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Refinishing cobra wheels

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What have guys done to make their wheels look new again?
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pete3323 wrote:What have guys done to make their wheels look new again?
I had 3565's completely sanded and redone with the OEM paint code. Came out amazing. I had some left over that i was trying to sell in here. Buried somewhere


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Yep, paint. I have the PPG stuff laying around somewhere.

I've seen some powder coated though that looked dead on.
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PPG Deltron Base Coat (DBC) 33896 Sterling Silver with a clear top coat. You can get it in spray cans or by the pint for spray gun here:

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Thanks..anyone do it themselves or did you have a shop do the job?
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I had a shop do mine. Came out mint!

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Did it myself, came out great.
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buddha wrote:Did it myself, came out great.
Me too. Fun little project. I thought I posted some progress pics on here at some point but can't find the thread.
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i just had mine refinished and they came out pretty good. I paid about 125 a wheel I just dropped off at wheel repair and told them to match it.



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69boss wrote:i just had mine refinished and they came out pretty good. I paid about 125 a wheel I just dropped off at wheel repair and told them to match it.



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Not sure if it's the camera, lighting or my screen, but those wheels look more grey than the silver OEM finish.
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Goose17 wrote:
69boss wrote:i just had mine refinished and they came out pretty good. I paid about 125 a wheel I just dropped off at wheel repair and told them to match it.



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Not sure if it's the camera, lighting or my screen, but those wheels look more grey than the silver OEM finish.
Might be slightly off I don't think they actually ordered the oem ford paint for the wheels (if u can even get that still) but
They are close enough and the color and the clear is much deeper than they were originally so I'm pretty happy with them

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Will a pint be enough to do the 4 wheels with the PPG?
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Yes.
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