Hello RR.
So it was time to take the winter tyres/wheels off the daily, but first I had to repair a little kerb rash on one of the summer rims. I like doing things myself, more to learn than anything but also it helps if it saves a few quid. The repair itself went well but the paint colour match was nowhere near despite my impeccable research on the VW forums 🤣 I decided to paint two wheels entirely as they needed new tyres so it didn't matter if my masking was curse word with a view to painting the other two near tyre change time. I was actually really pleased with the masking (copied the use of playing cards from a post on RR plus a load of cut up bin liners) and also with the primer/topcoat. They looked pretty good and I was suitably enthused. However it seems the finish after the clear coat was not very good at all; instead of a shiny, resilient finish it's fairly rough to the touch and although it looks good it's obvious it will be easily damaged. I let the paint flash off after each coat and kept layering. Should I have waited a while after the last top coat and sanded? Or could it be to do with the acrylic lacquer I used? I don't expect to get a factory finish with aerosols sprayed in a shed but I should be able to lay paint that isn't easily marked.
It was my first time spraying anything that wasn't aimed at a lighter so I feel it could have gone much worse.
So it was time to take the winter tyres/wheels off the daily, but first I had to repair a little kerb rash on one of the summer rims. I like doing things myself, more to learn than anything but also it helps if it saves a few quid. The repair itself went well but the paint colour match was nowhere near despite my impeccable research on the VW forums 🤣 I decided to paint two wheels entirely as they needed new tyres so it didn't matter if my masking was curse word with a view to painting the other two near tyre change time. I was actually really pleased with the masking (copied the use of playing cards from a post on RR plus a load of cut up bin liners) and also with the primer/topcoat. They looked pretty good and I was suitably enthused. However it seems the finish after the clear coat was not very good at all; instead of a shiny, resilient finish it's fairly rough to the touch and although it looks good it's obvious it will be easily damaged. I let the paint flash off after each coat and kept layering. Should I have waited a while after the last top coat and sanded? Or could it be to do with the acrylic lacquer I used? I don't expect to get a factory finish with aerosols sprayed in a shed but I should be able to lay paint that isn't easily marked.
It was my first time spraying anything that wasn't aimed at a lighter so I feel it could have gone much worse.
