phillay Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Just got my wheels cleaned up at home, I took some pics and stuff I thought I would share it incase if other people would like to have a go. it's not hard or anything if you have questions ask away. my wheels were stained I am not sure why, but heaps of cleaning it never got rid of the water stains, and I never liked the colour. so my cousin helped me with this, he took the wheel off we gave it a clean with soap and water and wiped it down so it's dry and started to mask off the wheel barrel. gave it a coat of primer that we got from masters, there was only one type and it said it was good for steel and alloy the can costed $7. 1 can was enough for 3 coats for 4 of my wheel centres. then we gave it 3 coats of this metallic gold colour, at the start it looked really bad.. but the paint completely changed once it was dried up a few hours later I wanted a matt smooth gold finish but it looked like it was coated in a layer of gold melted cocholate texture, but my cousin who is a pro with rattle can painting said it's fine let it dry up.. i freaked out when it was like this: close up but when it all settled down it was like this. it's a flat matt gold, i was happy with the result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PB260Z Posted February 1, 2015 Moderators Share Posted February 1, 2015 Looks good, I like gold centres on a Blue car. Don't think I have ever seen gold centre Wats. Job well done. Cheers PB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydney mike Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Good job phillay, looks awesome! Do you have full size pics of your whole car somewhere? Looks like a beast! I have the same wheels as you, they are bare or "raw" alloy which are not painted. Some wheel cleaners can stain that kind of finish, it's what I believe happened to mine, and prob yours too. I've been told just wash them with whatever you wash your car with-mild soap, no "wheel cleaners". So I had mine repainted as well, pics courtesy George: cheers, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I painted my wats centres with satin enamel black and I clean them with WD-40 for the cleanest finish. Never harmed the paint or polished lip of the wheel. I use it on the tyres too when I am feeling OCD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agno Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 WD40 is the best. It's also great for rubber/bug stains on your paint without killing your top coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris240 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Yep, good ol wd40.. Ive cleaned up plenty of bike frames by soaking the frames and 0000 steel wool with wd40. I like the french blue colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillay Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 i knew you could clean with wd40 but I didn't know it could be used on wheels. Pro life tip for me this is a fancy pic of my car this is a normal pic of my car after a wash trying to be artsy pic at a workshop when I had some maintenance work done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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