Hand Painting Magnum 500's

[66 Sat]

While the wheels were off when I was fixing a leaking axle seal I decided to paint my Magnum 500's by hand. I'd sprayed one a few years back, using the masking templates you can buy, but I spent ages trying to get the masking on and then the lines weren't that clean. This time I painted them by and with a small brush. Sanded the rust, then 1 coat of primer and 2 top coats. The lines are pretty good as there's a ridge line to follow. Close up there's a few brush marks but overall I'm happy. Just 1 front wheel to do now, next time there's rain for a few days.

 

[Mopar Hunter]

Turned out nice.

What paint did you use?

 

[66 Sat]

Thanks mate. I used Dulux Metalshield All Metal Primer and then Dulux Metalshield top coat. I mixed a small amount of a product called Penetrol in to help the paint flow, and it's also a rust inhibitor. Each wheel probably took 1 hr in total. I was going to buy new wheels (15") but the 14" Magnums have turned out so good I think I'll keep them (plus the tires are fairly new).