Blasted and powder coated camaro silver $30 per wheel, $40 with clear coat.
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>I've decided to re- paint the wheels on my Sprite, and I figured I
>should get some advice from those of you with the proper experience.
>
>First I'm curious about the prep work. I'm going to be using the old
>rattle can method of application, and I'm wondering how much of the
>previous paint I should take off? Should I remove all the paint with
>my trusty little mini sand blaster, prime it and then apply the color
>coat, or can I just give the wheel a basic sanding to smooth things
>out and go from there (sans primer)? I'm going to be using Krylon
>silver (or is it the Rustoleum - I don't recall at the moment) as per
>the advice from the archives.
>
>Also, when I'm applying the clear coat, should I wait until the final
>color coat is entirely dry (like 48 hours), or should I spray it on
>soon after putting on the last color layer just as if I was putting
>on another coat of the color?
>
>Okay this last one may seem kind of stupid, but here goes: when I
>paint a wheel, should I also paint the inside portion of the thing? I
>mean the part that's covered by the tire when everything is all
>mounted up again.
>
>Thanks in advance for any help on this one. Hopefully I may soon be
>on the road again with bright shiny wheels. The car won't
>necessarily be running, but at least it'll be on the road!
>
>Packy Coleman
>'67 Sprite
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