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[EMD]

Should i use etch primer 

Are you using rattle cans?

If you are, forget the primer - it won't help.  Lay the colour on nice and heavy (without runs, of course) and if you are feeling particularly flush, lacquer afterwards.

With the punishment Wheels get day-to-day, unless you are powder coating, it won't last anyway.  Spend a fortune on etch primer, high-build primer, base-coat, top-coat and clear-coat...... it won't matter in 12 months time.

Yep rattle cans , there doesnt seem to be any primer under the original paint  I'll get the colour on and clear coat it 

[Andy B]

when I did a set of alloys from my Senator, I relocated a large thrust bearing from work to sit the rim on so that I could gently spin them as I sprayed them

[biggriffin]

The polished rims break it up a bit which is what you need with a black any car wearing black rims 

Fixed that for you! Personally, I would avoid black wheels altogether as they just look like the wheelarches are empty. And what chav came up with the idea of calling wheels rims

That be another Americanism, as favoured by that webby the bear

[henryd]

The polished rims break it up a bit which is what you need with a black any car wearing black rims 

Fixed that for you! Personally, I would avoid black wheels altogether as they just look like the wheelarches are empty. And what chav came up with the idea of calling wheels rims

That be another Americanism, as favoured by that webby the bear

Talking of Webby,where is he,not seen him on for ages

[Mr Gav]

Still trying to finalise his 0-60 times 

[jimbo125]

Ive got some scabby looking alloys in the shed and ive had a go at one of them to clean it up ... it will take me an absolute age to do  I rang a local powder coat company and they said they will each wheel for £35 but ill need to get them stripped first  So he said another local company does sand blasting .
Is sand blasting ok or would it be better to get them chemi dipped ?? 

Your local tyre place should be able to recommend a wheel refurbisher... My local place charges  £55-60 per wheel including removing/refitting the tyre... Takes a week but results speak for themselves...

http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y486/05omegav6/IMG_20130810_195540_zps281b9c48.jpg
By the time you've got the tyres off and the wheels stripped and then powder coated it will be cheaper and quicker in the long run to get them done by a wheel specialist

Very nice finnish

[05omegav6]

I was expecting them to come back reasonable as they were quite scabby, so was well chuffed when I saw them ;y

[BazaJT]

When I did mine due to flaky lacquer-ok I didn't bother with inside faces as I'm not that fussy-I rubbed them down with 320 then 600 grade wet/dry used dry,used ordinary primer then silver alloy for the main part and steel for the spoke sides and bit of rim between spokes then lacqured the whole lot.Whole lot came in at about £15 for the four wheels!!!Wheels never even left the ground let alone the car!Several years on and they still look same as when I finished them,good enough for me more than good enough for an Omega.

[EMD]

When I did mine due to flaky lacquer-ok I didn't bother with inside faces as I'm not that fussy-I rubbed them down with 320 then 600 grade wet/dry used dry,used ordinary primer then silver alloy for the main part and steel for the spoke sides and bit of rim between spokes then lacqured the whole lot.Whole lot came in at about £15 for the four wheels!!!Wheels never even left the ground let alone the car!Several years on and they still look same as when I finished them,good enough for me more than good enough for an Omega.

Thats sounds a good price Baza  Ive seen some newish stuff , rubberised spray and you can just rip it off when you need to replace of change colours :



Not sure about that but i have got a few cans of normal black that will do for covering the inside of the wheel . Then ill go with a dark grey metallic for the face 

[bootie]

When I did mine due to flaky lacquer-ok I didn't bother with inside faces as I'm not that fussy-I rubbed them down with 320 then 600 grade wet/dry used dry,used ordinary primer then silver alloy for the main part and steel for the spoke sides and bit of rim between spokes then lacqured the whole lot.Whole lot came in at about £15 for the four wheels!!!Wheels never even left the ground let alone the car!Several years on and they still look same as when I finished them,good enough for me more than good enough for an Omega.

Thats sounds a good price Baza  Ive seen some newish stuff , rubberised spray and you can just rip it off when you need to replace of change colours :



Not sure about that but i have got a few cans of normal black that will do for covering the inside of the wheel . Then ill go with a dark grey metallic for the face 

Plastidip!

[BazaJT]

Believe you can get the whole car done in that plastidip stuff.I'm sure there's a place near me that offers this.If not plastidip then something very similar.Been recalculating cost was just over the £15 for all four wheels done,partly because I went for siver alloy plus steel for the colour.So 1 can each of primer,silver alloy and steel and 2 cans of lacquer all bought at a car show @£3 a can,then couple of sheets of 320 and 600 grade wet/dry and 1 roll masking tape.masking paper was simply scrap newspaper.I suppose really they could do with buffing up to give a bit more shine,but lifes too short for pratting about like that.

[bootie]

Yeah, it's a favourite with older A6 Allroad owners for their bumpers and roofs.