After a bit of an incident with the works jet wash and my alloys ( taking some of the lacquer off when trying to clean off break dust!)

I was wondering how hard it would be to spray them myself and get a decent finish.

Now I have no experience in doing this, but I do have a decent spare, so could take it off and leave it for a couple of days while I work my magic.

Could anyone give me any advice and sugestions on how the best way I should go about it?

I want a gloss black finish, any help would be great thank you!

James

its all in the prep, and take it steady

[quote name='Monster-Mat' post='684700' date='Aug 5 2009, 08:15 PM']its all in the prep, and take it steady[/quote]

So its do-able?

Where is best place to get paint?

And how many layers of paint/lacquer should I use??

James

paint can be got from any motor factors,

best to rub it down, use a good primer, do many light colour coats rather than 1 or 2 heavy coats, allowing to dry in between coats

and clear coat on top, again light coats, allowing to dry in between

There's a great thread by aztecbandit (not long ago) about the wheels he refurbed himself, including the diamond cut and everything. Have a search for it as they looked absolutely stunning