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What's the best plan? I'm not wanting a showroom finish here but I want a lasting finish. I have some old chrome wheels and I want to paint them Matt black should I just wet sand them with about 800 grit, ku-rust them and hope for the best? Or should I sandblast them? I have access to a proper body shop sand blaster, it strips paint off instantly but leaves a slightly pitted finish - that I'm not bothered about because I want to do Them Matt black - but what effect would a sandblaster have on on old chrome? It'd be better if there was a way of correctly prepping them at home though to be honest  the more I think about it as I type I could be persuaded to paint them gloss black..... Anyway - the questions still the same in terms of prepping old slightly rusty chrome! Have a pic of my old truck  And a Photoshop of where I was aiming before I let her go...   |
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I'd sand blast them. Chemically stripping is the proper way to do it but is not DIY as them chemicals required are controlled substances.
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Cheers buddy, I thought as much - I might sandblast them and then paint them with satin black hammerite spray....  |
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I did exactly this with a set of wheels last year. They were chrome, but fairly rusty and pitted - for 99p I wasn't too bothered.
I sand blasted them and they came up really well - the chrome stayed in place, but the blasting gave it a really good key and also removed all the rusty bits. Unlike blasting 'raw' steel which can pit with blasting, they came out quite smooth because the chrome is pretty tough.
Some primer then satin black later they looked pretty awesome, but I wouldn't use spray hammerite, it's not that great I've found. As long as all the rust is removed, some good coats of primer then four layers of satin black did the job. I used Halfords satin black (large tins) and used four tins which gave about four good layers per wheel. If I was doing it again now, I would use Hycote satin because it's about 1/3 the price of the Halfords stuff but I reckon it's actually better paint!
The wheels have been on a year, been through lots of deep mud, water, salty roads etc...and they still look good. They were even sprayed with emulsion (for when the vehicle was used in a film) and they scrubbed up well afterwards with the emulsion coming off OK but the satin paint not being affected.
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Interesting... Cheers dude - I agree about hycote being good paint, I painted my whole capri with hycote Matt! I didn't realise the chrome would stay put after sand blasting... Did you paint primer straight onto the sandblasted chrome? Maybe that's the way forward, sounds like it worked well!
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Yep, blasted the surface to key the chrome then primered onto that. Once the glossy chrome shine has gone it basically acts as a good surface to apply the primer. I think if I was doing it again now I would use acid etch primer first....a light dust coat which will bond to the keyed chrome. It's about £12 a tin from Halfords, but is brilliant stuff and because you only use a light dusting, you could easily cover a set of wheels with about 1/3 a can (one can lasted me AGES and I've used it on many things!) Once you've bought it and seen how long a can lasts, you won't be too put out at having spent £12 on a tin. It really does go a long way. Once you've given it a light coat of etch primer, use normal primer on top before finishing off with the black. This is the acid etch stuff I'm on about....made by Upol: www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_170745_langId_-1_categoryId_165625Believe it or not, Halfords are actually one of the cheapest places I've found that sells it! |
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Awesome thanks for the advice mate! I'll do that, I'm more interested in it being hard wearing than anything else so I'll do that with the acid etch primer |
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the more I think about it as I type I could be persuaded to paint them gloss black..... Anyway - the questions still the same in terms of prepping old slightly rusty chrome!
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