Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY and neither myself nor OzHonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someones else doing. You hereby acknowledge these risks by undertaking this guide and do so at your own judgement.
Aim: To change/renew the look of your wheels with fresh paint.
1. What I initially began with: IMPUL RS's. 14 x 6.5 +15 PCD100. As you can see the dish part of the wheel had water mark stained into the metal but overall they were in good condition with minimal gutter rash and no buckles.
2. I started sanding with 600 grade wet/dry paper. The whole wheel will get painted so the entire thing gets sanded. The purpose is to smooth out the wheel to make the primer adhere better.
3. Valve removal. Pretty self explanatory
4. Once complete with 600 grade, work on 800 grade next. You don't have to but I wanted a smoother finish.
5. Give the wheels a good wash, make sure you get into all the edges and corners.
6. Let the wheels air dry. You can see that the IMPUL RS decals have now been sanded away (that's ok, I'll get to that later). Prep your area for painting, make sure it's somewhere free from wind and direct sun light.
7. The primer and paint cans I used. You can opt for a cheaper alternative really, but I wanted to test out how the 3M products would turn out. All up, the 3 cans set me back about $45, $15 a can. Add your sand paper and your looking at about $50.
8. Primering. I decided I wanted to paint the underside as well so if you intend on doing the same, do the underside first so you don't scratch the spoke side afterwards. I did 2 coats of primer before going on to painting.
9. After primering, get out your spray can and shake vigorously. The first coat should act as a "guide"/"base" coat, never over do it.
10. This is the subsequent second and last coat for the underside; I didn't need it done 100% as it's behind the spokes anyway.
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