Steel wheels and paint

[abarth69]

I took five rims in to the sand blaster to remove the rust and paint. Should I powder coat or just paint them when they come back.

Cheers

Mark

 

[tony barnhill]

I always paint.

 

[Steve_S]

Powder coat is illegal for OEM manufacturers because it hides cracks and other dangerous imperfections... or so I've been told. It's also hard to touch up properly.

 

[abarth69]

Tony

Paint with a rattle can?????

And what will give me that silver grey color??

Mark

 

[JPSmit]

Tony

Paint with a rattle can?????

And what will give me that silver grey color??

Mark

I'm happy with the duplicote from Canadian Tire - they have a silver wheel paint as well as clear coat. Nice metallic look to it

 

[Steve_S]

Moss sells a proper silver/grey spray. You can also buy Mercedes silver which is somewhat correct.

 

[aeronca65t]

I found that <span style="text-decoration: underline">Rustoleum Industrial Aluminum </span>(it's a flat, silver color...not shiny), works for me. It's in rattle cans at Home Depot, Loewes, etc.

You can sort of see my results on the wire wheels in ~This Picture~

I agree about the powder coating hiding any cracks or flaws. Not a good idea on wheels.

 

[bugimike]

I would suggest Awl-Grip two-part epoxy marine paint, especially for wheels! It comes in a nice metallic silver and is impervious to gas, solvents and even lacquer thinner and is tough as nails! With the correct catalyst it can be sprayed!

 

[abarth69]

Thanks Guys

Think I will go for the Rustoleum Industrial Aluminum paint.

Cheers

Mark

 

[tony barnhill]

Any good, strong silver paint after a good primer...finalized by a good clear coat.

 

[rotoflex]

The factory flat silver color on Spitfire & GT6 wheels was a Ford color called Argent, which is still available.