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Old 11-25-2007, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by crazyhorse View Post
The key to getting paint to stick to sharp edges is multiple light coats. Of course that's the key to any spray job. Once the prep is done, the spray is pretty easy.
Your post is totally in agreement with what I have said above. Spending the time to have the prep done properly will be negated if the person doing the spraying [possibly the person in post #1?] does not understand the problem with getting paint to stick on sharp edges.

For me, the real travesty is the fact that the OEM factory wheels, and you would expect them to be sprayed by robots or by expert painters, these wheels blister and flake back from these edges.

If the knowledgeable engineers and experts can't get it right, what chance has the amateur with a can of spray paint in his hand???

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