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Before any.... I searched, only thing I found was touch up paint. If you don't have anythng useful to post, don't waste your time..


Now then,

when I picked up the current SVT, the previous owner included a set of EO's, one of which is painted black, the other 3 have over-spray on them. My question is, what type of paint should I use to paint them? I might as well go black on all of them. Do I need to strip them first? Any helpful discussion is greatly appreciated, thanks
Moose

I was thinking about doing this to my e1's as they are in pretty bad shape from the previous owner..anyways I could use some help too.

You should be able to find the paint match from any autobody paint supply store. The paint used on wheels is essentually the same as the paint used to paint the body. It is just a matter of matching the color, and if necessary could be matched by computer.

An alternative is that Griot's Garage carries an aerosol can of silter wheel paint. It is probably more closely color matched to european cars but it may be more than close enough.

http://www.griotsgarage.com/index.jsp

what grit sandpaper will be needed?any primer?thanxsin advance.

These aren't the exact instructions, but should be helpful:

http://www.bettercarcare.com/articles.php?articleId=30

i would go wit powder coating. it would cost about $200. but i think the difference in durability from regular paint is well worth it.

Duplicolor makes a nice wheel paint I have seen some wheels with it and they look pretty good.
Wheel paint I think the graphite looks good. If you search the web I think you will find a lot of people use it and have had pretty good results.

Anybody have a picture of E0 wheels painted black on a black SVT? I've seen E1's and they look good, but never E0's.

yeah i would get them powdercoated......they look better and will last a lot longer without chiping.