my wheels are getting blasted tomorrow as 3 hours rubbing down and prepping by hand does half a wheel!!!! i however want my wheels on this side of christmas!!

I was rubbing them down to the orignal prima, was going to white prima over them and then spray white and laquer.

Question i have is, on bare ally im going to need some better prima surley? i have seen some 1 mention it on here but unsure what it is. how thick a coat is it going to need (or how ever many thin coats.)

any advice greatfully taken

 

get them done professionaly mate, much easier and more than likly a better job too.

costs from ฃ40 per wheel

 

How much is the blasting costing you? And what's the cost of all the primer and paint? You'd need etch primer by the way in answer to your question.

JP Polishing in Canvey will do an ok job for ฃ175 for a set of 17" or Lepsons in Kent will do a proper job for about ฃ200 for the set.

 

i droped mine off yesterday for powder coating ฃ120 for all 4

 

that's a good price.

 

You need etch primer, 12 quid a can from halfrauds.

 

reason im doing them is because im on a tight budget!!

blastings costing me a Ps2, steering wheel and pedels, and 11 games!! the prima i already bought b4 i decided im going to get them blasted cost about ฃ50, thats prima x2 paint x3 800 and 1500 grit and masking tape. all from Halfruads.

nice price!!

 

So if you sold the ps2 and bits, with the cost of the paint on top about ฃ150 all in?

eta i think the price i posted above would be if the tyres were already off and then you'd have to pay extra to have them refitted. plus if you do it yourself you get the satisfaction of doing it yourself

 

JP's 17" ฃ175 includes tyres on/off/on.

Getting mine done at Lepsons over the winter IIRC c.ฃ50 a wheel with nominal charge for tyres.

 

i think blasing in general is between ฃ30 and ฃ50 a corner.

im sorry i really dont have a clue on price as he litterally rang me up and said "gimmi ya wheels without tyres tonight and ill give em back to you tomorrow blasted" i asked how much, he said dont worry about that just sort the ps2 out for me kids! that was the whole convo! lol

so er............ not much help in a total price!

 

i like those sort of prices. I've got a ps2, wheel and a load of games that i don't use if he wants to do another set.

 

Lepsons finish =

 

i was waiting for that!!