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Re: Info wanted on painting aluminum wheels

To: MHKitchen@aol.com
Subject: Re: Info wanted on painting aluminum wheels
From: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 14:21:28 -0400
My understanding is you have to etch the wheels with a special primer (it's 
almost transparent) before you prime and paint.

Brian

At 11:21 AM 09/02/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>List:
>
>Does anyone have experience painting aluminum wheels?  I'm now stripping off
>a finish that someone did, but didn't stick (chipped off in chunks, and where
>it didn't flake off, it wrinkled badly).  Should I use standard primer?  Can
>I/should I use metal prep before the primer?  Any advice gladly accepted.
>
>Thanks,
>Myles H. Kitchen
>1965 Lotus Cortina Mk1 #128

Brian Evans
Director, Global Sales
UUNET, An MCI WorldCom Company


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