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RE: Wheel paint
Bruce Giller asks:
> Is it worth it to get Eastwood's brand of paint for
> wheels or will Krylon do just as good as job??
I just refinished a set of MOMO Vega wheels and I think =
it is worth it to use the Eastwood paint. There paint is =
about $7US vs. $3 for Krylon. Considering the effort, why =
take a chance for $4? So unless you're in a hurry, I'd go =
with the Eastwood paint. =
I used Eastwood's silver, charcoal, and clear coat =
paints on the MOMOs. The wheels looked great after applying =
the silver and charcoal paints. I actually think the clear =
coat paint made the wheels look a bit shinier than I wanted, =
but I wanted to protect them, so I used it anyway. Even with =
the clear coat the wheels look very good. For a description =
of the refinishing process I used with pictures, see my article =
"Rich's Wheel Resto" at:
http://www.catenary.com/victor/isaluti
Select "Feature stories," and "Steering, suspension."
One thing Eastwood sells that is easy to make is an overspray =
shield. This prevents paint from staining the tire. (Obviously, =
if the tire is not mounted on the wheel this isn't a problem.)
I made an overspray shield from several thin aluminum strips to =
make a strip about 4" x 48" (assemble with masking tape). The ends =
of the 48" strip are then taped together to make a large cylinder that fi=
ts =
tightly around the rim of the wheel. So any overspray from painting =
the wheels ends up on the cylinder, rather than on the tire.
Good luck,
Rich
'87 Milano
'78 Spider
'67 Duetto
'66 Sprint GTV <- Catdaddy
Editor, i Saluti, St Louis AROC
Website: http://www.catenary.com/victor/isaluti
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