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Wire Wheels [ Mediablasting & Painting ]
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Cottontop
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Re: Wire Wheels questions
I think that blasting a wire wheel would be OK if you do NOT use an abrasive, such as sand or AlO2, as those will remove metal from the rim and spoke. I think that a non-abrasive media such as glass beads or nut shells would be OK.
When I did my wheels, I used several applications of "aircraft paint stripper" to remove many coats of "rattle can" paint and then a 2,000 psi power washer to clean them off.
Since the spokes and rims WILL flex, I primed them with a light coat of epoxy primer, then sprayed a coat of urethane silver metal flake paint. Finally, I applied several light coats of urethane clear coat.
I expected the paint/clear coat to chip and/or peel, especially where two spokes touched each other. I think because I used light, dusting, coats the paint didn't "web" between the spokes and chipping and peeling hasn't happened.
I have not been easy on my wheels (see "wire wheels" thread in this forum), but now, five years later, they still look (almost) as good as they did when I painted them.
I think that blasting a wire wheel would be OK if you do NOT use an abrasive, such as sand or AlO2, as those will remove metal from the rim and spoke. I think that a non-abrasive media such as glass beads or nut shells would be OK.
When I did my wheels, I used several applications of "aircraft paint stripper" to remove many coats of "rattle can" paint and then a 2,000 psi power washer to clean them off.
Since the spokes and rims WILL flex, I primed them with a light coat of epoxy primer, then sprayed a coat of urethane silver metal flake paint. Finally, I applied several light coats of urethane clear coat.
I expected the paint/clear coat to chip and/or peel, especially where two spokes touched each other. I think because I used light, dusting, coats the paint didn't "web" between the spokes and chipping and peeling hasn't happened.
I have not been easy on my wheels (see "wire wheels" thread in this forum), but now, five years later, they still look (almost) as good as they did when I painted them.
Keoke
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Re: Wire Wheels questions
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/iagree.gif Cotton Tops' suggestion is good, here we regularly "bead blast" all wheels that need a repaint. To repaint spokes requires as has also been mentioned several light coats.-FWIW---Keoke---Liquid strippers will also work but they are so messy.
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/iagree.gif Cotton Tops' suggestion is good, here we regularly "bead blast" all wheels that need a repaint. To repaint spokes requires as has also been mentioned several light coats.-FWIW---Keoke---Liquid strippers will also work but they are so messy.
Re: Wire Wheels questions
I just had my wires media blasted at a local shop. They used a plastic media.
I used an etching primer on them followed by an epoxy primer and a few coats of gray paint.
The wires look great, it's the rest of the car that still needs lots of body work.
I just had my wires media blasted at a local shop. They used a plastic media.
I used an etching primer on them followed by an epoxy primer and a few coats of gray paint.
The wires look great, it's the rest of the car that still needs lots of body work.