painting wheels January 19, 2009, 08:46:51 pm Yahoo Message Number: 98685I'm not too crazy about the wheel covers that came on our new Lazy Daze. I was thinking of painting the wheels to match one of the coach colors. Has anyone done this, and if so what kind of paint did you use? I was thinking of going to a local automotive paint store and having them fill up a few rattle cans with a matching color. I've done that for my Jeep to touch up trail damage. I wish I'd thought of this when we picked up the coach. Thanks for any ideas.Larry
Re: painting wheels Reply #1 – January 20, 2009, 12:32:07 pm Yahoo Message Number: 98696"I was thinking of painting the wheels to match one of the coach colors."Ooh, I love the idea! I expect that a lot of prep work would be involved, but I'll bet it would look great!Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Re: painting wheels Reply #2 – January 20, 2009, 12:40:40 pm Yahoo Message Number: 98698Another thought on this . . . Powder coating is not all that expensive and the results will be much more durable than your basic "rattle-can" paint job. There are small powder coat shops all over and most have to be antsy to get more work.bumper
Re: painting wheels Reply #3 – January 20, 2009, 12:45:41 pm Yahoo Message Number: 98699On second thought, have you considered "spinner" hub caps instead? Talk about being seriously bad!bumper
Re: painting wheels Reply #4 – January 20, 2009, 05:17:44 pm Yahoo Message Number: 98704Well, I did see some wheel covers when we were
Re: painting wheels Reply #5 – January 21, 2009, 01:48:14 pm Yahoo Message Number: 98708Quote Well, I did see some wheel I think spinners go for a grand or more per set, way more for lighted versions. Put you in style in the 'hood, Monument or Kankakee.
Re: painting wheels Reply #6 – January 21, 2009, 02:28:06 pm Yahoo Message Number: 98710Those spinners can be dangerous. When looking at a vehicle at an intersection after looking at the driver and attempting to get eye contact I next look at the tires/wheels to see if they are stationary or moving.The spinners are an unnecessary distraction. I had a brush with death
Re: painting wheels Reply #7 – January 21, 2009, 05:17:41 pm Yahoo Message Number: 98714Yeah, they'll put you
Re: painting wheels Reply #8 – January 21, 2009, 08:39:28 pm Yahoo Message Number: 98722So anyway...I am going to look into both options...matching paint and powder coat. I think powder coat will be both the most durable and the most expensive. I can sandblast the wheels, but I don't have the equipment to demount and mount the tires. With paint, as Michelle mentioned, simply roughing up and cleaning the wheels would work pretty well. I'll report back next week.Larry (obviouly too much time to think these days)QuoteYeah, they'll put you in style alrite. And you can start counting the minutes before they'll get RIPPED OFF!!!! Gene Da gonna beQuote --- On Wed, 1/21/09, Anne Johnson wrote: From: Anne Johnson Subject: [LD] Re: painting wheels To: lifewithalazydazerv@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 2:48 PM--- In lifewithalazydazerv @yahoogroups. com, "lajones_48" wrote:Well, I did see some wheelI think spinners go for a grand or more per set, way more for lighted versions. Put you in style in the 'hood, Monument or Kankakee.[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: painting wheels Reply #9 – January 21, 2009, 08:50:33 pm Yahoo Message Number: 98723most trailers i drag around the country (18 wheeler) have the rims painted with spay paint (White) so we can see if a hub is leaking. I think the touchup time is about once a year but we put around 120k on them and they get power washed on a bi weekly basis avg. and blue beacons power wash would strip sk
Re: painting wheels Reply #10 – January 22, 2009, 12:37:11 am Yahoo Message Number: 98729I did this too.$3 krylon (your color) semi gloss spray can$3 clear gloss krylon spray can$1 sandpaper$3 masking tape$3 kaboomJust sand the hubs down, wash and clean them with kaboom and you're good. use some basic masking tape to cover your tires up and start spraying.Spray techniques:1. use very light/quick spray passes. 2. build the paint up over layers ( approx. 10 ) - avoid over spraying as it will dripremove the tape and you got brand new hubs!that's basically it.
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