Thread: What paint for IIA steel wheels?

Originally Posted by Brisso57

I'm intending to have some rusty SIIA steel wheels abrasive blasted.
1: What type of paint is best suited to the application?
2: What is the most durable?
3: Is plain white the correct colour?

cheers

Doug

1: Depends on what you want. Originally they were the same type of paint as the rest of the vehicle, so for originality you would do the same. Powder coating is good but expensive, dip galvanising, and probably no more expensive.

2: Dip Galvanising

3: No. Depending on model and vintage the "correct" colour is either body colour or bronze green or limestone from memory. Plain white was never a standard colour for either body or wheels.

John

Originally Posted by JDNSW

2: Dip Galvanising

What John said. I have done 3 sets so far - galvanising is definitely the best option. You can still paint the outside over the top if you want the correct colour (use etch primer first).

Originally Posted by JDNSW

3: No. Depending on model and vintage the "correct" colour is either body colour or bronze green or limestone from memory. Plain white was never a standard colour for either body or wheels.

John

"Limestone"?
Can anyone give me a link to a LR colour chart?

Thanks

Doug

Originally Posted by Brisso57

"Limestone"?
Can anyone give me a link to a LR colour chart?

Thanks

Doug

No colour chart, but this is limestone:

Howdy Doug , This thread might help you out
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/series-2-2...2a-colors.html