Wheel Re Enameling Provider Needed

[whyperion]

Any localish service to S W London that can clean all the old oil . rust . etc of my normal 1966 steel wheels.

If they are stripped and blasted back to metal should I prime undercoat and spray or put them in for stove enameling ?

I like mine finished one set in Silver and One in Chryslar Artic White ( looks a better white than any of the BMC whites )

Also tyre removal , Ok to try it at home - tyre levers etc.

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

Get them powder coated, they look swell and don't rust.

[chickenjohn]

Powder coat if you can afford it, or if cash is tight and the wheels cleaned to bare metal, then spray the rims with a couple of coats of etch primer followed by a few coats of cellulose old english white.

[chrisryder]

Possibly not much use to you down there. But there's a company in the centre of Birmingham that has done wheels for me. £20 a wheel if you take them in without tyres. Then they strip, make small repairs if necessary, powder coat and laquer.

[C6Dave]

Aerocoat are good and you could courier the wheels up. Without the tyres the rims aren't that heavy.

Aerocoat can even powder coat in a chrome finish http://www.aerocoat.net/index.htm

[whyperion]

Yes , I probably could mail wheels for about a fiver a pair. Cleaning them at home for painting is difficult around the rivet joints and at £20 each is probably cheaper than the time it would take me to do one !

Thanks for all the suggestions , will note and make a start when I have got the old wornout crossplys off the wheels under the car ( only had them for 30 years lying in the garage.

[moggiethouable]

I am quite fond of Hammerite,(made in England), they make a light cream smooth finish paint.
I applied it with a brush on top of a bit of emerying and plain old grey primer.
Cheap as chips but a nice finish for not too much effort, also not expensive.
Also regardless of the money spent, when fitting or removing chrome hub caps, I tend to chip small amounts off,which is frustrating if the owner has spent lots on the paint job.

[bmcecosse]

Hammerite is the work of the Devil....... Nothing wrong with Dulux Exterior Gloss for the job. Mix 50/50 while and magnolia to get Old English White. Powder coating will crack/flake off at the wheel nuts - and where tyre levers are used. Much over-rated process.....

[moggiethouable]

Hammerite is the work of the Devil....... Nothing wrong with Dulux Exterior Gloss for the job. Mix 50/50 while and magnolia to get Old English White. Powder coating will crack/flake off at the wheel nuts - and where tyre levers are used. Much over-rated process.....

Ah but I am backing Britain here BMC, they are building a whopping great new factory here in the North East just to provide moggie owners with the best quality paint available.
In addition to which I have used Hammerite since I was a young lad on boats trains and planes and wrought iron gates and found it rather splendid stuff,its also made in a very environmentally efficient manner.
I can therefore fully understand the devil wishing to be associated with it, but as it is made in Gods country a conflict may arise

[bmcecosse]

[ASL642]

I've wire brushed/sanded them, primed and sprayed with Halfords enamel (for white/cream goods/radiators).Large can Does the job (5 wheels) and so far has lasted through 3 winters without chipping.

[bmcecosse]

Exactly - anything more is a major waste of money!

[Tom and Maria]

I can second the gloss paint DIY approach. Just done mine and they look great.

Did several coats with increasing amounts of thinners to get an (almost) glassy finish. Use a good brush and the paint goes on beautifully.

Tom