I agree completely. According to Piggott, painted wires were available in
either "silver" or "aluminium." The dark-colored wheels to which you refer
look like aircraft aluminum in color, which to my eyes is much more pleasing
than the silver. In fact, I prefer wire wheels painted in that dark
aluminum color to chromed wheels, which are just a little too "pimp" for my
tastes!
--Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: <BigOldWumper@aol.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>; <mrv8q@netscape.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: Silver spray paint (Isn't "Argent Silver" too light?)
> I don't know if you are repainting wire wheels or steel disc wheels, but
I've
> tried the silver wire wheel paint from Moss (probably just re-labeled
Krylon,
> and similar to other "argent silver" offerings) and realized it was much
> lighter than the original paint color on my wire wheels. The original
color seems
> to be a lot darker; closer to gray than to silver. Even if you look in the
old
> catalogs and brochures, you'll see that the color of the wire wheels is
quite
> dark--and in reality much more attractive than the light silver paint that
it
> seems they are most often repainted in (and I think the aftermarket wire
> wheels are usually painted in lighter colors too). When I was painting my
master
> cylinder with a "cast iron grey" spray paint (Plasti-Kote brand I
believe), I
> realized that this color most closely resembled the original factory wheel
> color (at least for the wire wheels, I am not sure for the disc wheels).
>
> Has anyone else noticed that the factory paint color for wire wheels seems
to
> be much darker than what they are commonly being repainted with today? If
you
> don't believe me, take out an old TR3 or TR4 sales brochure (color, of
> course, and be sure it isn't faded) and take a look at the color of the
wire wheels.
> It is a much deeper gray than I ever see on cars with new or repainted
wire
> wheels, and again, I think it looks much nicer.
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