All the spray paint I have tried that is meant to be for alloy wheels, is much to dark. Does anyone know if I can get the original colour (for Stilo multijet/Abarth) wheels? Or maybe a light colour silver of standard car paint that matches? XXX
Alloy wheel spray paint
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Alloy wheel spray paint
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong Wimmer, but I think with Alloys it's different type of paint? Powder-Coated paint sprayed on then baked in a special oven at the factory for a time where the paint then expands and sets then left to cool, washing Machines go through a similar process when they're painted.
It may be a case of getting a wheel refurb from a specialist firm (usually £35 a wheel here where I am) orrrrr if they're basic steelies underlying then even though they are a darker silver it wouldn't make to much of a difference to your casual observer, but then you'd have to respray the whole set in that case. Ask your local Fiat dealer too about the wheels and see if they can shed some more light on your issue, maybe they have the paint you need?
Hope that helps
It may be a case of getting a wheel refurb from a specialist firm (usually £35 a wheel here where I am) orrrrr if they're basic steelies underlying then even though they are a darker silver it wouldn't make to much of a difference to your casual observer, but then you'd have to respray the whole set in that case. Ask your local Fiat dealer too about the wheels and see if they can shed some more light on your issue, maybe they have the paint you need?
Hope that helps
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Depending on the severity of damage to the rim, I thought the normal process was to take the wheel from the car, take the tyre off, sand/shot blast them to remove corrosion, a chemical dip to remove paint & dirt, a rinse to remove the dip and last of the dirt, filling of gauges, sanding, priming, powder painting & then being baked in an oven, lacquering, putting the tyre on & rebalancing.
This is assuming that the wheels aren't cracked or have their structure damaged someway. Otherwise there's more to do...maybe even have to write the wheel off.
The powder painting & baking is really the key to the finish. The cooking process breaks it down to give it an even finish that would be much harder to achieve with an aerosol style paint.
There are places that do aerosol spray kits for about £20, but I can't vouch for the colours.
It sounds like you've tried a couple already & not been happy with the results. For the money, I'd consider letting a local refurb company step in and do the job.
This is assuming that the wheels aren't cracked or have their structure damaged someway. Otherwise there's more to do...maybe even have to write the wheel off.
The powder painting & baking is really the key to the finish. The cooking process breaks it down to give it an even finish that would be much harder to achieve with an aerosol style paint.
There are places that do aerosol spray kits for about £20, but I can't vouch for the colours.
It sounds like you've tried a couple already & not been happy with the results. For the money, I'd consider letting a local refurb company step in and do the job.
