RE: Turbina Refinishing

["TJ Noto" <tj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My experience is that repainting wheels can be a tricky and or costly
endeavor, depending (as Sid mentions) on the results desired.  I have
some Alpinas I'm trying to restore for my CS and stripping them has been
a painstaking process.  A local Wheel restoration shop gets about $700
to strip and paint four wheels!  This does include a two-tone scheme as
original for Alpinas (center is black) but still, it's very costly.

Due to the shape, the nooks and crannies, and the need for special tips
to make paint flow to the right places without over flowing, the costs
tend to be very high.

Regards,
TJ

TJ Noto		AFM #134  	Cowpoke Racing-"Friends in Slow Places"
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95 Ducati 916 Strada
96 Ducati Monster 900 (Chela's)
61 Ducati Falcone 80			
70 Norton Commando Fastback	
73 BMW 3.0 CS ("deviated from museum reliquary standard"-Perez)
97 BMW Z3 (Chela's)
77 Mercedes 280C (Mimosa)
67 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce	
00 Ford F150 Supercab		
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> -----Original Message-----
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Of
> tarpon67
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 5:42 AM
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> Cc: genericwood@domain.elided
> Subject: Re: Turbina Refinishing
> 
> Erik,
> 
> Restoring Turbinas depends upon the results that you want. If you
> are going for concours, have them professionally done. If your car
> is going to be a nice driver, the Griots kit produces great
> results. How great, is a result of your skill as a painter and how
> much time you are willing to put into the prep.
> 
> Before I started, I pressure washed the wheels several times and
> then used paint prep to get them as clean as possible. It is my
> understanding that the Tubinas have a high magnesium content so I
> was advised not to strip them. Mine had been previously painted
> (by a PO over the factory finish) which was easily removed by
> light bead blasting. Filler and wet/dry sanding can remove some or
> most of the pitting and defects (this is the point where you
> decide how nice you want them). The Griots kit does the rest (more
> paint prep, primer, paint, clear coat).
> 
> Regards,
> Sid
> Houston
> 86 Spider Veloce
> 74 GTV 2000
> 
> 
> 
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