Correct silver BBS wheel paint?

[dascoupeguy]

Ok, I have searched and can't really find a definitive answer. I am 'planning' on repainting a set of e30 m3 15" wheels... Stock, Basket-weave, BBS wheels... Factory BBS, silver paint... ok?

Is there any source for this paint, rattle-can, Wurth, custom mix..? I can spray my own if necessary.

I hope its not just Polaris.... ! ;--) DCG (OK... ready to take some heat from y'all...)

 

[adawil2002]

I painted a set of Hartge wheels with some silver wheel paint I bought at Advance Auto, then clear coated.

May be easier to send them for powder coating, especially basketweaves, look for a Kwicksilver wheel service near you. They did a great job on my BBS RS wheels.

 

[TodB]

Those wheels look great, Andrew. I'll trade you my Alpinas straight up!

 

[aearch]

ae

also you could take the wheel to an auto body shop they scan the color and reproduce it exactly and put it in spray cans i do it all the time
for repairing bodies

 

[adawil2002]

Those wheels look great, Andrew. I'll trade you my Alpinas straight up!

Sorry Tod, these are keepers.

 

[Stan]

Beautiful wheels Andrew, when are you going to mount them on Athena??

 

[adawil2002]

Beautiful wheels Andrew, when are you going to mount them on Athena??

Soon, they'll be on before The Vintage.

 

[TodB]

The best looking wheels on a coupe, IMO. They will look great on Athena!

 

[adawil2002]

BBS RS powder coated OEM silver on Athena.

 

[bwalvoord]

I recently bought a set from VSR1 and was thinking I could refurbish them myself. I would have the centers powder coated and the lips polished by pros. What's stopping me is the price of the hardware. I'm now wondering if it's worth all the effort and driving to save a few hundred or whether I should just take them to a professional where I know the end result will be top notch.

 

[adawil2002]

I should just take them to a professional where I know the end result will be top notch.

Let a pro do it so they are top notch. That's what I did.

 

[bwalvoord]

I think you are right. Now to decide on the 16's or 17's

 

[sfdon]

17's are no buenos

 

[adawil2002]

I think you are right. Now to decide on the 16's or 17's

Mine are 16s.

17s you'd have to run a 245/40 17. That's just too big a wheel and narrow side wall to look right on the car in my opinion. Also the ride would be pretty harsh.