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Advice, Refurbishing SXi wheels and Spray black

733 views 8 replies 4 participants last post by  ultimawhistler  
#1 ·
Alryt im thinking about refurbishing my sxi wheels and spraying them black.
i want to do this because itts a cheaper solution and am buying a SRi in a Year,

so if anyone could tell me how much it would be to get all four Refurbed and sprayed black
i would much appreciate it.

Cheers:doublethumbs:
 
#4 ·
if you diy it then you can probably do it for about 20 to 30 for all 4. Paying a bodyshop to do them will cost about ÂŁ100
 
#5 ·
get 180 grit sandpaper x2 if youve gott bad kerbing, rub them down proper, then use a 600 to smooth the finish, give each wheel 4 coats of high build primer with 10 mins drying in between each coat, then use matte black and do 3/4 coats but spread these over 15 mins or so, and finally after those coats give the paints 30 mins to harden up then spray with as many coats of lacquer as you can get from a can.

go proper easy on the paint when layering, 6 thin coats > 3 thick coats, aslong as you dont rush it itll be fine.make sure the wheels clean of shjte before spraying aswell :)
 
#9 ·
If you let the air out the tyres you can use some old playing cards or the cardboard the wet and dry paper comes in to stuff between the tyre and the rim so you dont get overspray onto the tyre