[alfa] Re: Paint Code or Equivalent for 1974 Spider Wheels?

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@xxxxxx>]

Hi Mike:

I've always looked at the original paint on Turbina's as more of a 
white-wash than a paint.  It's very thin, and that odd, greenish tint is 
the primer showing through.  I've got an original never-mounted spare wheel 
in my '74 Spider's trunk, complete with an unused XAS tire, and by today's 
standards, the paint is terrible.  If you're looking for originality, find 
one of those places with a color matching computer, and have them custom 
mix some paint for you.  If you don't care about that, I like the silver 
wheel paint used on Euro cars like Porsche, BMW, Volvo, etc., and that is 
available at the car dealer's paint shops.  Griot's sells a nice wheel 
restoration kit, too.

http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?&SKU=20229

I've got a new "repro" set of Cromodora Daytona's on my '74 Spider, and 
their finish is equivalent to that on any new Euro car, which makes the car 
look much better, overall.

Regards,

Dean
Lutz, FL
'74 & '87 Spider Veloce's


At 04:24 PM 10/9/2003, you wrote:

> Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 10:06:12 -0700
> From: Mike Gallagher <mikebgallagher@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] Paint Code or Equivalent for 1974 Spider Wheels?
>
> Dear Alfitsi,
>
> Listening to the discussion on magnesium wheels prompts me to ask if anyone
> knows the correct wheel paint or something equivalent for a 1974 spider?
>
> I didn9t find the answer looking through the archives.  I could be I put in
> the wrong search criteria.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
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