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Mark.W
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8th Jul 11 at 22:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is it possible to buy alloy paint in a aerosol?

Basically the same kind of finish that comes factoy on most vaux wheels now like on pentas,exclusivs ect.
Woody
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8th Jul 11 at 22:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i did mine white with the white alloy paint , primer and laquer in halfords 30-40 squid for all 4 wheels.
Ben G
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You wont get the same finish using an aerosol as you would get from.factory but if you spend time prepping and laquering it could look good enough.

Got mine from halfords.
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8th Jul 11 at 22:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ye it dont look the best ... but looks alright
Mark.W
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8th Jul 11 at 22:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Champion,gonna try refurb the wheels myself to try save a few quid instead of forking out for them to be powdercoated.

I know i wont get a factory finish buts as long as its a decent job il be happy.

Or do you think it would be best to just do them vaux star silver??

[Edited on 08-07-2011 by Mark.W]
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8th Jul 11 at 22:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
welll tbh im chuffed with mine i sanded down primed and painted in one day ... was hot the laquwered in the night and left off the car for 2 days put them on they look sweet.
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8th Jul 11 at 22:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wurth stuff is quite good
Mark.W
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8th Jul 11 at 22:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
wurth stuff is quite good


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8th Jul 11 at 22:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there are two cans, a colour and a laquer

http://www.performancemotorcare.com/acatalog/Wurth_German_Alloy_Silver_Wheel_Lacquer___400ml.html

http://chrishowells.co.uk/?page_id=252
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8th Jul 11 at 22:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I did the same Mark.

Didn't want to pay big so used rattle cans and used plenty of lacquer on the Softstars and came up brill imo.

Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread

Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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8th Jul 11 at 22:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
everyone does it now it costs what 50 max.. i used

2 cans primer well 1 and half
3 cans wheel paint
2 laquer.
Matty SRi
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8th Jul 11 at 22:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I used halfords best when i done mine.




Thats only with 1 coat of black though. Havent finished them yet
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8th Jul 11 at 23:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I painted my spare astra wheel a couple yers ago and came out quite wellbut the laquer wasn't the best my fingers were killing afterwards got a bit carried away rubbing most of the wheel back to bare metal.

 
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