Thanks Rich, I'm going look in to powder coating now have you ever had any D wheels polished? Jamie d_rex_2002 wrote: > Jamie, > > I would highly recommend powder coating over painting OEM Delorean > wheels, as Steve mentioned. It is also important to note that the > wheels should be completely stripped, then "pre-baked" to insure > the impurities have been removed from all the bare and oxidized areas > of the wheels. When powder coating, make sure the entire wheel is > coated, leaving no bare areas for moisture to get under the coating. > > Epoxy painting is another option but has it's own drawbacks, such as > reduced durability on aluminum versus using the same epoxy on steel > and it can be extremely difficult to remove from narrow creases when > it does eventually need to be removed and redone. > > Later, > Rich W. > > --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "basfe25" <dmcman73@xxxx> wrote: > > I don't know what the original paint color was but I want to suggest > > that you powder coat them. Powder coating them will be more durable > > then paint and will not chip or crack as easily as paint would. > > > > Steve > > > > --- 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 > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxx > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/