sandcruiser
....back in the saddle again....
Finally painted my rusty white wheels....
Now black
I like it much better!
Here's a before (cleaned) vs. after
you'll notice that I didn't mask the tires at all. Well, that's not quite right, on the first one, I did mask it. It was a hassle and I got overspray anyway.
So from there on out, I just swiped it down with a rag and some wd40. I figure: How often do you hear that paint came off because there was residue or oil? So a little wd40.... and bingo!... non-stick tire walls. It has been a few days and between the tires flexin and the wd40 treatment, all the paint has pretty much flaked off of the tire, but stuck to the wheels. Except for the one I masked.... that overspray is sticking better!
and here's after, mounted
I did the following:
pull the wheels off
hit them with a wire wheel on angle grinder to get the surface rust off and roughen up the white paint (also removed the dried mud).
Then I hit it with a hose to get the rest of the dirt off
then wipe down with a rag drenched in a rust converter (some sort of mild acid, not great for hands)
then hosed down and scrubbed with a green 3m pad
then dried with a clean rag
then wiped down with a clean rag & rubbing alcohol
then I hit it with compressed air to fully dry it and remove lint
Then hit it with rattle can black paint. I started out with no-name paint, then switched to Krylon semi-gloss black. The first can barely covered 2 wheels (3 coats each). The krylon went on much better and I did the other two wheels and also a top coat on the first wheels.
let it all dry in the sun for about 2 hours, then remounted the wheels (carefully!)
final step was to hit the lugnuts and small dings left by lugwrench, with a final topcoat of krylon.
All in all, it took me about 3 hours, I think (not including the 2hr sitting period).
I like it! Will report back on how well it lasts
Now black
I like it much better!
Here's a before (cleaned) vs. after
you'll notice that I didn't mask the tires at all. Well, that's not quite right, on the first one, I did mask it. It was a hassle and I got overspray anyway.
So from there on out, I just swiped it down with a rag and some wd40. I figure: How often do you hear that paint came off because there was residue or oil? So a little wd40.... and bingo!... non-stick tire walls. It has been a few days and between the tires flexin and the wd40 treatment, all the paint has pretty much flaked off of the tire, but stuck to the wheels. Except for the one I masked.... that overspray is sticking better!
and here's after, mounted
I did the following:
pull the wheels off
hit them with a wire wheel on angle grinder to get the surface rust off and roughen up the white paint (also removed the dried mud).
Then I hit it with a hose to get the rest of the dirt off
then wipe down with a rag drenched in a rust converter (some sort of mild acid, not great for hands)
then hosed down and scrubbed with a green 3m pad
then dried with a clean rag
then wiped down with a clean rag & rubbing alcohol
then I hit it with compressed air to fully dry it and remove lint
Then hit it with rattle can black paint. I started out with no-name paint, then switched to Krylon semi-gloss black. The first can barely covered 2 wheels (3 coats each). The krylon went on much better and I did the other two wheels and also a top coat on the first wheels.
let it all dry in the sun for about 2 hours, then remounted the wheels (carefully!)
final step was to hit the lugnuts and small dings left by lugwrench, with a final topcoat of krylon.
All in all, it took me about 3 hours, I think (not including the 2hr sitting period).
I like it! Will report back on how well it lasts
isn't going to effect, thus much more pleasant than some other tasks.
