You got ripped off - should be $1/can. On 12/18/06, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I go to the dollar store and buy the paint that is $2 a can. One can will do several sets of wheels. Looks great. Dimitri Seretakis wrote: > I helped a friend paint his alloys on a 560SEC with > the Griots stuff. The paint yellowed after just a few > months. Could be that he uses those brake dust > shields that cause the wheels to heat up. I actually > remembered hearing that the Griot's stuff was good. > > Anyway, my own personal experience dates back to a > 1980 450SEL whose wheels I painted for my parents back > in 1989. > I was a high school student at the time. I used > Dupont > acrylic lacquer primer, silver and clearcoat. I > sprayed the stuff with one of those Preval sprayers. I > stripped the wheels with chemical stripper. Sanded > between coats. They came out beautiful. They lasted > 13 years with the finish in great condition except for > your usual scrapes and chips along the edge of the > wheel from curb and wheel mounting damage. The car > was then totaled when it caught fire as my brother was > driving it in the heat of the summer with leaking > tranny fluid coating the catalytic convertor. The car > had 330,000 miles on the clock with no engine rebuild. > Dimitri. > >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "John Peterson" >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "Mercedes Discussion List" >><Mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 6:54 AM >>Subject: [MBZ] Wheel Paint >> >> >> >>>Those are good prices- I did all 4 wheels this >> >>year, prep is key as with >> >>>any paint job. Light coats of the paint, sanding >> >>slightly with 400 >> >>>between. Then the lacquer, 4 coats and sand >> >>before the last one. I >> >>>think they turned out perfect- hard pressed to see >> >>the difference from >> >>>factory. >>> >>>Durability is unknown at this point, they have >> >>lasted 6 mo so far. >> >>>John Peterson >>>1991 300D 2.5 79k >>>Wurth Wheels >> >> >>_______________________________________ >>http://www.okiebenz.com >>For new parts see official list sponsor: >>http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, (2x) 84 190D 2.2, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.striplin.net _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
