Anybody seen Gunmetal rattle can paint?

[gdc2000]

I looked all over this place they call a town for some rattle can paint. I was hoping to spray my wheels but that color can't be found around here. They have plenty of camo and bright orange lol. Anybody seen this paint anywhere?

 

[whiterabbit06]

Spray Lacquer TS42 Light Gun Metal 3 oz (tam85042) Tamiya Plastic Model Paint Laquer

 

[dacheat]

^ uhm.....that looks to be paint for plastic bits; i'm looking for gunmetal wheel paint too - anyone have success with this stuff on wheels...meaning durable over time?

 

[AHHVTEC]

yeah they make gun metal, but as with any paint, chips are gonna happen the only way to avoid it is powder coat

 

[dacheat]

right..chips i'm ok with as they're just expected with rocks and such - i just imagine scrubbing the wheels down and this paint-for-plastics rubbing off. i could just be paranoid though.

 

[AHHVTEC]

lol just put a few extra layers of clear on to make it harder to chip, but get metal paint lol

 

[whiterabbit06]

Duplicolor has some gunmetal paint, and yea get some good metal primer then you can use whatever paint. Just put a lot of clear on and it should really help to protect against chips.

 

[cjvictoria]

dude rustoleum makes a hammered charcoal black metallic paint that passes as gunmetal. i used it on my oem mazda enkeis and it looked pretty sweet.

 

[dacheat]

excellent, dunno about the OP, but i'll look for it - thx but i can't rep til i spread

 

[Matts96HB]

Ahaha ^ Sig. Well, I sort of took some words out. But its there. lol

 

[hatukazi]

I got some gunmetal paint on the rotas I got today

I saw special wheel paint on truck tv, pretty sure it was dupli-color, they have gunmetal, bronze, and gold + clear coat.

 

[eg6sir]

I got some gunmetal paint on the rotas I got today

I saw special wheel paint on truck tv, pretty sure it was dupli-color, they have gumetal, bronze, and gold + clear coat.

yep.. any auto parts store should have it

 

[gdc2000]

OK cool, I will venture beyond hick town here and go to the big city. Thanks for all the info. +rep for all~!

 

[Jared759]

Advance has a gunmetal metallic color, its for touch ups on cars.

 

[eg6sir]

they sell wheel paint... its more resistant to chips than regular paint.. add some of the wheel clear over the gunmetal and they'll look pretty good

http://www.levineautoparts.com/dupwheelpain.html

 

[cjvictoria]

damn i'm thinking about doing up my old enkeis with that blue one...

 

[gdc2000]

Sweet, found some today a few miles down the road. Now to find a wheel painting faq and I will give it a shot.

 

[dacheat]

research eg6sir's threads; he has a great one.


edit: i felt like digging, here you go:

https://hondaswap.com/auto-multi-media/operation-mesh-wheel-refurb-93528/ (eg6sir's thread)

 

[eg6sir]

i like to spray the clear while the other paint is still sticky... IMO, it bonds better.. watch out for runs though