Painting wheel?

[Mvallus]

Will be adding new leather to the wheel this winter, but noticed some chipping of the paint. Just curious if anyone has repainted their wheel? If so, what paint would you recommend? Or, maybe the best bet is to have it blasted and powder coated?

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[Vento Solare]

Matt,

I had the same thing and sanded the chipping areas, feathered the edges and sprayed with a passivating primer. Once that dried, I sprayed multiple coats of white epoxy refrigerator paint bought at Home Depot in a spray can. It has held up well and is much less expensive than having the wheel stripped and powder coated.

[carlbraden]

Matt,

6 months ago I removed my wheel, had it sand blasted, powder coated and then had a friend put on a new leather cover that I bought from the US.

The end result was great - advise was that powder coating was a better outcome to painting.

I will dig out a phto and post it for you.

Carl

[35601]

What was the cost?

[Mvallus]

Thanks for the tips. I was going to go Bill's route, but I received a quote from a powder coat company that has done work for me before (on the boom vang). For blasting and coat: about $150. So, I will definitely go this route. Removing old Comfort Grip was a challenge. Had to use a heat gun, several beers, and quite a bit of goof off. I will post a pic when all finished.

[JJeffries1]

Hello. Does anyone have information on where I can purchase the comfort wrap or other brand of wheel wrap for the 109 standard Edson wheel? Thank you!

[Vento Solare]

This from the Edson website.

ComfortGrip Leather Wheel Rim Cover - 42"-60" Dia. (Gray)

[Dan Corcoran]

I am working towards my winter project of recovering and potentially repainting my wheel.

1) The attached photo shows what is underneath my current cover. I am wonding if the gray soft material stays or is removed before putting on the deluxe wheel cover.

2) I am missing paint across 20% of the surface area of the wheel spokes. Wondering if I should sand that all off as part of this project.

Thank you
Dan

[Vento Solare]

Dan,

Remove all the leather and foam. You get new foam and leather with the kit. I sanded the chipping spots and sprayed an etching primer. Once that cured I used a spray can of white epoxy appliance paint.

Some pictures below when I did this task previously. The trick is to keep the leather wet so it stretches while you sew the seam.

[Dan Corcoran]

Thank you!

[Dan Corcoran]

Is this originally made with lead paint, or something else to be concerned of exposure when sanding?

[Vento Solare]

No - it was powder coated