wheel colour and paint

Post by **steve4063** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:48 am

my traveller is trafalger blue. what colour should the wheels be.
i have the hub caps for it but he wheels are quite rough,

i'm going to wire brush them with my angle grinder and then spray them up whats the best paint to use.

i'd prefer to use celly or a normal can out of a shop i don't like and have never used 2 pack and wouldn't know how to use it either.

also i'm picking up another traveller which is a grey colour what colour is this????????

thanks

Post by **Onne** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:52 am

What year are they?

Post by **steve4063** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:05 am

the trafalger blue is 1970 and the other one is roughly the same age i think its a G reg

Post by **Onne** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:13 am

1970 and 1969 then

ok:
Dark Silver for both

Post by **steve4063** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:33 am

and whats the best type of paint to use can i can normal paint or has it got to be special hard type

Post by **Onne** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:50 am

They shouldn't flex, so any normal paint you can buy from the shops really.

Make sure they are very clean though before you start, and primer first

Post by **steve4063** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:57 am

ok thanks for that.

i don't suppose you or anyone knows of the paint colour code from prob somewhere like halfords

thanks again

Post by **Dominic** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:12 pm

I have just had the first of my wheels sand blasted and powder coated for the princely sum of £22. The colour is a close match to the original Old English White. It looks as new! It was a trader local to me near Blackpool, so if anyone wants details, please PM me.

Post by **Willie** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:45 pm

From June 1970 on the Travellers only, the wheels were painted in
Light Silver as opposed to Dark Silver.

Post by **dillon** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:29 pm

Hi there, I have a 1959 Morris Minor Ute with a wooden deck, I see alot of Morris' have painted wheels and they look really nice, My truck doesn't have any paint on the wheels but should it? And what colour do you guys suggest? Cheers

Post by **Peetee** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:01 pm

You'll find a lot of info on here:

http://potteries.mmoc.org.uk/Identify.htm

Post by **UOGMoggie** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:18 pm

Just for future reference - is there anyone in the Coventry area that does sand blasting and coating?

My Trav was first registered 11/06/1970 - so should the wheels be dark silver or light? (for the last 15-20 years they have been white!)

Post by **Kevin** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:46 am

i don't suppose you or anyone knows of the paint colour code from prob somewhere like halfords

Dont know about the silver but Rover Arum White is the same as Old English White and many owners prefer it to the silver on the later cars.

Post by **aupickup** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:53 am

gpo and po vans are easy, thay are black