painting steelies with gloss?

Help and advice section for technical questions on your Corsa.
Please check that your query hasn't already been answered in FAQ and Technical Info section.

Moderator: Octane2097

Post Reply
User avatar
danthemann
CB-Uk User
Posts: 3469
Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:42 am
Location: Reading/Basingstoke area

painting steelies with gloss?

Post by danthemann »

rite...im gettin desperate-i need my steelies painting white..cant afford spray paint..so was thinking of using normal white gloss? lol..this should be alrite for nw shouldnt it? as long as i clean em up properly...im gonna get new ones anyway eventually so dont matter too much.
corsa b-tick! civic ej9 1.4 sohc-tick! civic coupe ej6 1.6 sohc-tick! CRX 16V 1.6 dohc-tick! MB6 VTI Civic 1.8 DOHC-tick! EK4 Vti-tick! EJ9 Civic-current project!
jar_jar89
CB-Uk User
Posts: 963
Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:50 pm

Re: painting steelies with gloss?

Post by jar_jar89 »

go for it. But the wheels will need cleaning propa and sanding down hardcore stlye if u gonna gloss em. Plus gloss will chip so easy with all the abuse wheels take. Dont know bout cleaning tbh....maybe just another layer of gloss lol.
Fighting for Peace is Like Fornicating for Virginity
gonzo94
CB-Uk User
Posts: 171
Joined: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:23 pm
Location: eltham,london

Re: painting steelies with gloss?

Post by gonzo94 »

could try HAMMERITE paint,but need to make sure you have a good clean/sanded surface to work to m8.
crapper did'nt invent the toilet.
User avatar
danthemann
CB-Uk User
Posts: 3469
Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:42 am
Location: Reading/Basingstoke area

Re: painting steelies with gloss?

Post by danthemann »

yeh im gonna clean all the crap off em..then give them a really good going voer with some wet n dry..then gloss em..then my gf's bro gettin me some laquer from work so that should stop em chipping.
corsa b-tick! civic ej9 1.4 sohc-tick! civic coupe ej6 1.6 sohc-tick! CRX 16V 1.6 dohc-tick! MB6 VTI Civic 1.8 DOHC-tick! EK4 Vti-tick! EJ9 Civic-current project!
User avatar
danthemann
CB-Uk User
Posts: 3469
Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:42 am
Location: Reading/Basingstoke area

Re: painting steelies with gloss?

Post by danthemann »

still hoping to do this tues..hope it all goes well... :meh:
corsa b-tick! civic ej9 1.4 sohc-tick! civic coupe ej6 1.6 sohc-tick! CRX 16V 1.6 dohc-tick! MB6 VTI Civic 1.8 DOHC-tick! EK4 Vti-tick! EJ9 Civic-current project!
Post Reply