arnulfo de l.a. Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Greetings men thought I would share my wheel prep for paint. Plan to paint myself. Bought a cheap harbor freight gun to do the job. Will be my first time ever so wish me luck. Before I started with the disc wheel I sand blasted all the heavier rust deposits off. I used aluminum oxide for blast media. I plan on painting the entire wheel. Will use an epoxy primer then a two stage base coat clear coat. Color will be satin black 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnulfo de l.a. Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Sorry about the upside down. Don’t know how to correct that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbinator Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) You are setting a great example for how a metal work piece is prepared. From what read you have a solid plan. I’m confident your project will be very good. Thank you for putting it out on the forum. I know for certain that is a lot of hard work you put in prepping the wheel. Turbinator Edited June 15, 2020 by Turbinator (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnulfo de l.a. Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 Thanks turbinator. Have seen what you do with the wheel covers so your words of encouragement are taken to heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 How well do those welds balance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnulfo de l.a. Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 Ok I guess. Mounted a 225/75 - 15 one on to see if they rub and how they look. Tire guy balanced it without any problems 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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frenchy51 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Good job-That's a ton of work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnulfo de l.a. Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 Thanks frenchy51 yes,it is a lot of work but being that I am retired it’s more like play time to me.i enjoy every moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbinator Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 On 6/15/2020 at 1:56 PM, arnulfo de l.a. said: Thanks turbinator. Have seen what you do with the wheel covers so your words of encouragement are taken to heart Sir, back to you with respect regarding prep for your Rallye wheel. The chrome segment is first rate. Getting the paint to adhere looks like no problem. I understand , as you do the time put in to clean those rascals. Turbinator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnulfo de l.a. Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRiviDad Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Looking good!! Nice work!! Cant wait to see the finished product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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