rustoleum, duplicolor, or vht wheel paint?
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I've got polished aluminum wheels, and over the years they have gotten harder to clean, as well as keep clean compared to my wife's car, which has painted wheels.
I want to keep the current look, so I have been looking at clear primers and clear coat to protect my wheels. Does anyone have any experience with these 3 brands of wheel paint? Or are they all pretty much the same as far as durability is concerned.
I want to keep the current look, so I have been looking at clear primers and clear coat to protect my wheels. Does anyone have any experience with these 3 brands of wheel paint? Or are they all pretty much the same as far as durability is concerned.
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Does Plasti-Dip come in a clear?
I'd go with either Duplicolor or VHT. But since the VHT is specified for wheels, I'd lean more in that direction. Know that the wheels won't have quite the same "polished" look once you clear them.
I'd go with either Duplicolor or VHT. But since the VHT is specified for wheels, I'd lean more in that direction. Know that the wheels won't have quite the same "polished" look once you clear them.
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I have used the vht on my calipers and drums and it has held up very well, but I have to find out if they have a clear primer product.
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Paint is not going to stick to anything polished. Paint uses a mechanical bond not a chemical bond so no amout of prep is going to help unless the prep is sanding in tooth.
You can buy a clear coat that is designed to be used on polished sufaces. Note they do not call it paint.
Eastwood Diamond Clear Gloss/Metal Surfaces 11 oz - Metal Polishing - Metal Coating
You can buy a clear coat that is designed to be used on polished sufaces. Note they do not call it paint.
Eastwood Diamond Clear Gloss/Metal Surfaces 11 oz - Metal Polishing - Metal Coating
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Paint is not going to stick to anything polished. Paint uses a mechanical bond not a chemical bond so no amout of prep is going to help unless the prep is sanding in tooth.
You can buy a clear coat that is designed to be used on polished sufaces. Note they do not call it paint.
Eastwood Diamond Clear Gloss/Metal Surfaces 11 oz - Metal Polishing - Metal Coating
You can buy a clear coat that is designed to be used on polished sufaces. Note they do not call it paint.
Eastwood Diamond Clear Gloss/Metal Surfaces 11 oz - Metal Polishing - Metal Coating
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Could you post a link? I have seen all kinds of adhesion promoters but never one that said it could make paint work on a polished surface without roughing it up.
Last edited by Gorn; 04-20-2013 at 09:09 PM.