KLR

My dials are now primed (3 coats) and ready for paint, but it is super-humid out and slatted to thunderstorm all afternoon/evening here. Assuming that I get up at 5:00am tomorrow (should be nice out) to paint them with 4 quick color coats and two clear coats, how long before I can mount them back on the car and drive it? Is tomorrow evening too optimistic?

Chris_924s

If you use a fast drying paint (I used a Rust-Olem product a year ago and they still look fine) allow an hour in between coats to fully dry, and overnight to dry completely. (This was at 75 degrees and low humidity)

It really depends on the paint's instructions. If humid- double the drying time at least. respray too early will result in re-stripping the wheels.

I did 3 coats of silver, mounted them the next day and waited a week to wetsand/ polish then clear coat. Paint takes a while to fully cure prior to polishing.

It may be unorthodox- but so far it has worked for me. I hope this helps.

EDIT- I found the original thread..
https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...ght=refinished

Serge944

Last time i hears people talking about htis, wait overnight for them to cure, then remount. Also, dont wash them with anything but water for the next month or so.

Good luck.

tifosiman

24 hours in normal conditions.

If it is above 50% relative humidity, and it's not a moisture-cure type epoxy, then you really start extending the drying time (we won't even begin to get into pigment amounts and how they affect the drying time at this point). With high humidity, I would AT LEAST DOUBLE the amount of time that you give it to cure, if not TRIPLE. Heck, even a week would be better if you don't need to drive on those wheels. Hope that helps!

kyle robert moore

chris can you repost pics of the final product? i went to the old post and the images wont load.

has anyone painted phone dials a color besides silver?

kyle

threesticks1

I like the black wheels on my red 951. The trim is black and I have a dark tint on the windows so I just carried the theme into the wheels. The picture was taken to show the bike but the black wheels can still be seen

tifosiman

Yep!

Me and my white phonies (ala the TurboCup cars) haulin' butt in front of 3 fellow rennlisters at the fence (I love this shot):

tifosiman

Here is another angle:

Chris_924s

Ironic how you there are 2 924S and 1 912 owners in that shot taking pics of a 944.. I really like the white Tifo-

here's a before and after of mine.

KLR

I think that it's hard to go wrong with turbo cup white. I actually gave my wheels an extra coat of matte black primer before I started the silver color coats. I've never seen a set done like this, but they looked terrific! I seriously thought about putting them on the car and snapping some pics. I don't know how they would wear, but on a slate gray car, they look sinister.

lilredpo

threesticks.....that's the most expoensive kick stand I have ever seen!!

boston951

Chris_924s - your wheel work looks awesome. Did you remove the tires before your clear coat?

AndyK

I like the white dial look for the track! Very racy!

Chris_924s

Thanks. I'm re-wetsanding them with 2000 grit and rubbing/ polish compound now and and they still look great.
I never clearcoated them (Thankful now a year later, although I would recommend doing so to the center caps..) as I was lazy - once I mounted them I didnt take them off for a clearcoat and now re-polishing them is much easier without the clearcoat.

Tires were never dismounted. Deflated and newspaper tucked under the rim/ masking tape around the valvestems. with some patience - you could never tell the tires never came off.. obviously!

TaylorSea4

Tifo's car.....mmmmmm. Drool Factor 9, Mr. Sulu!

Tastey, dude, even though I voted for black. You know, 44 has always been my fave number, man (I'm Taylor Collier IV, always had some variant of 4 in my MX/bmx numbers). What's up with THAT??