SurfXJSnow
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So I read another post on here where someone painted their ALLOY wheels black... It says they did a little bit of sanding, scotch pad, some more sanding, maybe an self etching primer, then hit the wheels with some either A. Duplicolor Wheel Paint or B. High Temp Engine Enamel...
So, heres my problem...
I did all of that, cleaned the wheel using soap and water, and even some standard cleaning spray... Sanded the clear coat off the steel wheel (except the center cap which i am keeping silver) I even got down through the silver paint to the black primer used in production. The surface was pretty rough once i made the first coat... so I taped off the center cap, and around the tire of course... I decided to use Duplicolor High Temp Engine Paint Enamel, And hit the wheel lightly on the first 2 coats, then a pretty solid final coat.
I used a hair dryer to ensure a good, fast adhesion.
Now, even after a few hours, i can still touch it with a fingernail and its still making a nick in the paint... there are also spots on the wheel that look more "glossy" than the others. Is this just a drying issue? Or is the paint just not sticking to the wheel? Should I have done anything else? I only did one wheel to start with as a test run...
Any advice on painting steel wheels would be great :exclamati
So, heres my problem...
I did all of that, cleaned the wheel using soap and water, and even some standard cleaning spray... Sanded the clear coat off the steel wheel (except the center cap which i am keeping silver) I even got down through the silver paint to the black primer used in production. The surface was pretty rough once i made the first coat... so I taped off the center cap, and around the tire of course... I decided to use Duplicolor High Temp Engine Paint Enamel, And hit the wheel lightly on the first 2 coats, then a pretty solid final coat.
I used a hair dryer to ensure a good, fast adhesion.
Now, even after a few hours, i can still touch it with a fingernail and its still making a nick in the paint... there are also spots on the wheel that look more "glossy" than the others. Is this just a drying issue? Or is the paint just not sticking to the wheel? Should I have done anything else? I only did one wheel to start with as a test run...
Any advice on painting steel wheels would be great :exclamati