FWIW, a friend has a BN6 driver and had his wire wheels painted black. Looks
great with the old English white body and a sort of peach cove
Regards,
Richard C
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> On Oct 17, 2013, at 13:31, editorgary@aol.com wrote:
>
> IMANSHO, the Argent would be more typical of what we see today, i.e. bright
> (shiny) silver, but the original wheels were actually more of a dove gray
than
> shiny gray. Given that most people are trying to decide between painted and
> chrome wheels, rather than between shiny gray and dove gray, most people
> expect to see shiny silver wheels if they are, in fact, painted. Pretty
much
> your choice.
>
> G.
>
>
>
>
>
> Gary Anderson
> Editor-in-Chief, The Star Magazine
> Mercedes-Benz Club of America
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-request <healeys-request@autox.team.net>
> To: healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thu, Oct 17, 2013 11:03 am
> Subject: Healeys Digest, Vol 5, Issue 522
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> Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:35:12 -0400
> From: "John Sims" <ahbn6@verizon.net>
> To: "'Wilko2'" <e-wilkins@cox.net>
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Correct paint for original wire wheels
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> Welcome back!
>
> John Sims, BN6
> Aberdeen, NJ
>
> www.healey6.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Wilko2
> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 1:04 PM
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Correct paint for original wire wheels
>
> Long time no see.
>
> I've been off the list for a few years.
>
> Anyway, IMNSHO, that paint is too dark. It's like the color on the center
of
> BBS wheels.
>
> Good results can be had with their "Argent" silver:
> http://www.eastwood.com/silver-argent-rally-wheel-paint-set.html
>
> Cheers,
> Rick
> http://ewilkins.com/wilko
>
>> On Oct 17, 2013, at 8:02 AM, Richard J. Hockert wrote:
>>
>> Just noticed this Eastwood paint on sale:
>>
>> http://www.eastwood.com/vintage-racing-wheel-paint-11-oz-silver.html
>>
>> Is this paint correct for original painted wire wheels?
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