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Bps



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Steel wheel painting
Planning on blasting and painting a set of steels that I have and wondering what primer to use. I was thinking of zinc primer but wondered what other people had used. I want to paint not powder coat

Cheers

Brad
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JOW240725



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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey
I'd recommend speaking with Craig at Buzzweld, he does a range of excellent paints. I suspect a RCP primer would be good. James
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Bps



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Cheers just got in touch with them ๐Ÿ‘
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blackwolf



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
What was their advice?

(Others may be considering the same question)!
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Bps



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To use there rust encapsulator as primer base coat which is handy as reading up on it itโ€™s also good for chassis stuff. Will either go for aerosol or tinned and blow over with a spray gun. Not decided on top coat yet. Currently got wolf wheels in nato green satin so may go for the same on my mach 5โ€™s as green wheels suit the truck ( ex mod) and break up the black of the wheels a bit
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blackwolf



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
Thank you! Thumbs Up

I thought that "Rust Encapsulator" might feature in their reply.

I have a set of wheels to paint for use on a Series 1, hence my interest in your question.
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MR_JAMES



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
I had my series one wheels shot blasted. I picked them up then took them to the garage and covered them under a blanket. Two days later I went back to them and panicked as they were still bare metal and were showing the first signs of rust spots appearing!
I coated them all with zinga {from frost.co.uk} thinned down and sprayed through my cheap and nasty air compressor tool kit sprayer(Clarke)


Now its primed and painted and im confident they will never rust again. 1953 80"
1987 mini city e
2011 90"
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HT Corris Grey
When I had my steel wheel blasted they were primed in a grey primer at the same time as part of the service.

My only quibble was that there were little bits of sand embedded in the seams which were a Censored to get out. I've since gone over them which loads of thin coats of Rustoleum Hardhat White, which was advertised as gloss but is more of a satin finish which is a bit annoying. Oh well, apart from not being shiny they look lovely.
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