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| posted on November 9th, 2011 at 02:12 PM |
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Painting Fuchs
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.
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| posted on November 9th, 2011 at 02:23 PM |
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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
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| posted on November 9th, 2011 at 02:58 PM |
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A highly polished surface wont hold paint
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zayus
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| posted on November 9th, 2011 at 03:02 PM |
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Man, those Lightning GT rims look great!
Bet you had fun taping those vents up!
Thanks, for the information, re: etch primer & sanding.
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A highly polished surface wont hold paint
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I am concerned about that too .
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A highly polished surface wont hold paint
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I am concerned about that too .
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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
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| posted on November 9th, 2011 at 03:46 PM |
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Man, those Lightning GT rims look great!
Bet you had fun taping those vents up!
Thanks, for the information, re: etch primer & sanding.
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not too much of a problem, i tape heaps worse things at work everyday
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| posted on November 10th, 2011 at 08:57 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by dragsters for life
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posted by zayus
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posted by Aussie Dubbin
A highly polished surface wont hold paint
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I am concerned about that too .
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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
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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. 
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| posted on November 10th, 2011 at 06:00 PM |
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| 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
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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!
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| posted on November 10th, 2011 at 07:34 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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posted by Aussie Dubbin
A highly polished surface wont hold paint
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I am concerned about that too .
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Will if you use etch primer sticks like shit to a blanket ,i used 2 pac
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posted by captainvw
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 
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