I put up some pictures of my car with the black paint on the LE wheels
so you can see what it looks like...
http://www.smarc.net/mgble/
Marc
Larry Daniels wrote:
> Marc wrote:
>
> "The wheels on that car have a serious shine! Did the LE wheels originally
> look like that, or did they have more of a satin finish? Mine have a worn
> satin finish... and a PO had the grey paint resprayed black which is
> starting to peel..."
>
> I posted a request a while back about wanting to know the right paint for
> the LE wheels and never got an answer. If anyone out there knows, I'm
> still waiting!!! If you find out, let me know. I don't think they were
> highly polished either, but they look nice that way. Do yours look good in
> black, Marc? Maybe that would look nicer. Do you have any pics? The
> original metallic dark grey almost looks like the tire color from a
> distance. I'll bet if you chromed the non-painted surfaces it would really
> make them look nice! Just a thought.
>
> John Hed
> 80 MGB-LE
>
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>
> John, Marc et.al., if I get the chance, I will bring mine over to Bill at
> Tower Paint next week. He is the guy that puts auto paint in spray cans.
> In addition to a well trained eye, he has some sort of electronic gizmo to
> scan and match the original color.
>
> I could use some for my car; anybody else want to put in an order for any
> spray cans? Maybe if a few of us do it at one time, it'll be cheaper. He
> is only 1/2 mile from my office so, I'll try to get over there next week and
> get an estimate and let you know what it would cost.
>
> Larry Daniels
>
> 79 MGB LE
> 72 Midget
> 60 Bugeye
> 67 Austin A60 Pickup
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