Want to paint dc2 blades what color ?

[cyberscryed]

hey boys and girls i just got a set of blades and fixed them up but the problem is that they aren't as shiney no more as ive sanded em down and all even after a polish and all, so im going to paint them, i was thinking to repaint them either bronze or chrome again but im not sure, so yeah im open to opinions oh and by the way my teg is silver. so what do you guys think, what color should i paint these and does anyone know of a good powder coating place in syd southwest.

[dc2dc2dc2]

leave them stock look better!

[cyberscryed]

i would if they looked like they were stock, but they dont they look very dark and all from all the sanding.

[Spoon SiRG]

What gauge sandpaper did you use? Wet or Dry type? I've reconditioned mine & it came out alright....

[cyberscryed]

wet sandpaper

[DC2108]

paint it green , yellow, red funkii colors

[EKVTIR-T]

Some examples
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/7893/whitegsrwheelsqs6.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a378/gsrjohnny/gsr5.jpg

Polished for me
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/AOIFormula/IMG_0062.jpg

[T-onedc2]

White looks good, but I prefer stock purely coz a respray usually looks try-hard

[rayb3na_]

dang those polished are hot!

[Zilli]

Definitely Polished

[STI_WRX]

whats the easiest way to polish them?

[Zilli]

sand down with varying grades of sand paper, then hit them with a buffer and compound... unless you have had experience with it dude its better you leave it to a pro to get a proper finish...

[rawr]

Polish ftw! or fluro green

[cyberscryed]

o k guys does anyone know of a professional that can polish my blades up with compounds and all because i just used some metal polish but its not very potent and im no pro so yeah if anyone has any experiance or knows anyone who can just polish these fookers up please pm !

[steve88]

the idea of polish is to have the usrface purfactly clean, and to have it as smooth as possible. so firstly youd sand with about 400 grit, then wet sand moving upto about 1600 grit.
apply metal polish compound (it can be like in the shape of a claybar) and polish the surface, and buff off. you can buy different compound kits depending on quality. i used a bunnings one for $16, i was happy with it, it comes with a polish disc that u can stick on your drill. but i know what im doing so you have to remember not to stay polishing in one spot too long etc

[EKVTIR-T]

Bunning's has lot's of drill attachment's to do the whole process.
Alot easier than by hand.
Also people use small mouse style sander's to make it easier.

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:LLATV1MCOINVZM:http://www.fredshed.co.uk/photosdiytools/B%26Dnewmouse.jpg

[steve88]

can i recommend against using a hand sander, too uneven, use your hand and some common sense

[EKVTIR-T]

can i recommend against using a hand sander, too uneven, use your hand and some common sense
Plenty of people have produced great result's with them.;)
I would choose random orbit for the sanding and hand finish.

[cyberscryed]

o k well i sanded from 400 up until 1200 grit wet sanding and it took me alot of work trust me alot i couldnt find any higher grit than 1200 at bunnings so can anyone recommend any products ?

[steve88]

repco has 1600-2000 finish. dont forget the polish

when wet sanding, remember to leave the sand paper in a bucket of water for 2 minutes, then make sure u use a spray bottle to spray over the rim every so often as ur no debris gets in the way and blocks thje sand paper

[cyberscryed]

o k so any particular brands of polish that anyone have good experiances and one more things what are the compounds like emery,tripoli,rouge, and white sorry for the ignorance.

[EKVTIR-T]

Autosol's not too bad but there's plenty to choose from.
Also you should consider clearing them if you put alot of time in to it.
Or just keep polishing them.

[marky53]

ive just sent my dc5r rims to get sandblasted and powder coated for $240. Hassel free and dont have to worry about any sanding/painting.... Some places in melb quoted me over $400 to do the same job....

Did some homework on the benefits of powder coating, and it seems to be a better option than painting.... Its more expensive at first, but your probably better off in the long run.....

See google for powdercoating, and there are a few threads in ozhonda if you search!

[hai]

OEM Chrome + Polished ftw!

[steve88]

o k so any particular brands of polish that anyone have good experiances and one more things what are the compounds like emery,tripoli,rouge, and white sorry for the ignorance.
just pick out the bunnings brand "trojan" and use the polish they give you, its fine i suppose for what you're doing if you dont want to pay someone $200 to polish your rims.