Sacriledge?

[Bob Holmes]

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I want to paint a set of SVO stock wheels this color, any hints on where I can find champagne gold paint? I know...I'll start "googling."

[MikeFleming]

That's a nice red.

[notacarlo]

Pina rosso I believe. "Hot red". Contact Stuart Singer in Dallas. Stuarts Paint and Body. He restores old prancing horses and did a Dino race car with that color wheel. He will be able to point you in the right direction. Tell him Dan from Boardwalk said hi :)

[Bob Holmes]

Which brings me to another question, is wheel paint any different from regular car paint?

[baltimucho]

Which brings me to another question, is wheel paint any different from regular car paint?

I don't know about "wheel" paint, but there are a lot of people having great success with the Plastic-Dip paint on wheels. They have also recently released a metallic series of colors especially for wheels.


http://youtu.be/U32It5-muSc

https://www.dipyourcar.com/True-Metallic-Wheel-Kit.html

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[MikeFleming]

Ideally you want a much more durable paint for wheels as they can see the harshest wheel/brake cleaning stuff which may damage "normal" paints.

[Bob Holmes]

I've also seen the dip hammered by the heat generated at the track. Its a convenient choice for the street, but not a great choice if you track your vehicle.

[dagenham]

Why not check into getting them powder coated. There has to be a color that is a good match.

[TheSVOTrust]

can you powder coat aluminum???

[brsvo]

They powder coat valve covers don't they?

[stockman1]

can you powder coat aluminum???i believe that as long as the metal can carry an electrical chargre it can be coated, and aluminum conducts.

[MikeFleming]

can you powder coat aluminum??? Yes, but ...

Most PC materials need to be baked in the 350-450 F range. This will definitely damage forged, heat-treated aluminum alloys, depending on the alloy and heat treatment. Probably not damage most cast alloys and ones that are not post-casting heat treated.

So it depends. And there aren't many forged Mustang wheels around - the ones that are, usually are very pricey.

[Meotchh]

can you powder coat aluminum???
If you want to, one can also PC plastic. Maybe Pat can chime in regarding WORCO Powder Coating (Pisano Brothers) in LBC powder coating office chair parts because a client said they couldn't.

[Patrick]

That gold was available in "rattle can".

[stockman1]

Yes, but ...

Most PC materials need to be baked in the 350-450 F range. This will definitely damage forged, heat-treated aluminum alloys, depending on the alloy and heat treatment. Probably not damage most cast alloys and ones that are not post-casting heat treated.

So it depends. And there aren't many forged Mustang wheels around - the ones that are, usually are very pricey.


That gold was available in "rattle can".mike and pat have a point, if you are going to bake the wheels it must be low temp for a short period. Otherwise you reduce strength. There are hi-tech methods like infrared and laser. I would agree with pat rattle can is safest unless you find an expert. If you live in Cali find a vendor for aircraft manufacturers that know aluminum they will guide you. Probably long beach to el Segundo there should be many?

[in2fords]

I hear that pc'ing rims is bad cause the temps but I would be interested to see what kinds of temps they get to with hard braking on a track? its something I never considered before.
I "think" I pre baked my valve cover at 475 for 15 minutes to get out the grease then at 375-400 for 20 minutes to make the wrinkle black get its texture, been a while though and I could be off, for some reason 45 minutes sticks in my head also?
Anyway, the reason I wouldn't pc rims is it would hide any cracks, most rattle can paint would show them better.

[MikeFleming]

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1. Cam cover is cast aluminum, not a strong heat-treated alloy.

2. Cam cover is not a structural part that your life may depend on.