Bit Of D.i.y Painting Today

[sky017]

2 weeks ago i purchased my 350z anniversary wheels , although they were just a little to plain for me in the standard alloy colour . so today i thought id pull out the spray gun and give them a more stealthy aggressive look. the paint i used was the factory black r34 GV1 from memory .much to my suprise they came out better then i expected , totally give the car a different look.

for anybody at home looking to do something similar, the process was pretty simple .

1. rough up existing paint with 400 gritt

2. clean with thinners

3. spray a dust coat with the base paint.followed by 3 firm coats

4.2-3 coats of clear

5. maybe even a bit of a cut and polish depending how fussy you are

overall the end result was worth the time , took about 1 hr per wheel , off and back on again. ill throw a final pick up tomorrow , bit too dark by the time i got inside

cheers , and comments or questions hit me up

Edited April 12, 2011 by sky017

[Charles89]

Looks good, can't wait to see a full shot of the car

[ARTZ]

real nice, but off and on in an hour,how are you drying it?

[PM-R33]

Looks really good man

[sky017]

Arthur T3 - it was a pretty sunny day yesteday when i sprayed them, being acrylic it dries pretty quick too. but what i did was after id spray the clear , i gave it 15 . then rolled it back to the car , carefully put it back on . put the bolts on carefully , pretty easy considering they are a pretty wide hole . then just left them over night to dry completely . saves a bit of time so i can get the next wheel, off to prep. i was keen to get them done before the sun went down cheers

[ARTZ]

aahh of course, it was sunny..

i live in melbourne, we dont really get that here .

Ive been painting in the shed with the heater goin and still having trouble drying, ive resorted to doin a coat a day during the week and assemmbling the next weekend

[RusH_]

Looks great Nathan, good job, makes me want to do it to the stock rims i have sitting in the garage...

[sky017]

aahh of course, it was sunny..

i live in melbourne, we dont really get that here .

Ive been painting in the shed with the heater goin and still having trouble drying, ive resorted to doin a coat a day during the week and assemmbling the next weekend

hehe poor you by the sounds of it. definitly hate drying process, i try to be a perfectionist at times , but damn sometimes i just want it done and back on the car, i sprayed my rear bar on a sunny day ,then bang raining! heres me out in the garage still spraying lol. only crap thing is it goes milky in the cold , never the less all goes away when you cut it bck

thanks for the positives guys , much appreciated

[ARTZ]

i do a few colour coats and a couple of clear, but havent cut it, could be why my finish isnt as good,what do u use?

Think i have a bottle of mequiers fine cut would that do it?

[Dori*mon]

Looks great!

[sky017]

i do a few colour coats and a couple of clear, but havent cut it, could be why my finish isnt as good,what do u use?

Think i have a bottle of mequiers fine cut would that do it?

i must say it requires a fair bit of work in regards to cutting to get that high gloss finish . usually rub back from 1500 - 2000, then use a cutting compound. iv used this septone stuff i purchased from the car paint place, followed by a polish compound ,then some other detailing polish. all depends what your doing , but thats my process for body work , seams to work for me. by the way in saying that , its a must you use a power dril or a variable speed grinder with buffing wheel / foam pad attatched to really get that gloss to shine , using some cheap buffing wheel from kmart wont be sufficient enough.

[sky017]

end result guys

[NISSAN GTR]

CUMMAGE !!!!!!!

[stenve]

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did this on the old r33 years ago.

same technique, wet sand, but i also used some putty to smooth out the gutter rash etc so took me a full day with all the waiting and drying.

these wheels do look nice though

[sky017]

lucky for me there wasnt any gutter rash when i bought these, thank god. nothing worse than bogging wheels .

thanks again for all the great comments fellas

[Yo-Yo]

looks good man they look like 19's when on an r34 hehe