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wheel arch painting

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:25 pm
by ajm_1.2
I wont to get my arches colour coded but ive been told that the orange skin effect on them will come through the paint so can any1 please tell me wot i need to do to propare them before sprayin so i get a smooth finish?

wheel arch painting

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:57 pm
by ajm_1.2
Cheers mate i\'ll give it a go at the weekend. :thumbs:

wheel arch painting

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:41 am
by sweet_corsa
Or just put 5 or 6 coats of primer on them, sand that down and the qrange peel wont show thru, thats what i did to mine.

wheel arch painting

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 10:07 am
by drax
Thx for the advice sweet :) will be starting it all soon :D

wheel arch painting

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:20 pm
by sxi_corsa
plastic filler primer fills the dimple affect.. dont sand it down with rough paper!

wheel arch painting

Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 11:00 pm
by mikeL02
not meaning to sound stupid :oops: but whats \"orange peel\" effect\" ?

In need of doing mine, just wanna be 100% sure about what and how to do em

cheers

wheel arch painting

Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 9:37 am
by 106vix
yeh it looks like fat womens thighs!!!
lol

wheel arch painting

Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 3:55 pm
by mikeL02
lmao, cheers, now i get it 8)