Questions on refinishing original wheels

I posted this same question on

I posted this same question on the old ferrari chat and got this answer from a guy who did his.
1. Bead blast
2. Zinc-Chromate primer (perhaps called aluminum primer)
3. Silver finish (satin aluminum)
4. Clear coat finish
I haven't gotten around to doing mine but the pics he posted of his looked incredible! Get a second opion but it's a place to start.

Thank you Scott and welcome to

Thank you Scott and welcome to our board.



Jeremy

I have gone the "rattle ca

I have gone the "rattle can" method, with a kit from Griot's Garage...the results were acceptable, but I think for a really professional finish, you need to have a body shop paint them....really not all that expensive..maybe $150 per wheel.

I stripped my TR wheels myself

I stripped my TR wheels myself.....it was A LOT OF WORK, and then took them to a trusted painter. There was minimal finishing or prep work for him to do. He then painted them a Mercedes silver, clear coated and baked them and it ended being just right, as clear coat tends to darken the color slightly. I think it cost me about $250 total including all materials. But next time I will not strip them myself because the amount of hours and toil involved was significant. But the results were great. I've looked at a couple of very low mileage TRs at a show and my wheels look much better than the factory originals did.