Idid just that before mountig the Agilis tires. Hand sanded the wheels ,mostly down to the primer and then used a wheel-specific paint and a couple coats of clear coat. i think that was a mistake, Overthe years the paint has held u[p marvelously, but the wheel color has yellowed some, llikely the clear coat, but not sure. DM&FS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Nichols" <msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 10:18 AM Subject: Painting of steel silver OEM wheels???
> Hello from Atlanta, Ga. Has anyone prepped and then silver repainted the > Vanagon OEM steel wheels? Before new tires are installed, I would like to > spruce up one of our '81's with nice original looking silver repainted > wheels. Do they need to be completely sand blasted and professionally > repainted? Is this prepping something I can do "at home, in my spare > time..." ? Most important, will the silver finish last and resist scratches > like the original? IT! > > Regards, > > Mike Nichols > 2--'81's |
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