Black paint for alloy wheels - what type?

[KansasCityMilkman]

I'm now about to paint my spare alloy - what's the best paint to use? Spray or brush?
Thanks.

[Moraystag]

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I tried brushing enamel and to be honest it did not look so good. Tried to do it by hand brushing 3 times and still was not satisfied.

So I used Nitromors to remove all the black paint.

Masked everything off and then used a craft knife to trim all the masking tape. This is the worst bit ( Preparation )

Etch primed the areas to be painted black

Then finished off with coats of Halfords gloss spray black.

Result was pretty good and way better than hand brush ever was. Time and patience are the name of the game

[Guest]

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I agree completely with Moraystag about the Nitromors and the masking, but you need something a bit more robust to paint it. Hammerite non - ferrous primer, then smooth Hammerite spray gloss, at LEAST two coats, lovely finish, and long lasting. Martin.

[jleyton]

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I've done mine. I really didn't fancy doing all of the intricate masking up so I hand painted with Hammerite Satin Black.

I'm very pleased with the result - as the alloy to black edges are all quite sharp, it wasn't too hard to get a nice neat cut-off line - see what you think?

[mad cyclist]

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jleyton wrote:

I've done mine. I really didn't fancy doing all of the intricate masking up so I hand painted with Hammerite Satin Black.

I'm very pleased with the result - as the alloy to black edges are all quite sharp, it wasn't too hard to get a nice neat cut-off line - see what you think?

or £50 a corner at a wheel refurber, they will then paint the inside aswell and thus prevent slow air escape as alloy is porus. just a thought

[DaveB]

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I had thought that my wheels may be porous,I loose about 5psi / week, that was until the other day when cleaning the wheels, bubbles from around the valve where it fits through the wheel, :?:?:?

Dave

[mad cyclist]

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DaveB wrote:

I had thought that my wheels may be porous,I loose about 5psi / week, that was until the other day when cleaning the wheels, bubbles from around the valve where it fits through the wheel, :?:?:?

Dave

change the valve and your only lose 2 psi