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Author Painting wheels.
Anthony
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Registered: 2nd Nov 06
Location: milton keynes. Drives: 1.6 Sport
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28th Feb 07 at 13:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im thinking about spraying my alloys with rattle cans. just wanted to know what would be the best grit sandpaper to key the surface?.

This is only to see what they would turn out like. 'wheel' be getting done properly eventually.

cheers jonesy
Cupra Steve
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28th Feb 07 at 13:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just some light wet n dry.

You could do em with rattle can, my brother done some ford pepper pots in black with a silver rim, looked good and lasted well.
abdus
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Registered: 23rd Feb 06
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28th Feb 07 at 13:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
240, 600, 1000, 1200, 1500

start with 240 lightly, then work with finer until smooth and then primer

i got this result:

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/4472/A011.jpg



[Edited on 28-02-2007 by abdus]
JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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28th Feb 07 at 13:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i ended up with this result
Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
Location: Scotland
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28th Feb 07 at 13:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by JM_16v
i ended up with this result



What steps did you do?

And what colour is that?

 
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