# What happens if I forget to degrease wheels before painting?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-i-forget-to-degrease-wheels-before-painting/190700>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 18, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-i-forget-to-degrease-wheels-before-painting/190700 "2023-05-18T16:07:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![xleozxq\_185275](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ecccb3/32.png) [@xleozxq\_185275](https://community.cartalk.com/u/xleozxq_185275)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-i-forget-to-degrease-wheels-before-painting/190700/1 "2023-05-18T16:07:38Z")

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What happens if i forget to degrease wheels before painting?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-i-forget-to-degrease-wheels-before-painting/190700/2 "2023-05-18T16:25:05Z")

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I’m going to take a wild guess 😉 and state that the paint will not adhere very well or for very long.

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**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-i-forget-to-degrease-wheels-before-painting/190700/3 "2023-05-18T22:17:32Z")

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Just think of it as a practice run for when you get to do it again soon when the paint falls off…

You live and you learn, as long as you learn from your mistakes…

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-i-forget-to-degrease-wheels-before-painting/190700/4 "2023-05-18T23:42:47Z")

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Why are wheels greasy? I’d make a wild assumption wheels might be dirty prior to painting. You did clean them first? Preparation is 90% of any paint job.