Some of you may have seen my car at edition with the polished flat spoked audi rs8 wheels. Im planning on using these for shows only as i noticed alot of cars there had them as a daily wheel and the lacquer was going very bad on relativley new wheels. I may keep them on during nice summer weather if we see it next year but i guess the r32 wheels can now be considered winter wheels for the time being.
Wanted to go for a slightly different colour as wanted to make them stand out, also being winter wheels something darker would hide the brake dust and dirt.
I began by rubbing down with 80 grit wet and dry, i was really surprised by how aggresive this was and all the curb marks on the first wheel was removed by this alone. I think where the primer was soo thick after bringing it down to bare metal all marks were gone.
Then stepped it down from 80 to 120 following it with a quick brush over with some 240.
Once i was happy with this i washed them fully and used some degreaser to remove tar spots that were present on some parts of the spokes.
I masked the inner rim off to avoid overspray and then applied a high build primer and base coat in a fetching yellow colour. Apply 4 thin coats with 15 min intervals and allow to dry for 24hours or overnight.
I then checked i had got the primer in all areas and gave it a quick going over with some 240 grit wet and dry on the spokes. I didnt see the point doing the whole wheel again as the high build primer was pretty smooth anyway really, just wanted to be sure.
Finally i washed off with a damp cloth and made 100% sure no grit or dust was trapped in any small corners as this would be the last time to get it right.
I applied another layer of primer but this time in grey. I got it from halfrauds just to make the transition from the yellow high build to the final colour much easier. I didnt want any patches or bits of yellow showing throuhg at a later date from light scratches etc. i left this to dry fully for about an hour with a halogen lamp keeping the paint warm to help it dry.
Finally i added a light mist of the final colour and allowed it to dry for about 20 mins. I then went over with a further 2 - 3 coats getting into all areas and making sure i paid attention to the outer rim and inner spoke joints where it is easy to miss areas.
Leave to dry overnight in your lounge by the radiator - mother not impressed by this!!!!
