Will enamel paint work over Sunraysia steel wheels?

2nd Hand Yank · Post by **2nd Hand Yank** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:31 pm

My wheels are a bit rusty and since I will be buying new tyres soon,
I thought now is a good time to give the wheels a touch up.

Was thinking sanding/wire brushing and then some paint that's good over rusted surfaces.

I was warned at one store that their enamel paint will not stick if what you're painting already has acrylic paint on it.

Thoughts?

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:21 am

like 60 each to have them professionally powder coated, thats what ill be doing when i replace my tyres

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:29 am

will have to sand and prep them yourself though

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:53 pm

Yeah enamel works fine just make sure you prime them first after getting all the rust off them.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:55 pm

Just did mine last week.

Davidov · Post by **Davidov** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:07 pm

Use paint stripper to remove the paint. It will remove the primer and absolutely everything down to the steel no problem. Then make sure you prime the rims very well (use anti rust primer too) then your paint then its a good idea to do a lot of clear coat.

taza · Post by **taza** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:14 pm

+1 for rust kill or some other kind of rust preventive primer. My rims that I painted about 2 months ago are already rusting

Bungers · Post by **Bungers** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:17 pm

I only paint with 2pac.

But then youll need a hvlp gun, a good air compressor, good mask etc.

For wheels though youll get away with using spray cans from supercheap etc.

Post by **TOONGA** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:43 pm

there is a rust preventive epoxy paint, available in spray cans from bunnings and home hardware. only problem is that it is around 15 dollars a can.

TOONGA

taza · Post by **taza** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:03 pm

TOONGA wrote:there is a rust preventive epoxy paint, available in spray cans from bunnings and home hardware. only problem is that it is around 15 dollars a can.

TOONGA

Ah ok. My supercheap paint was $2.50 a can haha

2nd Hand Yank · Post by **2nd Hand Yank** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:36 pm

TOONGA wrote:there is a rust preventive epoxy paint, available in spray cans from bunnings and home hardware. only problem is that it is around 15 dollars a can.

TOONGA

That sounds like a wise investment, if it does what it says.

Dann · Post by **Dann** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:06 pm

or you can just buy brand new ones for $80 ea, but it's up to you

2nd Hand Yank · Post by **2nd Hand Yank** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:16 am

They don't bother me, how rusty they are. (10-20% outer surface area?) But if I have to sell it, I think it's silly to leave them "as is." Plus I would prefer newer looking wheels. I don't think they're worth a $60 blast and repaint (each) because that also means I can't drive my L Series for at least a day. I was hoping I could touch up the rust in my driveway. I just want them to look better than they do now, if it's easy.

2nd Hand Yank · Post by **2nd Hand Yank** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:17 am

Dann wrote:or you can just buy brand new ones for $80 ea, but it's up to you

Nice, less than I thought for new ones. I'll keep that in mind.

taza · Post by **taza** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:27 am

Or $100 and paint all 4 yourself. Only takes a spare few hours on a weekend.

2nd Hand Yank · Post by **2nd Hand Yank** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:27 pm

taza wrote:Or $100 and paint all 4 yourself. Only takes a spare few hours on a weekend.

$100 for what, exactly?

A price for local blast-and-repaint is $60/rim...
and that's probably assuming you already have the tyres off it.

I was just going to throw some paint on them, tyres still mounted,
as 3 of them will be scrapped when I buy my new tyres anyways.
(want to keep one as a spare tyre; 6 lbs lighter than my current spare)