OchoMarko
Well-Known LVC Member
Those who have painted wheels in the past, how many cans of paint does one usually need? Would 4 cans plus 4 more cans of spray be too much or just enough?
Ten spoke wheels. Thanks for the great answer SBcaprice, that'll give me an idea of how many to buy.
for what you will spend on that many cans of spray bombs you can go to the auto body supply and buy real quality paint, not cheap crap in a can. spray them with a real gun and real paint.
for my 19's i did 2 coats each..prob took 2 cans per wheel. That was the duplicolor wheel paint @$6 a can. 1 coat of clear on the whole wheel and 2 coats on the face. I also did 2 coats of reg primer.
That is way too much paint! 8 cans of primer, 8 cans of color, and 8 cans of clear is nuts. Thick/heavy is not the answer with paint, not to mention you are suggesting that you spent over $100 on rattle can paint. I spent less than $50 on the same supplies for mine:
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=66796
I get coded paint mixed and put in a rattle can and use that other type of head/nozzle. It works nice for projects like this. Cost isnt too bad, depending on the paint.
Brad