Re: Clipper Rims and epoxy primer

Posted by Gary On 2013/4/15 19:17:42

I had to locate 5 original steel wheels for my Clipper David and once I rounded them all up, I had them all sand blasted first and then I rattle can primed them with Dupli-color self etching primer. There wasn't any excessive pitting in the bead area and right before I was ready to apply the color paint, I sanded them with 400 paper and steel wool. I had ordered Restoration Shop acrylic enamel from TCP Global but they somehow or another sent polyurethane instead and forgot to send the hardener. In the end, I think the poly paint worked out well for the wheels and seemed to flow and fill imperfections better than acrylic enamel. When it came time to mount the tires, the subject of using tubes never surfaced and so far none of the 4 on the car are leaking air. I was a little concerned about 3 of the wheels because they were assembled with rivets but again, the poly paint seemed to fill in around the rivet heads nicely so I felt like they would hold air just fine.