Vehicle: 1982 380SE AMG euro (parted out) , 1983 300SD, 1984 500SEL AMG euro
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 1,236
5 spoke/ronal/penta refinish/painting
Hey guys!
Last night on the drive home at almost midnight I hit a chunk of concrete in the highway and took out the drivers side wheels. The front got bent far enough to unseat the bead and I wound up getting towed off the highway when I somehow failed to have a keyed socket for the security lug The good nes is the damage is to the inside rim of the 17" chrome AMG mono-blocks but I'm screwed for 7-10 days and +$300 to fix the wheels. Right now I'm running my two spares on the driver's side of the car.
Here's the question! I've got the 16" "pentas" from the pimp car and today I went into emergency mode to get them refininshed so I have another set of good wheels. I got two stripped of paint and started sanding the minor curb rash. I'm going to epoxy the inner bead surface of the wheels and the backs for corrosion protection. What do you think would look best for the refinish scheme. I'm going to paint the centers the 172 anthracite like both cars are painted. Should I go high gloss, semi, or matte on the clear coat? Also, should I go mirror polished, high, or satin polished on the outer rims? I keep going all over the place and it's driving me nuts!!!!
I think the matte finish would blend better with an older paint job. Too shiney in one area gives the impression of an unfinished total package. Pentas are a work of art so the form itself stands out.
Vehicle: 1982 500sec EURO AMG, 500sec convertible (euro swap) TWO 1984 US 500SECs, w203coupe, 300d, 500sel
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,108
I painted the set I have for sale all mercedes rim silver high gloss (base/clear mix) and they look great--- for rims that small, the rubber is so big that 2toning them makes them look smaller than they are In my opinion
Vehicle: 1982 380SE AMG euro (parted out) , 1983 300SD, 1984 500SEL AMG euro
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 1,236
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Originally Posted by HeirKranz
I painted the set I have for sale all mercedes rim silver high gloss (base/clear mix) and they look great--- for rims that small, the rubber is so big that 2toning them makes them look smaller than they are In my opinion
Good point! I might just do two of each and put them on the car and see how it looks. I've gotten used to seeing the 17" chrome mono blocks on the SD and I'm a little sad to put them back on the 500sel.
I'm not a fan of chrome, but gloss paint looks very sophisticated, keeping with the overall theme of the W126.
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Vehicle: 1982 380SE AMG euro (parted out) , 1983 300SD, 1984 500SEL AMG euro
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 1,236
I was able to strip two wheels and clean up the curb rash. I stripped with the sprayable stripper and then wet sanded the outer rims in the polished areas with 220grit to remove the curb rash. Make sure you don't just sand the blemish but rather go around the entire rim an equal amount to prevent a flat spot at the repair. One wheel is stripped and sanded with 220grit to get the rash out and is next to a untouched rim. One wheel I took the time to hit with 400 grit in a portion and then down to about 1200 grit and then hit it with some Mother's Billet polish.
Last edited by AzimuthAviation : 08-23-2008 at 08:13 AM.
The good nes is the damage is to the inside rim of the 17" chrome AMG mono-blocks but I'm screwed for 7-10 days and +$300 to fix the wheels. Right now I'm running my two spares on the driver's side of the car.
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