Griots Garage has a IIRC $50 package that will finish four wheels.
You are supplies a cleaner, some instructions, a can of primer, two
cans of color, and two cans of clear. I am very happy with the
outcome I got, but you really need to do exceedingly good prep.
If you are able to hit your local rattle can shop, that formula of
primer, color and coat will serve you fine. Some cans are even
labeled wheel paint and come in a close enough grey. Where you will
really see issues is with the stupid lug bolt heads and the caps. Go
all out on prep there.
If you get lucky and have a spare wheel in the trunk that has never
seen the road, use that as a reference point. I pick one up at PnP
and was able to go to Home Depot and sourced some rattle cans for the
after-market pseudo bundts I refurbed.
clay
On May 22, 2007, at 9:09 AM, Mike Canfield wrote:
Heck, I could do them painted for less than $100........I better
hit the
pick and pull......What would be the proper paint to use? I mean,
to be
correct for a restoration......
Mike
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From: "LarryT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] no accounting for taste...Restoring Bundts
I believe they;re available for around $100-$130 in many places -
but tha
might be exch at some places. and those are painted - chromed
ones (yuck)
and around $180.
If you sell them fr $100 that;s probably a good price - make sure
you have
some profit built in. Many suggest 30% or so -
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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From: "Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] no accounting for taste...Restoring Bundts
So, What is the finish on the Bundts? Is it paint or
powdercoating? A
friend of mine has a whole stack of them I was wondering about
restoring
and
reselling. I have podercoating equipment and a bead blast setup
available
to use.
Done right, looking new, would they be worth $100 each,
outright, with
no
core charge, to anyone? I've been thinking of buying the
equipment for
myself but haven't been sure if I could make it pay for itself.
Mike
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From: "Redghost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] no accounting for taste...
I spent a few minutes with them today. Does not seem to be bubbles
from behind, as there is no great dimensionality that goes to
depth.
It is surface schmutz that rubs off with elbow grease. At least
the
one bit I worked on.
On May 20, 2007, at 9:20 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
YEP, you can send your scruffy bundts to Performance Products
and get
a set of shiny wheels back. Something like $400 for the pleasure
They will not accept chromed wheels as cores.
Your 'pitting' looked an awful lot like bubbling from behind.
That, I've seen.
-- Jim
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1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
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