Spraying aluminium or steel wheels single speed hack

I have a few wheels which needed painting as they did not fit with the colour of a bicycle I have. Also the chrome or aluminium never cleans as well as it should. So I decided to paint then.

First of all I cleaned the wheels with a little soap and water to get the grease off. I then wiped the down with a little degreaser or white spirit.

I then sanded then with p240.

I didn't worry about sanding them to much as the paint goes on quite thick.

I then hung the wheel in the shed on a nice sunny day. I started from one side and sprayed all the spokes and the hub. Then did the other side.

The paint I used was plastikote lacquer paint. This stuff is amazing and spats quite thick. With little effort the results are nice and smooth and consistent much better the cheaper paints. This paint cost around £12 which is twice as expensive as other sprays but is much better and can spray around 4 wheels.

This is the final result.

On this bicycle I sprayed the stem, seat post and the crank and still have enought left for the chain and another wheel.

 Have you had experience with good sprays.