Karen
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My alloys were painted black, how do I get the paint off them?
And also how would I go about re-doing them myself? 
[Edited on 26-04-2005 by foxy lady]
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Greasemonkey
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key the surface repair and scuffs with alloy wheel repair kit and just paint over the black, use plently of primer and ya should be fine, if ya really keen to have the black off get them acid dipped of blasted, alloy wheel repair places will do it for ya strip them repair them powdercoat them any colour ya like for about £25 a wheel, price also includes tyre removal refitting and rebalancing
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Ant
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£25 a wheel where??? just cost my mate £120 and thatsa was him giving them a rim with no tyre!!!
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Karen
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All 4 of mine bits have peeled off coz was a crappy job so wouldnt be a good idea to paint straight onto them 
Also I know places can do it for me but I want to do it myself not only to save some money but so I can actually say Iv done something to the car myself coz so far Iv paid for everything to get done and fitted
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Ian
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You don't need to take the old paint off, just rub down the old job so its rough enough for the new paint to stick to but there are no edges where paint has flaked.
Ideally wheels should be powercoated and not just painted as the finish tends to be more durable. You need special gear for this though.
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Karen
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Its more like chipped off and then it keeps coming off so if I was to sand it down id need to take all the black off it. Its hard to explain I'll take a pic of one to show ya tomorrow what I mean
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Ian
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I know what you mean, sounds like the whole finish is weak, ideally you need to sandblast first before powdercoating.
Certainly need to take the tyres off as well, big job all in all.
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Karen
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My bf's pal can take the tyres off no probs for me I kinda thought Id need to do that anyway
Just wanted to know how to get rest of the black off, should i just rip it all 
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Siberia
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Erm... women and machinery dont mix
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Karen
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My bf is going to do it for me, told him about it today he goes pffffft I'll do it you will pob make a mess
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Rileysport
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sanded all blemishes out, three coats of primer, 3 main colour coats and 2 laquer 
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J100RSA
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get em sand blasted
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Karen
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No 
Im doing them myself
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White_1.2
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lol, cant blame a girlie for trying  , its prety much the same as ya would repairing paintwork on the car and as sri said sand down to key the surface, if you really want to get all the black off dont think that should be a problem either as long as the surface is nice and rough for the paint to stick to
few coats of primer let it dry for a few hours then put 3 main coats on, then 2 maybe even 3 coats of laquer.
tigra looks nice is it those wheels on it your repairing?
moggs.
[Edited on 27-04-2005 by White_1.2]
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Karen
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Errrrrm I'll best get my bf to read that so he knows what hes doing lol!
I'll just stand and watch maybe
Yea its these alloys I have on the now, not repairing them though. Making them a diff color
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glennpanton
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what wheels are they? looking good
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Karen
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TD's
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White_1.2
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i did wonder if you were going a different colour as i wondered why ya wanted all the black off, if it was repairs most of its just a rubdown till rough then base coat then laqure, if ya unsure about it have a go on a bog standard wheel  wont matter if ya damage that and its good practice 
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Karen
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I can do the spraying bit just need to know how to get all the black off 
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Richie
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240 sandpaper, or an orbital sander with 240/120 grit pads
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Karen
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If I sand it will it not damage the alloy bit?
Its hard to explain this but its like a hard coating which is on top of the alloy
Its not like a spray paint or been brushed on and its stuck to the alloy
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Chalky
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That's the powder coat. Sand down through that, to find the alloy. Sanding won't harm the alloy unless you really go at it.
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Karen
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Bit of the paint has come off when I kerbed it and damanged the alloy just a tiny bit so surly rubbing it with sandpaper would scrap the alloy would it not
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White_1.2
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if ya dont go hammer and tongues at it it will only leave minor scars on the main alloy which after a few coats of primer wont be visible
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Karen
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I think I best get somebody lse to do it then, I dont trust myelf with it now after this
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