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Don't call me a bodger but has anyone tried to refurb wheels using hammerite spray cans or radiator paint? My logic being that these paints are durable and also should be easy to apply as they wouldn't require lacquer. Obviously you wouldn't get a deep shine but I'm only after black or white to go on my Rallye.
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 darrengti
Regular  Location: Exeter Registered: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 372 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 15th May 2012 at 22:57
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parrotno1
Regular  Location: Wiltshire Registered: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 154 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Give it ago and let us know, try one wheel and if it does t turn out great then you'll have to think of plan b Hope goes well, pics before during and after ;-) |
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Posted 21st May 2012 at 16:24
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Radiator paint on a set of wheels?  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 21st May 2012 at 16:38
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armzsc6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Crowborough Registered: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 3,445 Status: Offline |
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The whole of my cylinder head cam covers and inlet manifold etc are painted with silver radiator paint, been on there for over a year gives a very good finish and shine so don't see why it wouldn't work on wheels.________________________________________ Black power baby! SUUUUUPERCHARGED Seat Leon FR TDI 190BHP 300lbft daily gti-6 killer :p 12x 306's owned so far Cambelts, clutches, service work carried out on All makes and models, Peugeot Citroen / mitsubishi specialist. Pug planet / Citroen Lexia diagnostics / code reads available. |
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Posted 21st May 2012 at 19:01
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darrengti
Regular Location: Exeter Registered: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 372 Status: Offline |
Post #5
armzs16 wrote: The whole of my cylinder head cam covers and inlet manifold etc are painted with silver radiator paint, been on there for over a year gives a very good finish and shine so don't see why it wouldn't work on wheels. My thoughts exactly. It's gloss without a need for lacquer, heat resistant and designed for use on metal. Seems like a logical choice... |
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Posted 21st May 2012 at 19:59
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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To be honest though I don't think rad paint is meant to be particularly durable, it's just made to not yellow under heat. I suspect it'd just chip off pretty easily. I've refurbed wheels before, and I'd honestly recommend just looking around for powder coating costs before you do. By the time you've bought filler, a few cans of primer, few cans of paint, lacquer, abrasives and put your own time in you can often just get them coated, which will make them good as new and last years longer. Normal paint is just not even close to the resistance of powder coating, you normally end up losing paint from the rim as soon as you have tyres put on if you do it yourself  ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 22nd May 2012 at 07:46
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russbez
Seasoned Pro  Location: Inverness-Shire Registered: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 7,459 Status: Offline |
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like owain said, putting a tyre on will probably scrap that sort of paint offi was planning refurbishing my 16" speedlines, all the hassle its going to be im now planning getting a local powder coater to do it for £180 ________________________________________ TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYEMy Rallye project thread |
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Posted 22nd May 2012 at 08:57
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darzmat
Senior User  Location: nairn Registered: 14 Jan 2011 Posts: 879 Status: Offline |
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Rus, where is this local powder coater you speak of?? Been looking online since I got my 205 gti alloys and couldn't fine anywhere local to powdercoat.________________________________________ 1997 blaze GTI-6 bought january '11 £800 Spend to date on parts £827.88 |
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Posted 22nd May 2012 at 12:36
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russbez
Seasoned Pro Location: Inverness-Shire Registered: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 7,459 Status: Offline |
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"Highland Powder Coaters" in Tainnot used them myself and havent heard anything bad about them yet  ________________________________________ TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYEMy Rallye project thread |
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Posted 23rd May 2012 at 15:40
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