Thread: Wheel Painting advise needed

if you are going to play with these wheels in the rough stuff, all i would do is paint them with a commonly available pressure pack as you will be needing to touch them up now and again.

Personally, I prefer to get mine powdercoated.

M

There was a thread started not long back on which paint to use (2pack or powder coat) i think most people said the 2pack is more resistent to chips etc

CHEERS TIM.

Go with the Killrust . It's a pretty tough paint and thats what i'm painting my wheels with .

Originally Posted by harry

if you are going to play with these wheels in the rough stuff, all i would do is paint them with a commonly available pressure pack as you will be needing to touch them up now and again.

What he said x 2 Don't bother with the fish oil unless you can be bothered waiting for it to dry (months)
Sand paper the rust and paint or gritblast and paint.

And if you go on the beach spray lanolin or fishoil between the welds at the back of the wheel, and maybe seal the outside gaps with some windscreen silastic.
This stops those unsightly rust stains.
Regards Philip A

I've found the best paint for wheels is epoxy enamel, it can be had in either spray cans or as straight paint for spraying/brushing from most hardware shops. It takes a fair while to dry properly but is tough as nails once it does, I also find that satin black looks better for longer than gloss too, 'cause it doesn't show the marks so badly.

Originally Posted by camel_landy

Personally, I prefer to get mine powdercoated.

M

I'm in the anti-powdercoat brigade.

Wheels flex as they roll and transfer loads and this can lead to cracking of the plastic coating. Once the powder coat is cracked there is nothing you can do to prevent moisture penetrating underneath the plastic and rusting the steel. It also has to be removed to re-finish where paints (of whatever type) can be touched up.