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Originally Posted by Bigsasquatch
Hi,
interested in how you would approach painting a two tone rim from a Tamiya kit e.g. Castrol Supra where the wheels are already chromed- is it best to :
a) attempt to part strip it ?
b) fully strip and repaint with alclad for the Chrome ?
c) try to sand and paint the two tone areas?
d) lightly dust prime the Chrome and carefuly paint on top, but then take good care for minimum handling of wheerls afterwards ?
Cheers
BIG"S"
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I'm guessing you mean you want to leave the rims chrome and paint the spokes another color?
If so, use a liquid masking agent(I use MicroScale's blue stuff) to mask the Tamiya "chrome" and then paint over the chrome...no primer, no sanding. no nuttin'. Once dry, remove the masking liquid by pricking up an edge with a sharpened toothpick and viola'! The chrome underneath is still chrome.
That has worked very well for me in the past (i.e. on the SARD Supra's 2-piece, 2-color rims).
hth,
Bill