Re: wheels, durable finish

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

JLuk77@aol.com wrote:
> I was wondering what
> to look for in a finish?  I don't like chrome/polished aluminum very much for
> rocco's, I think the standard grey sort of finish you see on almost all OEM
> wheels is OK and it seems durable, but I was thinking about black too match
> the car would look cool, but I am not sure how tough it would be?  Any
> suggestions would be appreciated and any PICS of black cars with black wheels
> would be cool too 
> Josh Lukasik
> Black 88 16v 2.0

My '81 came with semi BBS looking mesh type rims. Since they were gold
and chipping to boot I got around to painting the inner portion black,
leaving the outer rim portion the original silver aluminum finish.

I used a spray on product call Plastic-Coat; the stuff you dip pliers in
to create an insulated handle.

It worked well but is a matte finish. That's OK with me but others may
want a shiny surface. Since this stuff proved so durable I thought it
might make a good undercoating for some top layers of say rustoleum
Bar-B-Q paint or something. Think flexible undercoating to avoid
chipping.

My car's not black but if done with an eye to 'Less is More' and
avoiding the tack on more stuff syndrome, then IMHO black on black will
go over well.

TBerk

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