Aftermarket wheels are powder coated but factory
OE wheels and some "expensive" brands like BBS
are painted with the same paint as used on cars.
DuPont have a nice "Wheel silver" to be used with
clearcoat.
Thomas
datsunmike wrote:
> Powder coat them like the factories do now. You can get a matte finish.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Tomet9@aol.com>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Cc: <Tomet9@aol.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 4:09 PM
> Subject: Re: Refinish/Sealer coat for wheels
>
> > Hi listers,
> >
> > I thought I'd take an old set of wheels and restore them just for the
> > heck of it and I need some advice These are machined aluminum wheels that
> > came from the factory with some clearcoat to give that brushed aluminum
> look.
> > Moisture over the years has slowly worked its way under the clear coat and
> > they're looking bad. I have no trouble getting that old clear coat off
> with
> > paint remover but my question is what can I spray over the finished
> aluminum
> > to give that dull look. I noticed that the clear coat I'm removing is not
> > really clear but transluescent. Removing the sealer/clearcoat actually
> brings
> > out the original chrome like finish that I don't want. Does any one know
> of a
> > spray that gives it that hazy finish but still retains that shiney look?
> Can
> > anyone make sense out of this?
> >
> > Tom Prather 69/2.0
> >
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