wegieboy

Here are a few pics of my hubs at the minute. I dont really know what colour to paint them. Would i paint then silver to match the disk, gold to match the wheel or just paint them black. If any of you have pics of what colour yours are painted, i would like to see them.

SwissTony

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dont be tempted to paint them gold or attempt to colour code, it looks tacky IMHO.

Leave it black

wegieboy

It doesnt come out too well on the pics but the hubs are actually rusted at the moment.

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

I meant Paint them black, not leave them. Mine were knackered and I did mine black. Hides them well and looks okay in all conditions.

Shark Man

I do mine silver...which is what they would have looked like when new (well, kind of ).

I find black is a bit too shiny - looks a tacky, Matt black would be ok though (if you can find any - can't get hammerite in Matt)

And before someone questions Hammerite, yes hammerite works quite well, so long as all all the rust is cleaned off to shiny metal with a wire buffer wheel on a drill. Then etch-primed with Acid #8, and allowed to dry before hammeriting. (ignore the hammerite instructions - it doesn't last if you paint straight onto rust or bare metal).

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

I used hammerite on my hubs and just painted it straight onto the hubs after they had been cleaned and slightly sanded and scrubbed with a wire brush. No etching for me and it worked a treat...well I say worked a treat, I was actually in a hurry to go somewhere later that day and so I drove off forgetting about the hammerite drying. Lets just say it dried in an interesting spiral pattern

wegieboy

im gonna give it a go this afternoon. I have a tin of Matt Black Hammerite bbq paint which my wee bro used on his lupo about 8 months ago and it still looks the park. thanks for the info guys.

willsh

iTrader: (4)

sorry to jump on to your thread fella but i've just brought some new discs and was thinking of getting some heat proff lacquer and spraying the hub's before putting them on to protect them from the elements and keeping the shiney look would this work do you think

Marin

iTrader: (1)

Hammerite'd mine black a while ago and they looked good - just remember they will get covered in brake dust quite quickly so be prepared to wash them regularly :-)

N602 WRX

Do you mean the disk hats?? If so i just done mine with bbq paint a while back and there still spot on.
A few year back i done them with vht paint but shortly after they rusted! Used the same prep too!?

ozzy

Leave it matt black. Anything else will just discolour or look tacky after a while.

I usually use Hammerite BBQ spray paint on external bits - hubs, calipers, even windscreen wipers (obviously not the replaceable rubber bits )

Hammerite UK - Metal Paint: Barbecue Paint

Stands up really well to the elements and you can spray directly over any rust. Give it a quick rub down with fine sandpaper and a clean. Once dry, just spray a few coats.

wegieboy

Thanks for the info. I got them rubbed down with some medium wet and dry and then painted with the BBQ hammerite.

It makes them look a good bit better.