Correct shade of silver/grey for the early, original wheels

[pmansson]

Has anybody got a means of determining this colour?

 

[michael]

The closest to OEM I have found is Wurth Silber Wheel Paint. You might be able to source the paint locally, but here is a link from one vendor:

http://www.properautocare.com/wusilasppa.html

I'd suggest using the Wurth cleaner/solvent as well.

 

[pmansson]

Thank you.
Yet again this board proves to be a true source of very valuable information. Some very knowledgeable people with hands on experience, willing to share this with others. We all appreciate this.

 

[nealf]

I was inquiring about this very same thing

I ended up using self etching primer and then Krylon Dull Aluminum, followed by a clear laquer. I spent a long time sanding and cleaning my rims and in my opinion look prefessionally finished. I just completerd them yesterday and will get some photos posted shortly.

nf
'70 2800CS
'72 Bavaria 3.0
'73 2002

 

[coupeking]

Factory wheels were painted with Polaris Silver code 060. Same as the paint used on the bodies of silver cars.
Krylon dull aluminum was a wonderful paint but I can't find it for the last 3-4 years as they have stopped making it?
Wurth wheel silver and clear coat is also a very good substitute, and certainly easy enough for anybody to use.
ps/ck

 

[nealf]

Krylon Dull Aluminum

Peter: I tried all the big chains, Lowe's Depot, Sears, Pep Boys, Wal and K Mart and I ended up finding it in my local hardware store which I think is ACE affiliated.

 

[blumax]

Wheel paints--finish with clear coating--try

3-4 very light passes with Wurth clearcoat over the silver--will soften the "sparkle" to a softer luster and will make future cleaning much easier as well--a trick from my younger son--the artist--that worked well and endured for years on the original wheels of the BLUMAX

 

[pmansson]

Thanks for all the expertise.
If exclude the Krylon product, which I won´t find in Europe, is the Polaris (060) colour more or less interchangeable with the Wurth product from a colour shade point of view?

A few light passes with clearcoat will make life easier from a cleaning point of view, WITHOUT making them shiny à la BBS of the 1980s?

What´s the purpose of the self etching primer? The silver paint will stick without primer to the wheels, won´t it? Is it to even out the rough surface from the casting 35-40 years ago?

 

[Bill Riblett]

Thanks for all the expertise.
If exclude the Krylon product, which I won´t find in Europe, is the Polaris (060) colour more or less interchangeable with the Wurth product from a colour shade point of view?

Yes, I've used both Polaris Silver and Wurth and they are close enough in color that no one will know the difference.