Simple DIY - Painting Alloy Wheel Cover of Verna

dinu2506 · 21st January 2010, 22:37

This is a small DIY I did last weekend with the painting expertise of my daughter. I have the Verna CRDI SX that comes with standard alloys. I'm sure most will agree that the alloys are pretty bland. Thought I will give it a small makeover with a inhouse paintjob on the wheel nut covers. Started with prying open the four covers and washing it well to remove all dust and grime. Dried it well using a hair dryer and handed it over to my daughter to paint it so that the "H" stands out. Had a used can of Asian Paints enamel and borrowed some brushes from her collection. Other items - Newspaper, wiping cloth, thinner for cleaning the brushes etc. Let the pictures do the talking now. Starting with how the wheels looked and upto how they are now with the in-between journey. Nothing great, but gives a fresh look now to the car.

NOTORIOUS · 21st January 2010, 22:51

looking awesome. will plan something for wheelcap now .

simply_sunny001 · 21st January 2010, 22:58

good job dinu

and i am sure your daughter most have loved to do this.

DRIV3R · 21st January 2010, 23:03

That looks great Dinu.

Cyrus43 · 22nd January 2010, 03:09

Suggestion: Spray Paint the wheels black!! It looks awesome.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...lf-thread.html

akshay4587 · 22nd January 2010, 09:45

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Originally Posted by Cyrus43

Suggestion: Spray Paint the wheels black!! It looks awesome.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...lf-thread.html

the wheels look nice,better than stock

Cyrus,you and your fetish for black,if you had magic wand,you would have turned all rims on earth to black

dinu2506 · 22nd January 2010, 09:51

Thanks guys, glad to know it did not turn out to be worse than stock. Yeah, my daughter paints well and I had the full confidence that she would do a good job. I painted the first one and she the remaining and I should admit hers came out better

Epic · 22nd January 2010, 11:15

Hey Dinu,

Great job on the alloy wheel caps. It looks great & way better than the stock. however, what paint have you used for this job as I hope you know that wheels are subjected to very high temperatures which can lead to the paint peeling off which may end up looking bad.

dinu2506 · 22nd January 2010, 12:48

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Originally Posted by Epic

Hey Dinu,

Great job on the alloy wheel caps. It looks great & way better than the stock. however, what paint have you used for this job as I hope you know that wheels are subjected to very high temperatures which can lead to the paint peeling off which may end up looking bad.

Thanks for the appreciation. I have used normal enamel paint. Yes, I had given a thought about durability but went ahead. Worst case, I'll replace the caps if it tends to peel off. But, I guess, the temp at the cap will not be very high and should be within the range the enamel paint can withstand. Anyway, lets see.

unni.ak · 22nd January 2010, 13:43

You have a penchant for DIY's!! Looks good

. You might have people asking you, is it a limited eidtion model? I mean, after all this is what manufacturers do to come up with special edition, limited edition etc

21st January 2010, 22:37	#1
dinu2506 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,094 Thanked: 975 Times View My Garage	Simple DIY - Painting Alloy Wheel Cover of Verna This is a small DIY I did last weekend with the painting expertise of my daughter. I have the Verna CRDI SX that comes with standard alloys. I'm sure most will agree that the alloys are pretty bland. Thought I will give it a small makeover with a inhouse paintjob on the wheel nut covers. Started with prying open the four covers and washing it well to remove all dust and grime. Dried it well using a hair dryer and handed it over to my daughter to paint it so that the "H" stands out. Had a used can of Asian Paints enamel and borrowed some brushes from her collection. Other items - Newspaper, wiping cloth, thinner for cleaning the brushes etc. Let the pictures do the talking now. Starting with how the wheels looked and upto how they are now with the in-between journey. Nothing great, but gives a fresh look now to the car. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by dinu2506 : 21st January 2010 at 22:38.
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21st January 2010, 22:51	#2
NOTORIOUS BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 809 Thanked: 124 Times	looking awesome. will plan something for wheelcap now .
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21st January 2010, 22:58	#3
simply_sunny001 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London & Rohtak Posts: 1,338 Thanked: 19 Times View My Garage	good job dinu and i am sure your daughter most have loved to do this.
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21st January 2010, 23:03	#4
DRIV3R Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: India Posts: 1,941 Thanked: 2,361 Times	That looks great Dinu.
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22nd January 2010, 03:09	#5
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 230 Times View My Garage	Suggestion: Spray Paint the wheels black!! It looks awesome. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...lf-thread.html
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22nd January 2010, 09:51	#7
dinu2506 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,094 Thanked: 975 Times View My Garage	Thanks guys, glad to know it did not turn out to be worse than stock. Yeah, my daughter paints well and I had the full confidence that she would do a good job. I painted the first one and she the remaining and I should admit hers came out better
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22nd January 2010, 11:15	#8
Epic Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,572 Thanked: 1,015 Times	Hey Dinu, Great job on the alloy wheel caps. It looks great & way better than the stock. however, what paint have you used for this job as I hope you know that wheels are subjected to very high temperatures which can lead to the paint peeling off which may end up looking bad.
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22nd January 2010, 13:43	#10
unni.ak BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 777 Thanked: 84 Times View My Garage	You have a penchant for DIY's!! Looks good . You might have people asking you, is it a limited eidtion model? I mean, after all this is what manufacturers do to come up with special edition, limited edition etc
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