Shooting Rustoleum in a Harbor Freight Paint Gun!

How to reduce and mix Rustoleum! The EG Civic gets 15" steel wheels in fresh Rustoleum Gloss Smoke Gray.
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[@c50ge]

I was throwing out an old Ez-boy recliner. I noticed the bottom makes a really nice “lazy Suzan”that I flipped upside down sit the wheel on it and I can spin the wheel effortlessly while I paint.

[@RiggsGarage]

That's perfect, I would love to use something like that

[@TheREALOC1972]

Looks pretty good, these newer style wheel are getting popular in the budget custom world because they are everywhere, people are buying them, refurbing them and then throwing a centercap or baby moons on them.

[@73SDR]

Totally understand painting when you can late in the year!

[@RiggsGarage]

Gotta take advantage of it!

[@treyammons464]

Those look great! Very nice!

[@suburbanator91]

Ah yes, 7786 Gloss Smoke Gray. Excellent color. I use this color for my snow wheels.

[@RiggsGarage]

It's a really crisp color and stays clean nicely. Thanks for watching!

[@suburbanator91]

@@RiggsGarage the only one thing you want to watch out for with that color, is that it can easily lose its gloss, especially if you use it on snow wheels. I advise spraying a few light coats of clear after the Gloss Smoke Gray cures. Since you have made the effort & investment to get a spray gun, Rust-Oleum Smoke Gray does come in a non-gloss version. You can do a base-coat/ clear-coat; it will not only be glossier, but, the layers flash quicker. Single stage paint is actually more tricky to deal with than doing a base-coat/ clear-coat.

[@RiggsGarage]

@@suburbanator91 that sounds awesome, I shall experiment

[@WillsWheels]

I think they look Outstanding! Great Job!

[@RiggsGarage]

Thank you sir!

[@ryanodneal7001]

Good work

[@RiggsGarage]

Thanks Ryan!

[@matthewsmith5109]

Back your pressure down to 27. Compressor will hold longer & no fish eyes

[@RiggsGarage]

Thanks 🙏

[@stevenmchenry9276]

Awesome

[@LoveFamilyLife]

Very cool

[@RiggsGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@drdjh2003]

did it even take half a quart to paint all 4? I may have to do this to my scion XB.

[@RiggsGarage]

Hey! Had a bit less than half a quart left. I did multiple coats on both sides of the 4 wheels

[@westtexasdave2140]

Good video. Seems as if the wheels would have been easier painted standing up though.

[@RiggsGarage]

Yeah. Either way you kind of have to fight runs.

[@christianjones4691]

Great video. What primer do you use ?

[@RiggsGarage]

I don't think I primed these, I'm on year two and they still look pretty darn good!

[@jameskim62]

NICE JOB !!!! You are a painter ?????

[@RiggsGarage]

Thank you, this is my first time with a gun, so definitely not a painter 🤣

[@ice9982]

Hey what’s the dry time between coats?

[@RiggsGarage]

5 minutes or so, maybe up to 10. But it flashed to a pretty decent state to recoat it without runs pretty quickly the way I mixed this

[@ice9982]

Ya I followed your mix but used a lvlp gun came out really good

[@RyanWard-wu5rn]

What psi did you spray

[@RiggsGarage]

I think I say about 7 minutes in

[@RiggsGarage]

Thanks for watching!