How to paint your wheels
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Yes. I used the same process as leatherface but used Duplicolor High Performance Wheel Coating and clear coat. I used Bondo glazing and spot putty to fill in curb rash and of course I prepped the surface I repaired after. The bondo comes in a tube and is perfect for curb rash repairs. Regular Bondo requires you to mix hardeners.
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I figured Bondo would sling off after a few hard pot hole hits and a few thousand miles of fast driving. My stock wheels look fine, but I like to tinker. May try some fancy colors on my long break from work this week (my birthday, yay!)
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Ok here we go. Sorry I didnt take a picture of the wheel before hand, but its a basic Daisy.
The stuff I used, Dupli-Color Adhesion Promoter, Filler Primer, High Performance Wheel coating, The only clearcoat I saw. All of this plus the chemical stipper, less then $40.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0981.jpg)
I was very impressed by the chemical stipper, these are after just a few minutes.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0964.jpg)
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0965.jpg)
The directions say to scrape and hose, so I did. I was alittle too eager so I stripped it twice.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0966.jpg)
The insides of the wheel was nasty
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0967.jpg)
Second stripping
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0968.jpg)
Since I didnt have note cards, but I did have lots of news paper, I masked it off with paper and loads of masking tape. This part was a pain in the back. The Adhesion Promoter wasnt easy, its clear and dries fast. Making it hard to see where you've been
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0970.jpg)
First thin coat of primer.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0971.jpg)
Little more primer
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0972.jpg)
Primed
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0973.jpg)
First coat of my color. Lots more flake then I had assumed
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0974.jpg)
Apparently I didnt take pictures of the middle coats of color. Colored
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0975.jpg)
Stripper has dried, been wipped down. Noticed some flake from the inside had collected on the outside.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0977.jpg)
Some primer
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0978.jpg)
Looks like I skipped the middle priming, heres the final.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0979.jpg)
First coat of color.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0980.jpg)
Second.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0982.jpg)
Last coat of color, and clear coats, and masking removed
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0983.jpg)
Center cap
The stuff I used, Dupli-Color Adhesion Promoter, Filler Primer, High Performance Wheel coating, The only clearcoat I saw. All of this plus the chemical stipper, less then $40.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0981.jpg)
I was very impressed by the chemical stipper, these are after just a few minutes.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0964.jpg)
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0965.jpg)
The directions say to scrape and hose, so I did. I was alittle too eager so I stripped it twice.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0966.jpg)
The insides of the wheel was nasty
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0967.jpg)
Second stripping
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0968.jpg)
Since I didnt have note cards, but I did have lots of news paper, I masked it off with paper and loads of masking tape. This part was a pain in the back. The Adhesion Promoter wasnt easy, its clear and dries fast. Making it hard to see where you've been
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0970.jpg)
First thin coat of primer.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0971.jpg)
Little more primer
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0972.jpg)
Primed
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0973.jpg)
First coat of my color. Lots more flake then I had assumed
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0974.jpg)
Apparently I didnt take pictures of the middle coats of color. Colored
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0975.jpg)
Stripper has dried, been wipped down. Noticed some flake from the inside had collected on the outside.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0977.jpg)
Some primer
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0978.jpg)
Looks like I skipped the middle priming, heres the final.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0979.jpg)
First coat of color.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0980.jpg)
Second.
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0982.jpg)
Last coat of color, and clear coats, and masking removed
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0983.jpg)
Center cap
![](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/icantthink4155/DSCF0976.jpg)
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I also ordered these for center caps for a complete daisy wheel makeover...
http://www.harmancorp.com/products/p...bingplugs.aspx
Size is 2" VVRT16-1P018 Black 2 10-14 .134-.083
http://www.harmancorp.com/products/p...bingplugs.aspx
Size is 2" VVRT16-1P018 Black 2 10-14 .134-.083