jcanni
Well-Known Member
This DIY is for painted alloy wheels. I am not responsible if you screw up.
Materials:
Painters Tape
Bondo Body Filler
Duplicolor Wheel Paint
Duplicolor Wheel Clear
Filler Primer
Sandpaper 220 + 400
Ouch
#1 Clean the wheel with paint thinner to remove any chemicals.
#2 Sand the scratched area with 220 sandpaper.
#3 Clean the area again and tape the wheel off.
#4 apply the bondo follow the mixing instructions and drying.
#5 Sand down the surface of the wheel with 220. Make the bondo flush with the wheel. Use a wooden block if you need to sand a flat area. Then with 400 to make it smooth.
#6 Spray the filler primer on the wheel follow the instructions on the can.
#7 Spray paint
#8 Spray Clear
i also did my center caps.
this is a very long process because of the drying time involved with the bondo and paint. plus i did each wheel at a time all four wheels. for small chips i suggest you dont even spray the whole wheel. you can get away with spraying the damaged area. i just saved myself a lot of money for new oem wheels. the knock offs are like 210 a piece so i dont want to know how much the real ones are.
Materials:
Painters Tape
Bondo Body Filler
Duplicolor Wheel Paint
Duplicolor Wheel Clear
Filler Primer
Sandpaper 220 + 400
Ouch
#1 Clean the wheel with paint thinner to remove any chemicals.
#2 Sand the scratched area with 220 sandpaper.
#3 Clean the area again and tape the wheel off.
#4 apply the bondo follow the mixing instructions and drying.
#5 Sand down the surface of the wheel with 220. Make the bondo flush with the wheel. Use a wooden block if you need to sand a flat area. Then with 400 to make it smooth.
#6 Spray the filler primer on the wheel follow the instructions on the can.
#7 Spray paint
#8 Spray Clear
i also did my center caps.
this is a very long process because of the drying time involved with the bondo and paint. plus i did each wheel at a time all four wheels. for small chips i suggest you dont even spray the whole wheel. you can get away with spraying the damaged area. i just saved myself a lot of money for new oem wheels. the knock offs are like 210 a piece so i dont want to know how much the real ones are.