Ford Hubcaps and Wheel Vintiques Steel wheels Part 2
Once the wheels were prepped with a red scotch bright I needed to figure a way to paint both sides.
I saw on the inter-webs that a guy painted wheels on a long board. He was able to get both sides.
The front wheels are 7" and the rears are 8" . I got an 8 ' deck board and cut it in half. I took 2x4 pieces and made the deck board 6 1/2" wide The 2x4's actually provided extra height so the rims would not hit anything. So now, what do you do after they are painted? I opted (after looking at hanging them with wire etc) to take two pieces of plastic pvc and make two rails on two cement blocks. The two small "rub" areas will be on the back lip anyway.
After allowing the first coat to flash for 1/2 hour I added the second and final coat.. This final coat was left to air dry for 2 hours with plenty of airflow in the garage. Time to clear coat the 2KP Toyota Quicksand Base Coat. I heated up water and placed the Urekem Satin Clear and activator in hot water. After awhile I mixed the clear to paint. Setting the gun just a little more flow and air I proceeded to spray . (at this point I had my 18" explosion proof paint booth fan running and propped in the door opening) The above picture was taken right after I was done. Starting from right to left you can see how the far right wheel already has flashed off and has the satin look.
I saw on the inter-webs that a guy painted wheels on a long board. He was able to get both sides.
The front wheels are 7" and the rears are 8" . I got an 8 ' deck board and cut it in half. I took 2x4 pieces and made the deck board 6 1/2" wide The 2x4's actually provided extra height so the rims would not hit anything. So now, what do you do after they are painted? I opted (after looking at hanging them with wire etc) to take two pieces of plastic pvc and make two rails on two cement blocks. The two small "rub" areas will be on the back lip anyway.
I propped up the middle just in case!
Checking to see how it would roll....
Took some automotive wax and degreaser and cleaned off any dust from the scotchbrite. Painting the wheels in a 55 degree garage was going to be fun. I took all my spray material and put them in buckets. I added hot water and let the paint/ activator / base coat / clear/ heat up nice and warm.
It was actually warm to touch when I put it in the paint gun. I turned down the paint flow/ turned down the pressure and adjusted the tip back to a medium spray pattern.
I started with a very fine first tack coat on both sides moving the wheels down the ramp. I was pleasantly surprised how evenly the paint came out doing it this way.
After allowing the first coat to flash for 1/2 hour I added the second and final coat.. This final coat was left to air dry for 2 hours with plenty of airflow in the garage. Time to clear coat the 2KP Toyota Quicksand Base Coat. I heated up water and placed the Urekem Satin Clear and activator in hot water. After awhile I mixed the clear to paint. Setting the gun just a little more flow and air I proceeded to spray . (at this point I had my 18" explosion proof paint booth fan running and propped in the door opening) The above picture was taken right after I was done. Starting from right to left you can see how the far right wheel already has flashed off and has the satin look.
Here is a close up of the satin finish. Next ....tires.
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