Need Advice on blacking out wheel wells

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Can someone give me some advice on the process for blacking out wheel wells and the type of paint to use and what to tape and cover. Or if there is a thread anywhere that you can direct me to. I am starting to pick up some used car business:rolleyes: b/c times are tight and I need some fill in business and this is something they want done.
 
Is this a truck, car, what? If it's a truck, a lot of people are getting the wells sprayed with the same stuff they spray bedliners with like LineX and stuff like that. You can also get some matched to your factory paint.
 
Walmart semi gloss 90 something cents a can. They will also mix in a 5 gallon bucket 4 you. Then, buy a cheap spray gun that uses compressed air and go at it. Be sure and turn the wheels all the way 1 direction, paint, turn the other direction, paint. Any overspray, use alcohol, or mineral spirits( around fender lip for example) Also, I switch the tip from the walmart cans with a brake cleaner tip and the little red hose. Shoots the paint out stronger, and you can reach areas you cant with just a fan. Hope this makes sence.
 
BumpersPlus2 said:
Walmart semi gloss 90 something cents a can. They will also mix in a 5 gallon bucket 4 you. Then, buy a cheap spray gun that uses compressed air and go at it. Be sure and turn the wheels all the way 1 direction, paint, turn the other direction, paint. Any overspray, use alcohol, or mineral spirits( around fender lip for example) Also, I switch the tip from the walmart cans with a brake cleaner tip and the little red hose. Shoots the paint out stronger, and you can reach areas you cant with just a fan. Hope this makes sence.
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Great explanation just trying to clarify. It will be trucks and cars. Do you mean the red straw like tip that comes with WD-40? Where can you get a spray gun that uses compressed air? Do you wrap the wheels or tape the fender lip?
 
You can buy a cheap siphon feed gun from walmart and have some acrylic enamel paint mixed at a paint shop relatively cheap as well. I reccomend trash bags on the wheels to keep off the overspray and if you are truly concerned about overspray while you are at the paint shop do yourself a favor and buy some liquid mask. Spray it everywhere you dont want the overspray....when you are through painting the wheel wells it turns into a car wash when water is applied. Hope this helps
 
if its your car i would use herculiner (its semi-expensive $40 to do 4 wheel wells)



for something cheaper i would do generic spray on bedliner or undercoating ... or just satin spray paint
 
LouisanaJeeper said:
if its your car i would use herculiner (its semi-expensive $40 to do 4 wheel wells)



for something cheaper i would do generic spray on bedliner or undercoating ... or just satin spray paint
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On trucks like a nissn pick up, how much of the well area do you paint even the struts and shocks? Also how do you access the undercoating of a car if you don't have a lift?
 
The undercoating LouisanaJeeper was talking about is like the undercoating used to spray the underside of cars but it comes in a aerosol can. 3M makes some(I'm sure others do as well). They make a regular and rubberized undercoating. It is more durable than just regular spray paint. The rubberized looks and works great on trucks. I don't know if you can see it in any of the pictures, but this is what I used on the black civic in the extreme detailing forum.
 
I did our CR-V's rear Wheel Wells recently. I used the aerosol rubberized undercoat available at Checker/Pep Boys/Etc. .



Scraped and cleaned the WW...used tape and aluminum foil to mask the parts I didn't want sprayed and shot it. The spray is pretty directional, but be sure to mask the outside of your fender lip just to be safe.



I also had a piece of cardboard to use as a portable mask.



All went well and I'm very pleased with the results.



Peter..in Denver
 
Along the lines of what 00Ranger and LouisianaJeeper were saying, make sure you get the right kind of undercoating if using undercoating One type is an asphalt based, and IS NOT what you want. It remains "tacky" even when "dry", reaks of tar for days, and is a brownish black color. It will also slowly wear and wash off. The kind to get for what you are doing is a rubberized undercoating. It dries to a durable flat black rubber coating. It is also good to help deaden noises from rocks inside fenderwells.



I've also used flat black spray paint for small touchups. Depending how comfortable you are in your painting abilities will dictate what you want to tape up. Taping will be purely a judgement call (wind conditions, clearance around wheels, experience, etc). I do small touchups without taping anything, but am very careful while spraying. I also keep a rag and 3M Wax and Adhesive remover handy to remove any wet overspray.



Dave
 
Dave Holmes said:
Along the lines of what 00Ranger and LouisianaJeeper were saying, make sure you get the right kind of undercoating if using undercoating One type is an asphalt based, and IS NOT what you want. It remains "tacky" even when "dry", reaks of tar for days, and is a brownish black color. It will also slowly wear and wash off. The kind to get for what you are doing is a rubberized undercoating. It dries to a durable flat black rubber coating. It is also good to help deaden noises from rocks inside fenderwells.



I've also used flat black spray paint for small touchups. Depending how comfortable you are in your painting abilities will dictate what you want to tape up. Taping will be purely a judgement call (wind conditions, clearance around wheels, experience, etc). I do small touchups without taping anything, but am very careful while spraying. I also keep a rag and 3M Wax and Adhesive remover handy to remove any wet overspray.



Dave
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Where do you pick up rubberized coating, do you know of a name and brand by any chance? I know that on some trucks like a Nissan there is a lot of visible space under the wheel well and I bet that flat black may not look good?



I see this now, sorry....









Peter..in DenverI did our CR-V's rear Wheel Wells recently. I used the aerosol rubberized undercoat available at Checker/Pep Boys/Etc. .
 
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