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Sydney
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March 2004
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[SYD]Paint Rims
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Mon, 06 December 2004 11:04
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anyone know a good place to paint alloy wheels?
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: [SYD]Paint Rims
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Mon, 06 December 2004 11:25
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in your backyard 
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Location:
NSW Engadine
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: [SYD]Paint Rims
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Mon, 06 December 2004 11:29
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in a well ventilated area away from young children...
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: [SYD]Paint Rims
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Mon, 06 December 2004 12:27
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i couldn't find any bronze paint
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2004
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Re: [SYD]Paint Rims
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Mon, 06 December 2004 21:06
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magman punchbowl
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victoria
Registered:
November 2004
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Re: [SYD]Paint Rims
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Mon, 06 December 2004 22:50
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what kind of paint do people use, lets say if they wanted to paint their wheels black? does it have to be haet proof? to what temp? how much paint for 4 wheels(just the centre)? how many coats?
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
December 2004
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Re: [SYD]Paint Rims
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Wed, 08 December 2004 13:49
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I painted the wheels on my old celica when i had her...
i think i just prepped the surface well and then applied the correct primer and used normal acrylic car paint.
however a better way to go would be to get em powder coated black. would be more durable and looks sweet.
not sure where in sydney to get it done but maybe look up powder coaters and see
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: [SYD]Paint Rims
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Thu, 09 December 2004 00:05
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I mentioned painting wheels in passing at Donnellans the other week, and the salesman's head nearly exploded! ! He couldn't tell me quick enough how many people had brought in wheels they'd painted, or gotten painted professionally, asking the tyre store if they could fix the flakes, bubbles, warps, chips etc in the paint job. The poor fellow was REALLY unsettled, like I'd just told him I had 200kg of C-4 strapped to my chest, and couldn't remember how long I'd set the timer for!
I took half a step back, and quickly said "oh, o.k. -how do people go with powdercoating?" -this didn't do much to calm him down, just slowed down his ranting a fraction.
He said there are a fair few people who get powdercoating to work out well, but the moral was that if it goes wrong, you can't go back to how they were - they'd have to be stripped/sanded, re-prepped, and try it all again.
I kinda agree now that I tink about it. Stick strictly to the factory finish, unless you get super-cheap 2nd hand wheels that you love, but got stuffed paintwork.
If you'd seen this salesdude recoil in horror when I said "paint" and "wheels" in the same sentence, you may not be so keen on the idea.
My 2cents anyway.
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