Does anyone know of a good way to hold and paint some bare steel wheels. I have 4 new bare steel wheels to prime and paint. I need to a good way to hold them and maybe have to ability to rotate them for good coverage. I thought of using my engine stand but that would be one at a time and would have to let each one dry before mounting the other ones.
if you have them cleaned and sanded,no tire on them,mount on a old hub or even a bubble balancer with plastic bag over hub first,then paint. I've herd of someone using a old lazysusin too
I used to hang them from the rafters with a coat hanger wire thru the valve hole. If you do this be sure and clean the dust off the rafter first or when you turn the wheel around a gob of dirt may fall in your fresh paint. Or else drive some nails into the rafter and hang them from the nails.
lay all rims face down on large piece of cardboard, or tarp, spray/let dry - flip over and do opposite side. if you have a round wooden pole in clothes closet, hang that (outside) using ladders, or?, slide wheel on and spray away.
I have those huge garbage cans they pick up with a truck, makes great easels for painting. Plop a piece of cardboard on top (most of the time..) and paint away. I use anything in a rattle can, Duplicolor, VHT, Ace hardware, etc.
Lay some cardboard on the floor. Place the wheel on and spray. Flip over and repeat. While the paint dries, I'll build a rocket ship.
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