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Title: wheel painting time limits
Post by: Gazman1011 on March 23, 2012, 03:30:05 pm

hi all,

well this weekend im going to sand down my monzas and respray them, but how long do i need to leave them before i put them back on, im going for a black inner with a gun metal silver on outer, what you think

thanks

Title: Re: wheel painting time limits
Post by: John GT140 on March 23, 2012, 06:12:44 pm

i would leave them for at least 24h from when you sprayed them

Title: Re: wheel painting time limits
Post by: Gazman1011 on March 23, 2012, 08:18:31 pm

thanks mate

 :happy2:

Title: Re: wheel painting time limits
Post by: daboy3000 on March 23, 2012, 08:49:28 pm

I would leave them off for at least a week or two, you are looking at 3-4 coats of paint with a 24hr gap at least, then 4-6 coats of laquer and thats if you don't want to sand it in between coats of paint.  Then you want to try and bake them the best you can with either a hair dryer or fan heater, failing that leave them in the sun for the day.

Title: Re: wheel painting time limits
Post by: Mk5 GTian on March 24, 2012, 04:04:01 am

Quote from: daboy3000 on March 23, 2012, 08:49:28 pm

I would leave them off for at least a week or two, you are looking at 3-4 coats of paint with a 24hr gap at least, then 4-6 coats of laquer and thats if you don't want to sand it in between coats of paint.  Then you want to try and bake them the best you can with either a hair dryer or fan heater, failing that leave them in the sun for the day.

What paint are you using, and how are you protecting the black inners when you paint the outer surfaces in graphite?