Silver Wheel Paint Source?

[MarkB]

Howdy,

I'm needing to repaint my steel wheels, and was wondering if anyone has a line on where to get a proper silver color for the wheels. I'm just using a rattle can, so that would be prefered.

Thanks,

Mark

[cj]

Wurth makes a nice silver wheel paint. Al at Parts Heaven in Hayward, CA usually stocks it.

[MarkB]

Thanks CJ, Hayward is close by.

[vinceinIL]

Krylon Dull Aluminum works real good as well and is cheap...

vince

[MarkC]

If you go with Krylon Dull Aluminum you may have to order it. I just did a search of about 10 stores local to me (Lowe's, Home Depot, Walmart, etc.) and nobody had it in stock.

I ended up ordering it through a Sherwin-Williams store.

[manuz1]

hello,

you can go on http://www.glasurit.com/

they give the right color wheel for BMW

color->search for a formula

A+

[manuz1]

hello,

you can go on http://www.glasurit.com/

they give the right color wheel for BMW

color->search for a formula

[JLENHAM]

I just repainted my 02 wheels with Krylon Dull Aluminum, my Wal-Mart had it. One issue, my cans say "interior" on them. My daughter noticed that (...after I had sprayed the wheels of course.) However, I also coated them several times with a matte clear finish (interior/exterior.) This tones down the Aluminum to what seems to be a pretty correct finish. So far so good, been driving it daily for about two weeks...

[Mike Self]

(also Krylon) on my steel wheels is about 9 years old and still looks nice. It lasted almost 15 on my factory alloys with some clear coat over it, and is nearly identical to a never-used factory alloy that I have.

Admittedly these two cars aren't driven on salted roads in the winter, but they are daily drivers the rest of the year.

mike

[MarkB]

Thanks for the additional Krylon tips. That Wurth paint is $20 per can, that cost is definatley worth it for nice BMW alloys, For my steelies I'll be searching for the Krylon.

Best,

Mark