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tcesar888 03-18-2008 12:55 PM

RSR Wheel Finish - Nagging Question!
 
Hello!


Man, I love these wheels! My question is; how can I achieve this flat chrome'ish finish on my wheels. Is it paint? Power-coat? I want to make mine to look just like these...(see below).

Thanks so much!

Tom

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1205873594.jpg

felix_browne 03-18-2008 01:04 PM

huge amounts of info on this. search for economy rsr finish or scotch brite or bob tilton and you should find what you want to know.
cheers,
felix

WPOZZZ 03-18-2008 01:04 PM

Tom - I had Corvette Center clear coat my wheels and they messed up on it. To get the paint correct, they need to get some special paint from House of Kolor. Some people have used "dull Aluminum" paint.

RichMink76 03-18-2008 02:45 PM

If you want them to look just like that, send them to Harvey Weidman.


Rich

911pcars 03-18-2008 03:01 PM

They can do wonderous things with powder coat. It's durable and comes in an assortment of colors and finishes, even chrome-like w/o the molecular effects of real chrome on aluminum.

However, one famous wheel designer/manufacturer, Mr. Jongblad of Jongblad Wheels (sp), in a recent article in Victory Lane magazine, which specializes in vintage racing, cautions that the powder coating thickness can mask incipient cracks which would be more easily observed with a thinner coating like spray paint.

My $.02
Sherwood


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