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Painting Fuchs

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zayus ·

Hello,

Painting Fuchs, do I need to use a Scotch Brite pad, epoxy primer & sand paper before painting?

It seems obvious, that I should, but after all my research on How to Paint Fuchs Rims, I read a thread that mentioned, I could just paint the rims in black, no prep required.

Condition of my wheels:
Front rims - Flat 4 5.5/15 Repros - polished finish, new - still in the box.
Rear rims - the real deal 6/15 - polished - used, very good condition.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Bryce

Images below: 1) my spare, the test subject!
2) the "final" product.

dragsters for life ·

i used an etch primer when i did my lightning GT wheels

i polished the whole wheel the masked off

etch primed then three good coats of engine enamel



Aussie Dubbin ·

A highly polished surface wont hold paint

zayus ·

Man, those Lightning GT rims look great!
Bet you had fun taping those vents up!

Thanks, for the information, re: etch primer & sanding.

zayus ·

Aussie Dubbin wrote:A highly polished surface wont hold paint
I am concerned about that too .

dragsters for life ·

zayus wrote:
Aussie Dubbin wrote:A highly polished surface wont hold paint
I am concerned about that too .
im a faux finisher and can tell you it wil just flake off after a while

need to scuff it up then etch prime, i use one called super etch by wattyl

then i use engine enamel because its heat resistant and dries super hard

dragsters for life ·

zayus wrote:Man, those Lightning GT rims look great!
Bet you had fun taping those vents up!

Thanks, for the information, re: etch primer & sanding.
not too much of a problem, i tape heaps worse things at work everyday

vlad01 ·

dragsters for life wrote:
zayus wrote:
Aussie Dubbin wrote:A highly polished surface wont hold paint
I am concerned about that too .
im a faux finisher and can tell you it wil just flake off after a while

need to scuff it up then etch prime, i use one called super etch by wattyl




then i use engine enamel because its heat resistant and dries super hard


yeah how good is it! I once have to re do a small job that I had just painted with that.

I tried everything including a propane torch to remove the primer. Then I left it in acid for 24hrs to remove the primer residue. 🤪

zayus ·

[/quote] need to scuff it up then etch prime, i use one called super etch by wattyl

then i use engine enamel because its heat resistant and dries super hard [/quote]

Thanks for the advise. Will try to get the etch primer & enamel paint over the weekend.

Tonight, I will have fun masking off the petals! 🤓

Vlad, I'm relieved, that I don't have to remove any paint, primer or anodizing etc from the rims. I am imagine repairing the rusted out quater panel on a Type 3 notchy would be more fun!

captainvw ·

zayus wrote:
Aussie Dubbin wrote:A highly polished surface wont hold paint
I am concerned about that too .
Will if you use etch primer sticks like shit to a blanket ,i used 2 pac
captainvw wrote:Got the wheels back from the polisher night before last $70 bucks a wheel absolute bargain fronts almost match the rears for glow now 8)

Taped last night

Checking for swirls (this ones for fonz 😂 )



Masked this morning



Got the blower out on the garage then wet everything down with a spray bottle to keep dust down (worked well thanks hertz :wink🙂



Doing my best to keep any shit out of the paint



Etch primed one light coat the second a bit heavier using a 1.8mm tip






Then one light coat of 2pac black with a 1.4mm tip dusted on 15 minutes 2nd i ended up doing a 3rd 20 min after that stoked with the results 8)









6'' on the left and 4.5'' on the right



invested in a $100 dollar plus spray mask but still feeling a little dusty :roll:

Getting pumped for the ghia's return in paint this week will prolly go down with jase mid next week to pick it up 😀