wheel paint experiment
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Tourer
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From: New Philadelphia, OH
wheel paint experiment
Anyone try painting their own mag wheels? I looked around and didn't find much of anything. I'm planning to have my mags powdercoated black and the guy's just gonna media blast em down anyways, so I'm thinking of trying some rattle can antics. My idea is to mask off the machined part of the wheels and only paint the rough cast part of the wheel with something heavy duty like engine or caliper paint. What do you guys think? Will it stick?
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2008
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If I were to Paint my Wheels, I would use a good paint-if you are going to do the work, why not do it right? Scuff them w/180, then Epoxy Prime and use a good single stage catalyzed Paint-it will last a long time, have Chemical resistance and be durable-better yet, since it's a single stage it won't show scratches like a BC/CC Paint can, and you could sand/buff out small imperfections-
first... JUSpasnthru SICK BIKE!!!! jsut beautiful!
i have shot several wheels in rustoleum appliance epoxy... i sand them with 400 grit (after i strip the clear with air craft stripper) then light cloats... comes out awesome! i shot my buddies honda shadow 1100 as well as my cafe build... since i posted how i did mine several other of my buddies shot their cafe mags on older yamaha's and hondas and it is holding up GREAT! all in the prep work... but it comes out insane! the silver that they sell is awesome looking and has a bit of a flake to it! but the black is a spot on match for high gloss black powder... the white is spot on for high gloss white... i have yet to shoot the cream, but i plan on doing that sometime in the future for a buddy that wants a bike painted after a radio flyer wagon... it works and holds up very well!
here are my spokes i did on my cafe:
before:
all cleaned up and wiped down with acidtone (denatured alchole will work just as well)
taped up:
painted:
done:
on the scoot:
i have shot several wheels in rustoleum appliance epoxy... i sand them with 400 grit (after i strip the clear with air craft stripper) then light cloats... comes out awesome! i shot my buddies honda shadow 1100 as well as my cafe build... since i posted how i did mine several other of my buddies shot their cafe mags on older yamaha's and hondas and it is holding up GREAT! all in the prep work... but it comes out insane! the silver that they sell is awesome looking and has a bit of a flake to it! but the black is a spot on match for high gloss black powder... the white is spot on for high gloss white... i have yet to shoot the cream, but i plan on doing that sometime in the future for a buddy that wants a bike painted after a radio flyer wagon... it works and holds up very well!
here are my spokes i did on my cafe:
before:
all cleaned up and wiped down with acidtone (denatured alchole will work just as well)
taped up:
painted:
done:
on the scoot:
anytime man! someday i will own one! blows my mind how many dyna riders dont know about the sturgis edition or the FX superglides that started our crazy family of dyna's!
LOVE the sturgis edition, that is where i got A TON of the ideas for my bike (like the red combo and wheel stripes) love that bike!
LOVE the sturgis edition, that is where i got A TON of the ideas for my bike (like the red combo and wheel stripes) love that bike!
Road Captain
Joined: Nov 2008
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On my 07FXD, I hand polished the smooth outer part of the wheels, and then rattle canned the rough part, I think that is what you suggest. I like it, and so far has held up great
Price was great too
Price was great too
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Road Master
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Just to confirm, you had to remove the clearcoat and polish them.
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Road Master
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From: Brewton, Al
hell can you do the whole wheel on a spoke wheel?? id do the ones on my street bob if that was the case or maybe do the outside and leave the spokes chrome like the 08s, cuz i definately want black wheels just cant afford powdercoating atleast til summer
Jordan i do not see why that would not work... just scuff that chrome up really really well! if not nothing will stick to it!