ORB 227 1 Cars Posted March 10, 2011 I painted one of my wheels last night to see If I like the colour? Ford Graphite Grey What you think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arahan 4 Posted March 10, 2011 Very cheeky! I used Ford Nimbus grey for a set once, with a shiny silver rim! Was nice, but the grey was very light and when the wheels were clean the difference between the centre and the rim was barely noticeable! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
backroadpug 12 Posted March 10, 2011 Looks the bollocks but what colour of car are they going on. is that the grey with lots of silver little flakse in it? I just got my 1.9s powder coated in computer grey and love em. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ORB 227 1 Cars Posted March 10, 2011 My car is black! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkee87 2 Posted March 10, 2011 Looks good! I'm going to do mine in BMW space grey. I didn't want silver wheels, but at the same time I didn't want wheels the same color as my car! It looks lighter than my car, so hopefully it'll turn out good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madspikes 41 1 Cars Posted March 10, 2011 Totally awesome. I think someone else on here used that colour a while back, and I was looking for that post the other day, but now I dont need to! Cant wait to see what they will look like on the car. Mad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars Posted March 10, 2011 I think a little polished rim would look superb on those. Very classy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ORB 227 1 Cars Posted March 11, 2011 I would love to Henry, but the wheels were VERY rough To start and there is a lot of repair work gone into the rims! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewthepimp 0 Posted March 12, 2011 they look flawless..top marks that man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ORB 227 1 Cars Posted March 13, 2011 I am quite pleased! Don't ever let anyone tell you a good job can't be had with rattle cans. The trick is mainly in the prep, take your time, get as smooth as possible. Spray one solid guide of primer and look for defects. Polish and fill them out first then rub the whole wheel back with 240 to dull again. Prime, rub back and prime again. Then scotch brite. Two/three careful layers of colour. Laquer, cut back with 1500/2000 and laquer again. Polish. I use a hot air gun to speed up drying and to aid the "going off" times. Also helps to have a warm wheel and warm paint. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
backroadpug 12 Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) heres mine in computer grey should look good on a red gti not the best pic tho. Edited March 24, 2011 by pug_ham image filesize, 800 x 600 / 160k max please or use thumbnails as above. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkee87 2 Posted March 24, 2011 (edited) These are my wheels. Polished the lip completely by hand.. Gonna use silver centre caps too, so i'll think they'll look quite good on my grey GTi. Takes so long to flat them though! And this is the first!!! Edited March 24, 2011 by pug_ham Image filesize, 800 x 600 / 160k max please or use thumbnails as above. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolf-Scream-205 0 Posted March 24, 2011 They look great, good work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feb 47 Posted March 24, 2011 (edited) These are my wheels. Polished the lip completely by hand.. Gonna use silver centre caps too, so i'll think they'll look quite good on my grey GTi. Takes so long to flat them though! And this is the first!!! These look great! What is the colour code and did you paint the whole wheel and then polish the lip? What did you use to polish it? Edited March 24, 2011 by feb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkee87 2 Posted March 24, 2011 These look great! What is the colour code and did you paint the whole wheel and then polish the lip? What did you use to polish it? I've been told to polish the lip before paint, but I don't see the point in that, I've just polished them as I went along. Paint, Polish, More paint, Polish! Just used sand paper, getting less coarse to remove the scratches. I may put it on my car with the wheels off the ground so I can spin the wheel to get a better finish on the lip although it is pretty good. In the pic they're not even lacquered, so it'll be a bit lighter once I've done that. Color is BMW space grey, paint code A52. Glad you like them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ORB 227 1 Cars Posted April 13, 2011 Further update: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
