first attempt at spraying

Hello, long time not write... well the bikes coming on slowy, i 've built the blast cabinet and have been blsting till my hands hurt from the constant barrage of grit.
I'll upload the pic of the before and after blasting pics when i find my spare (kept safely, but forgotten where it is , memory card.

Have been trying my hand at spraying the createx auto-air colors on the rear wheel, with some success.






For the those who are interested, the wheels and hub where sandblasted with aluminium oxide, 2 coats of UPOL etch primer, 2 coats of auto air base sealer white. The wheel has 2 coats of fine aluminium case, one coat of high lite interference red, finished by 2 coats of Halfords rattle can clear. The hub has 2 coats of pearlised red, one coat of highlite red (as above) and 2 coats of the rattle can again.


Not to happy with the highlight interference red however, its either to subtle to see or it goes on too milky...check out the chain case below to see what I mean.


Also, there are a few rust spots (at the moment minute, but not for long) on the inner rim of the wheel. I blasted back to clean metal and primed with the etch primer, but obliviously this wasn't enough.

If anyone can suggest a decent etch prime / rust spray (not 2 pack please) I would be greatly appreciate it.