Slimy38
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| posted on 4/6/18 at 06:35 PM |
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Paint for steel wheels
We've just bought a 63 plate Mazda 2 to be the school run shopping trolley. It's in good condition, apart from the rear wheels. I can only
assume that they've got wet and the drum brakes have never got them warm enough to dry, there's basically light patches of surface rust in
the gaps between the wheel cover.
Because she-who-must-be-obeyed wants her car all nice and pretty, I was going to clean up the rust then give them a light dusting. But a light dusting
of what? It's not a gloss paint, it's more of a matte black. Is there a particular brand or type of paint that would be a good match?
I'd prefer not to paint all four if possible.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 5/6/18 at 07:01 AM |
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satin black is probably what your looking for
you can even get specific ones for wheels like this:
https://www.frost.co.uk/eastwood-wheel-paint-aerosol-340ml.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw6djYBRB8EiwAoAF6odLveGETWwUSQKIJWpPbvtDFJOMH_mL4-7xAYDvGM8a_onD43au6_BoC
DrMQAvD_BwE
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 5/6/18 at 11:27 AM |
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may seem expensive but isn't, hot dip galvanise is the best option by a long way and is a lot cheaper than power coat
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Slimy38
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| posted on 5/6/18 at 05:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
satin black is probably what your looking for
you can even get specific ones for wheels like this:
https://www.frost.co.uk/eastwood-wheel-paint-aerosol-340ml.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw6djYBRB8EiwAoAF6odLveGETWwUSQKIJWpPbvtDFJOMH_mL4-7xAYDvGM8a_onD43au6_BoC
DrMQAvD_BwE
Perfect, that'll do nicely!!
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loggyboy
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| posted on 5/6/18 at 08:07 PM |
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Probably easier and not much dearer to get a set of used OE alloys.
Mistral Motorsport
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Slimy38
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| posted on 5/6/18 at 09:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
Probably easier and not much dearer to get a set of used OE alloys.
Yep, that's the next plan. She's mentioned the current tyres are really noisy and they're not exactly a known brand, so I'm
keeping an eye out for a set.
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nick205
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| posted on 6/6/18 at 07:46 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
Probably easier and not much dearer to get a set of used OE alloys.
That'd be my plan for it.
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