My local powdercoating shop will sand blast my wire wheels and powdercoat
them for $30 each. It would seem as though disk wheels should be cheaper.
And because there are no pesky spokes to adjust, there shouldn't be any
problem with powdercoating vs painting. Nice hard wearing surface as well.
Doug
-----Original Message-----
From: miker15@juno.com [SMTP:miker15@juno.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 1998 10:49 AM
To: rzc4@cdc.gov
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Disk Wheels - MGA
On Thu, 22 Jan 1998 13:16:45 -0500 "Cordell, Ralph PhD" <rzc4@cdc.gov>
writes:
>I've got a new set of tires ordered for my '59 MGA 1500 and want to
>restore the wheels before having them mounted. These are the disk
>type
>- not wires. There is a place here in town that will redo them for
>$400
>for 5 (count the spare). When I asked just what I was getting - the
>fellow was rather obtuse. Atlanta Import will do them for $75 per
>wheel. My local radiator shop will hot tank and sand blast them for
>$15
>apiece. I repaint. A good part of these wheels will be covered by
>hubcaps.
>
>It sort of seems like a no-brainer (for $300+ they get dirty vs I get
>dirty) but have any of you had experience refinishing wheels and am I
>missing something here? I've also got a gallon can of stripeze and a
>bag of coarse steel wool pads (I'm sort of tired of the skin on my
>hands
>anyway). What sort of paint should I use if I do it myself? Are
>there
>any tricks/pitfalls I need to be aware of? It all seems pretty
>straightforward but I've a long history of being torpedoed by things
>that seemed straightforward. Hints/suggestions will be appreciated.
>
>
>ralph cordell
Ralph. I think youre fairly safe with this one, it really IS
straightforward
(this would not be the case if they were wires - but they aint)
Rather than use the stripeze however i would recommend the
hot tank and sandblast - the sand is REALLY necessary to get the
paint (which by the time youve stripezed it is a gooey mess) out of the
crevices, especially if there is a joint in the wheel which as i recall
A wheels do have. and dont forget, wheels have two sides and
many many undulations. - betya they'd do all 5 for a monkey!
As to paint, Eastwood make excellent wheel paint but it is quite
pricey, last time i did some rostyles i just picked up a couple of
cans at the local auto-parts store - it was the right colour and is
still fine after 2 years and 8-9000 miles
mike robson
69 roadster
70 BGT
72 roadster
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