Yes, No...I don't know... I'm not a painter... at all. But through trial and error, and a lot of stripping and redoing, I actually learned a lot and it turned out perfect... eventually.

Thanks... I'll have to check it out. Looks cool.

 

Fifth what brand of paint and clear coat did you use to do this?
And also what shade of red was it called?
I switched my seats from pure red to black with red inserts and red stitching but the red is the same color.

I got a wheelskin cover that is red when I did this and I'm not liking it too much.
I may take it off and just do this part red like yours instead.

 

Rustoleum "Specialty" for plastic. The color is "Sunrise Red" which a perfect match for your OEM red door panels.

The first try, I used a clearcoat, but didn't like the smooth mirror finish, so striped it all off and redid it without a clearcoat. On the last coat of paint, I held the can like 5 feet above the spokes and let the paint just dust-cover for a textured finish.

It's been a month now and the paint is holding nice. It ain't goin' nowhere!

It turned out perfect. Couldn't be happier. Let me know how it works out for you.

 

Thanks!

Hey if you can would you post some close ups?
I'd like to see the textured finish you are speaking of!

 

Hold on a sec, let me get my camera...
I'll post a pic in the next 10 minutes.

 

Okay, here you go. Hard to get a good picture in the dark with a flash, but the pics are good enough for you to see it. High-gloss shows all the little imperfections too easily, that's why I stripped it off and redid it as a textured finish instead. Plus the light texture I put on, makes it blend with the leather well I think.

Wide first, then a Closeup:

 

Very nice job.
I'm surprised you got the texture to go on so evenly like that instead of splotching.
How long did you wait for it to dry before handling them and putting them on?

 

Really nice job! Really sets off the steering wheel and the whole interior.

 

Thanks, I like it too.

The paint dried about 40 minutes between coats. Only 2 coats of color.

Then I did the texture. That was done about 5 times with about 5 minutes between each. I put
the spokes on a piece of card board on the floor of my garage, then just kinda sprayed toward
them from about 3 to 5 feet above, letting the paint kinda "mist" down. This "mist" was nearly
dry before it even hit the spokes, so would rain down on the spokes like semi-wet dust.

I waited overnight before handling them. And I would suggest even longer since you have to push
on them pretty hard to put them back on. So, I'd say at least 12 hours before putting them back on
would be good.

Never did use any clearcoat, since I was thrilled with how it looked. When I realized how durable it
was and was not rubbing off, I put the project to rest and called it done.

 

The dust makes it blend very well with the leather, nice trick!

I think im going to go ahead and try this out.