[TR] Wire Wheel Paint: one last question

[glemon at neb.rr.com]

Over the years I have painted a few sets of wire wheels with Rust Oleum paint.  Their rusty metal primer followed by topcoat, I think the color is called "Aluminum" If you are a stickler for originality it is brighter OEM.

Some of the wheels started out pretty nasty, did not rust through or have chip or flake issues.

Greg Lemon
TR250

---- TERRY SMITH <terryrs at comcast.net> wrote: 
> All right.  I've done the research on the Triumph Experience website and elsewhere, including a post from myself in 2009 and another from 2006!  Gadfrey.  What I'm after this time is a bit more chip resistance.
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> Powder Coating researches to be $250 or more. Too expensive for me.
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> In terms of color, looks like Argent Silver is the color for wire wheels.  I'll be sandblasting, then applying phosphoric acid over all to ensure treating any trouble spots, then priming and color painting with rattle cans, then top coating with clear coat.
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> Am looking all over for reviews of the best rattle can paint.  Several complaints that Duplicolor runs or is too rough a finish, with the sweet spot holding the can from the wheel very difficult to attain.  Amazon very slightly shows preference for VHT Ford Argent Silver, but I can't find a comparison that includes Eastwood Ralley Wheel Paint.
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> Anybody experience Eastwood wheel paint's resistance to chipping relative to competitors?
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> As ever, thank you, everyone.
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> Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
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> New Hamsphire