--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Jamie Hamlin <jhamlin@xxxx> wrote: > Hello all, > > This weekend I striped the paint off my wheels and was thinking of > having > them polished but after stripping them I found allot of imperfections so > I'm > now thinking of just repainting them. Does anyone know the exact paint > color and number, I would like to go with something close to original > (maybe a little brighter) and base coat clear coat..... > > Thanks > Jamie Hamlin > Miami Fl. > Vin# 002606 Hi Jim Powdercoating is the official finish. You can't go wrong doing things the official way. I can't vouch for it, since I painted mine. They came out nice. I used a polyurethane finish by DuPont called IMRON. I don't have the stock number here, but the color was selected by bringing the wheel into the paint shop, comparing with samples, and the color match was very good. I painted all the wheels to maintain consistency of color. I would recommend that you do the same, but you probably need to do all four anyway. IMRON is very good, as it tends to stay flexible over time, and sticks to things absurdly well, in my opinion. (Anecdote: I once mixed a batch in a glass measuring cup. The paint stuck to the glass so well, that as the leftover stuff in the cup cured, it put enough tension on the container to make it implode into hundreds of pieces! I was very impressed that it could stick so well to glass. I use plastic cups for mixing now.) IMRON is not for use without good breathing equipment. In addition to all the usual nerve-liver-and kidney damaging hydrocarbons, in contains isocyanates, which are extremely toxic in even small amounts, and capable of causing severe allergic reactions. I only recommend this paint, or any other polyurethane automotive finish if you have positive-pressure-ventilation breathing equipment, or want to take the wheels to a body shop to have them do it, and tell them what paint to use. If you do use IMRON, clean the surface thoroughly, and let the wheels cure a week before using them. Good luck Rick. 11472