# project: orange wheels for my audi **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 13, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347 "2011-11-13T15:16:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/41 "2011-11-15T06:33:30Z")
My mom’s Hyundai came factory with orange wheels… On white it should look ok. Hunter safety orange, I’d drive with this hat on 24/7. ![http://www.e4hats.com/zoom_img/_1285678053.jpg](http://www.e4hats.com/zoom_img/_1285678053.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/42 "2011-11-15T07:33:10Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > There better be an orange colored update in here this morning!! It rained yesterday so I didn’t paint due to the humidity. I plan to shoot them Wednesday weather permitting. I’m also thinking of grabbing some aircraft remover and stripping the faces completely, so that might slow me down. ---------- Post added at 10:33 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:24 AM ---------- > [@captain morgan](#): > > not to sure about the orange but those are definitely not s4 replicas, s4 avus wheels are 6 spoke I didn’t say they were good replicas 😃 ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/43 "2011-11-15T08:16:39Z")
I know you’re trying to keep it cheap, but I have had bad luck with clear coat in a spray can even in applications significantly less demanding than a wheel… Buy some 2 part clear and put it on with an HVLP gun and actually have it look nice for longer than a week. ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/44 "2011-11-15T08:19:10Z")
> [@ItsOver](#): > > +1. All the fggts here hated my pink wheels, though. \<3 That’s because they sucked. That was the best day ever for that car when Mark got rid of that garbage. On a side-note I am interesting to see how this project comes out. ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/45 "2011-11-15T09:05:46Z")
filler shouldnt be necessary for sad scratches. a good filler primer will hide 150grit ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/46 "2011-11-15T09:31:20Z")
> [@newman](#): > > I know you’re trying to keep it cheap, but I have had bad luck with clear coat in a spray can even in applications significantly less demanding than a wheel… what happened to the clear? did it fail to bond? ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/47 "2011-11-15T09:40:46Z")
> [@dirtye30](#): > > filler shouldnt be necessary for sad scratches. a good filler primer will hide 150grit +1. ive shot high build primer over body work that i only took to 120grit and after letting it sit and sanding for basecoat, you couldnt even see anything. turned out great and still looks good a few years later. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/48 "2011-11-20T09:25:09Z")
update time. I decided to back up and strip the wheel with aircraft stripper which turned out to be the worst idea ever, I basically ruined the wheels. You simply can’t use this stuff below 70 degrees out. I had my garage in the low 60s and it just wouldn’t strip the paint. It just made a rubbery mess even after trying 2-3 times. The weather is getting too cold so had to give up and make sure I could spray today so I spent yesterday using a paint removing wheel on a drill and stripped the wheels down as best I could. I then sanded and primed and sanded. here they are at the worst: ![http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/IMG_2161.JPG?m=1321808997](http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/IMG_2161.JPG?m=1321808997) after priming and sanding some more: ![http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/IMG_2164.JPG?m=1321808997](http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/IMG_2164.JPG?m=1321808997) ![http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/IMG_2163.JPG?m=1321809004](http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/IMG_2163.JPG?m=1321809004) and here we go with some paint (I’ll be putting down a few more coats) and then the satin clear. ![http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/IMG_2170.JPG?m=1321808994](http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/IMG_2170.JPG?m=1321808994) good enough, but sadly I’m disappointed with myself. ---
**Author:** ![donkeyballs69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@donkeyballs69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/donkeyballs69)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/49 "2011-11-20T10:18:55Z")
Heat gun does wonders with stripper and i found it easier and faster to rinse the old paint off with a hose or pressure washer. On a side note the fumes get pretty bad when you put heat on it lol. Oh and from the pics it looks good!:tup: ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/50 "2011-11-20T19:21:26Z")
They look good in the pics. Why the disappointment? ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/51 "2011-11-20T19:31:16Z")
:word: ??? ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/52 "2011-11-20T21:09:00Z")
i ran the exact same color last winter :tup: ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 4:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/53 "2011-11-21T04:49:08Z")
Can’t wait to see them on the car, white and orange should really pop! ---
**Author:** ![turbod\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbod_ss/32/5352_2.png) [@turbod\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbod_ss)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/54 "2011-11-21T05:26:47Z")
looking good. should look nice on the car. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/55 "2011-11-21T06:05:44Z")
after looking at them again today with the satin clear I like them a bit more. I guess I’m beating myself up because I put 20 hours into these and they would have looked better if I only did 4-5. ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/56 "2011-11-21T06:09:45Z")
Live and learn, live and learn. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/57 "2011-11-21T06:11:27Z")
Live and learn. There are many projects I’ve spent entirely too long on. In for pictures on the car! ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/58 "2011-11-21T07:11:21Z")
Yeah, I tried stripping a fender chemically a few years back. I set it outside on saw horses and let the stripper go to work… but it just turned the paint (like three layers of it, plus filler) into a big pile of gooey snot. I used a pressure washer and a 15-degree nozzle to chisel it off, but it took hours of spraying and reapplying to get it clean. End result looks good though. I think those’ll look pretty sharp on the car. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/59 "2011-11-30T10:40:06Z")
Lifeline tires in Rochester hooked me up with great work at a great price. Check them out if you’re local. and here is my quick driveway photoshoot, I think they look great. ![http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/orange-back.jpg?m=1322678028](http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/orange-back.jpg?m=1322678028) ![http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/orange-side.jpg?m=1322678031](http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/orange-side.jpg?m=1322678031) ![http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/orange-front3.jpg?m=1322678035](http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/orange-front3.jpg?m=1322678035) ![http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/orange-side2.jpg?m=1322678035](http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/orange-side2.jpg?m=1322678035) ![http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/orange-close.jpg?m=1322678041](http://www.aaronbluestone.com/bluepics/var/resizes/audiwheels/orange-close.jpg?m=1322678041) ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-orange-wheels-for-my-audi/218347/60 "2011-11-30T10:44:02Z")
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