wheel paint

[KA]

Hi Chipper,
You didn't sound smart azzd. I appreciate all the advice I can get in this build since I don't know what I'm doing at all.
Thanks again.
Kris

[madjack]

Kris, two other things to remember is to keep paint offa the surfaces that the lugnuts sit on and the tire mounts on...especially the lugnut surfaces....
madjack

[KA]

Thanks Madjack,
I wouldn't have thought of that.
Kris

[MarksMG]

KA are you sure that he said to use bug and tar cleaner. It is usually petrolium based, seems like WD 40 to me, and may not react well with the paint I have always used wax and grease remover for painting. May be the same thing just what they call it here. Just a thought.

Mark

[KA]

Hi Mark,
He did say Bug and Tar cleaner but, you are right, it is oily. Maybe he meant to say and wax and tar. I'm going to try and get all of that shine off before I paint. Eeegaaads, you'd think that painting would be a simple thing. I'm just going to work on the wheels til they are not shiny with the sandpaper again and then wash all of that off with plain soap and water. If the wheels are no longer shiny, I'll go ahead with the primer and see if it sticks. I'm just going to cover up the area where the bolt holes are and not paint that part. My hub caps should cover that part of the wheel anyway. I'll also try to leave a little gap around the edge of the rim where the tire sits.
Thanks for the tip.
Kris

[KA]

Hi All,
I just finished painting my wheels. Yippee!. Tomorrow I'll buy some tires and have them mounted, and then I'll touch up the paint one last time. I wound up using some circular price tag stickers that I had lying around as masks for the bolt holes. I put masking tape all around the area of the wheel where the tire hits so, hopefully paint is just where it belongs and nowhere else. Anyway, both sides now have 3 coats of primer and 3 coats of dark red paint. I'd post the pictures but my camera went on a trip to Sturgis.
As soon as I get those wheels mounted I'll use Madjack's suggested technique of laying the straight edge across the tires and taking my vertical measurements. Then, I'll be ready to make the long anticipated and often dreaded axle phone call.
Progress for me feels pretty slow...over 200 posts and no chassis yet. I am enjoying the process, tho.
Kris