfortunately i didnt take pics of this step.
Step 2
wash the rim again and wipe it down with some turps
them, PRIMER TIME!
allow to dry and if everything looks the goods, (no running, no imperfections) move onto step 3!
Step 3
TIME2PAINT!
using the colour of your choice, (i used metalic cyan ) spray the wheel, i started with the barrels first and then moved onto the spokes. doing even sweeps with the spray leaving a nice even finish (though i did add a little too much in areas but hey its my first time!)
i added another 2 coats per rim. went through about 3 cans.
Step 4
left to dry for a couple hours i came back and started on the clear coat!
pretty much the same as the paint. did 3 coats too
Step 5
kick back and wait!
should look something like this
Hope this helps. all the stuff was bought from super cheap auto. each rim took me about half an hour to prep.
Cheers!