Wheel trim painting

[hawkit12]

Any one got any tips on how to paint wheel trims? What a ball ache!
Gotta be an easy way think they are the 3500s wheel trims with the 5 black triangle
Cheers all
P.s not sure if this is the right category to put this question in

 

[Mikep]

I refreshed my 'S' trims with some satin black spray paint but it did mean masking up ALL the chrome, no easy way unless you paint with a brush :?

 

[hawkit12]

Yeah done 2 had mask them all up to paint properly done mine in gloss but thought there might
A kit you can get like the mg rostylers

 

[SydneyRoverP6B]

hawkit12 wrote,...

done mine in gloss

If you wanted them to be technically correct, they should be in a satin finish, the same as the sills beneath the doors.

Ron.

 

[colnerov]

Hi, you could try painting it by hand like this guy:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsTIMxeO_ng

Colin

 

[Mikep]

Hi, you could try painting it by hand like this guy:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsTIMxeO_ng

Colin

Very skilful, I struggle painting the skirting boards without getting the paint everywhere

 

[hawkit12]

I like shinny things I like shinny things i know they should be satin really but hey ho pays to break the moould now and then.
I was going to paint my sills body colour but couldn't be bothered no yet any ways

 

[hawkit12]

And that guizzer is amazing talk about a steady hand

 

[redrover]

I sprayed some gloss black paint out into a small tub and then brushed the paint onto the wheel trim sections with a thin, soft artist's brush. You can effectively wash the paint on and get it into the corners very neatly. The beauty is that the spray paint likes to gath together and find its own level so it dries very evenly.

You might need two coats, but it's a very durable finish. I know coachbuilders used to use this technique on cars in the very early days of motoring to get a glass-flat, high-gloss finish with a deep shine on the bodywork. Works very well for the small bits on the trims anyway! The paint just needs to be thin and 'wet' - ie, just out of the can.

Michael

 

[pat180269]

When I did mine I got a roll of wide masking tape and covered each "segment" with tape. Then using a scalpel follow the boundary line cutting through the tape. Remove the tape and the segment is masked.

 

[OrganDoctor]

Painted mine by hand. Don't worry, fresh paint wipes easily from the chrome if you go over the line. Keep a clean rag handy.

 

[Mikep]

When I did mine I got a roll of wide masking tape and covered each "segment" with tape. Then using a scalpel follow the boundary line cutting through the tape. Remove the tape and the segment is masked.

Now why didn't I think of that, I spent ages masking up the four trims :roll: