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I have done absolutley nothing to my mini for a good month or so now, so it was quite nice to get back into the garage again and do a bit more work to get the car on the road. The wheels started out finnished in a really aweful brushed on white paint, however still a bargain at £80 off the bay with 4 almost new tyres and a 5th spare which i have decided not to paint as its too much hastle. The first port of call was a bottle of paint stripper and a wire brush which i actually did about a month ago. This got them looking like this
Once all 4 wheels were clean of all paint i gave them a good wash to get all the crud off. When they had dried i masked off all the the tyres on both sides. I then went on to degrease the wheels with a clean cloth and some thinners.
The difference that just priming the wheels(3 coats front, 1 coat back)made was brilliant and made them look 100% better. After the primer had set it was time for the gloss black. A good tip for rattle cans is to put them in a sink of hot water to heat and thus thin the paint down, this helps it to make a finer spray and give a more even finish when it lands on the surface.
After the first wheel had been painted black(again three coats for the front, one for the back):
Finally after all the wheels were painted:
They are far from perfectly finnished but for a mornings work and 20 quid i cant complain at the end result.
Once all 4 wheels were clean of all paint i gave them a good wash to get all the crud off. When they had dried i masked off all the the tyres on both sides. I then went on to degrease the wheels with a clean cloth and some thinners.
The difference that just priming the wheels(3 coats front, 1 coat back)made was brilliant and made them look 100% better. After the primer had set it was time for the gloss black. A good tip for rattle cans is to put them in a sink of hot water to heat and thus thin the paint down, this helps it to make a finer spray and give a more even finish when it lands on the surface.
After the first wheel had been painted black(again three coats for the front, one for the back):
Finally after all the wheels were painted:
They are far from perfectly finnished but for a mornings work and 20 quid i cant complain at the end result.
