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    Default DIY Alloy Wheel Refurb, need Help/Advice.

    Hi guys,

    I'm after some advice please on DIY Alloy refurb, tidy.

    The wheels I have do have a fair bit of kerbing but I tried sanding down the bag bits and it's getting nice and smooth so I'm going to try and paint them.

    Question I have is, once sanded down, which wet & dry should I use? I'm doing this all by hand, sanding included.

    I'm not expecting a pristine finish but it will be far better that what is there now

    Also, I have heard a lot about plasti dip paint.

    Will that hide some of the kerbing?

    Thanks.

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    yeah no it doesn't just like how a wrap doesn't hide bad repairs... you are better of sanding it down with a 1000 grid and use a high build primer afterwards... of course you need to wet-sand the base layer, and after that you can paint it whatever colour you want... in these cases it is always the better prep, the better the end-result...

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