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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