Recommended Steel Wheel Paint?? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

tcb-1 · 07-21-2008, 09:45 PM

got a set new set of 15 x 7's steelies for the '69 that I am going to paint after I get them cleaned properly.

does anyone have a paint in mind that they have used with good results? was it durable? any special procedures that can help with applications/durability? I heard Duplicolor makes a decent paint. Ideas. Oh yeah, going with a medium gray.

I was going to powdercoat, but we all know what happened the last time. and if I want to change the color later on, it's a lot easier to get paint off....

thanks gang.

67_C-30 · 07-21-2008, 09:54 PM

I used Duplicolor Hot Rod White on mine, and they look great. I sanded them with 220# grit and primed them because there was paint missing, sanded the primer with 400# grit, and put about 3 coats on them. They didn't when the tires were mounted, and they have even held up well after the caps have been on and off a few times.

AlienYouth · 07-21-2008, 09:58 PM

I hear the duplicolor engine enamel is the way to go, i painted my wheels with it, so far they look great, but that was only last week, lol

07-21-2008, 09:45 PM	#1
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Recommended Steel Wheel Paint?? got a set new set of 15 x 7's steelies for the '69 that I am going to paint after I get them cleaned properly. does anyone have a paint in mind that they have used with good results? was it durable? any special procedures that can help with applications/durability? I heard Duplicolor makes a decent paint. Ideas. Oh yeah, going with a medium gray. I was going to powdercoat, but we all know what happened the last time. and if I want to change the color later on, it's a lot easier to get paint off.... thanks gang. __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

07-21-2008, 09:54 PM	#2
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Recommended Steel Wheel Paint?? I used Duplicolor Hot Rod White on mine, and they look great. I sanded them with 220# grit and primed them because there was paint missing, sanded the primer with 400# grit, and put about 3 coats on them. They didn't when the tires were mounted, and they have even held up well after the caps have been on and off a few times. __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

07-21-2008, 09:58 PM	#3
AlienYouth Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Westminster, Maryland Posts: 411	Re: Recommended Steel Wheel Paint?? I hear the duplicolor engine enamel is the way to go, i painted my wheels with it, so far they look great, but that was only last week, lol __________________ Picturesss 71 C10 383/TH400 13.65 @ 99... 2.06 60' spinnin :/

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