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So I thought I had enough time to paint the wheel inserts in a few hours.. I started at 9:00.. its now 10:15.. Heres my progress..
1) I read the manual, opened the trunk, lifted the cover, took out the box
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2) Read the Manual, jacked up the car, started to twist the lug nuts, till I couldn't find the wheel lock (unlocker). Figured it would be in the dash, checked there, couldn't find it, then finally after 20 minutes found it, and took off the wheel lock one.
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3) Moved the wheel front and back, till it gave away and removed the wheel
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4) Prop-ed it up against a wall, took a + screwdriver and removed the screws.
5) Removed all the wheel covers off the first wheel, then went and got a towel, went to a sink, cleaned off all the dirt by hand, Towel dried all the covers.
6) Take a 400 Grit 3M Sandpaper, and scuff all the silver areas, till you get some offwhite color, it doesn't have to be perfect, but just make sure you cover all the little curves and everything to get a cleaner look in the end. You can also wetsand with a 600 Grit, but I found that 400 Grit Dry and Wet Sand, works best.
7) Masked off any areas if you want a lip or another tone of color in your insert. If you want to have 1 flat color, don't mask anything. As suggested by heralterego, use 3M Fineline tape when masking off your areas, because they have a tendency of not dripping or seeping through any paint.
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8) Found a nice solid board , and arranged the wheel inserts in order, laying them down on the board.
9) Bought my Duplicolor HP Wheel Coating from Canadian tire ~ $10.00 (Flat black because they didn't have gloss black - my good luck).
10) Shook the can for 2 minutes.
10) Applied light coat, 20 cm away from the wheel inserts, missed some areas, on the inside, had to re-do them. (Fun!)
11) Waited approximately 15 minutes for it to dry, because somehow they didn't dry in 5 minutes like the manufacturer said they would. (touched one, made a smudge - my good luck)
12) Applied another light coat, this time closer to the wheel insert about 15 cm away, and got all of it in 5 swipes!
(WIN!)
13) Waiting again to dry, then will apply clear coat. (Approxmiate wait time: 30 mins - double wait time because 2 coats, if you run a heavy coat by "accident" that would take longer to dry)
14) Applied Duplicolor HP Wheel Coating Clear Coat 30. ~$10.00 (Shiny!)
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15) Wait time 45 minutes or till dry enough to touch.
------------You are finished if you just did 1 color, please proceed to Step 18.------------------
------------If you have masked off any areas, proceed with step 16 and the note.--------------
***NOTE***
Please be careful when you remove the tape, if you see that part of the paint is coming off with it too, you have not waited long enough for it to dry. IMMEDIATELY STOP!. Wait for it to dry longer, then go back and try to remove it.
If you have removed the paint, then you have 2 options. 1) Get a cotton bud, spray some paint onto it, and re-touch up the areas. OR 2) Use a folder or a solid piece of paper which wont bend, then spray over the areas, OR 3)Get some acetone (becareful with this stuff), and scrub off the paint, re-sand your area, and apply the paint again.
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16) Take off the masked areas, and inspect for chips.
17) Remask the areas you painted, then repeat steps 8 - 15 with Duplicolor HP Wheel Coating Red.
18) Leave to dry for atleast an hour.
19) Re-screw the inserts back into the wheel
20) Re-attach the lugnuts and wheel lock.
21) Stand back and admire.
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Special thanks to Heralterego and her husband for the painting tips.
For other Tips please see page 3.
1) I read the manual, opened the trunk, lifted the cover, took out the box
2) Read the Manual, jacked up the car, started to twist the lug nuts, till I couldn't find the wheel lock (unlocker). Figured it would be in the dash, checked there, couldn't find it, then finally after 20 minutes found it, and took off the wheel lock one.
3) Moved the wheel front and back, till it gave away and removed the wheel
4) Prop-ed it up against a wall, took a + screwdriver and removed the screws.
5) Removed all the wheel covers off the first wheel, then went and got a towel, went to a sink, cleaned off all the dirt by hand, Towel dried all the covers.
6) Take a 400 Grit 3M Sandpaper, and scuff all the silver areas, till you get some offwhite color, it doesn't have to be perfect, but just make sure you cover all the little curves and everything to get a cleaner look in the end. You can also wetsand with a 600 Grit, but I found that 400 Grit Dry and Wet Sand, works best.
7) Masked off any areas if you want a lip or another tone of color in your insert. If you want to have 1 flat color, don't mask anything. As suggested by heralterego, use 3M Fineline tape when masking off your areas, because they have a tendency of not dripping or seeping through any paint.
8) Found a nice solid board , and arranged the wheel inserts in order, laying them down on the board.
9) Bought my Duplicolor HP Wheel Coating from Canadian tire ~ $10.00 (Flat black because they didn't have gloss black - my good luck).
10) Shook the can for 2 minutes.
10) Applied light coat, 20 cm away from the wheel inserts, missed some areas, on the inside, had to re-do them. (Fun!)
11) Waited approximately 15 minutes for it to dry, because somehow they didn't dry in 5 minutes like the manufacturer said they would. (touched one, made a smudge - my good luck)
12) Applied another light coat, this time closer to the wheel insert about 15 cm away, and got all of it in 5 swipes!
(WIN!)13) Waiting again to dry, then will apply clear coat. (Approxmiate wait time: 30 mins - double wait time because 2 coats, if you run a heavy coat by "accident" that would take longer to dry)
14) Applied Duplicolor HP Wheel Coating Clear Coat 30. ~$10.00 (Shiny!)
15) Wait time 45 minutes or till dry enough to touch.
------------You are finished if you just did 1 color, please proceed to Step 18.------------------
------------If you have masked off any areas, proceed with step 16 and the note.--------------
***NOTE***
Please be careful when you remove the tape, if you see that part of the paint is coming off with it too, you have not waited long enough for it to dry. IMMEDIATELY STOP!. Wait for it to dry longer, then go back and try to remove it.
If you have removed the paint, then you have 2 options. 1) Get a cotton bud, spray some paint onto it, and re-touch up the areas. OR 2) Use a folder or a solid piece of paper which wont bend, then spray over the areas, OR 3)Get some acetone (becareful with this stuff), and scrub off the paint, re-sand your area, and apply the paint again.
***********
16) Take off the masked areas, and inspect for chips.
17) Remask the areas you painted, then repeat steps 8 - 15 with Duplicolor HP Wheel Coating Red.
18) Leave to dry for atleast an hour.
19) Re-screw the inserts back into the wheel
20) Re-attach the lugnuts and wheel lock.
21) Stand back and admire.
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Special thanks to Heralterego and her husband for the painting tips.
For other Tips please see page 3.
