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Re: Rostyle wheel paint

To: JHranko@aol.com
Subject: Re: Rostyle wheel paint
From: craig@wco.com (craig wiper)
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 1995 08:37:46 -0700
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>I am preparing to repaint the Rostyle wheels on my '75 Midget, and was
>wondering if anyone can suggest a shade of silver/gunmetal/whatever that most
>closely matches the factory color. I see these MG's driving around with these
>bright silver wheels and it makes me sick! My local auto shop sells Ditzler
>paint, so that is the brand I will most likely be using.  Also, what type of
>dark paint is used on these wheels? It appears to me to be a semi-gloss
>black, but I, admittedly, have no sense of color or shade, so I turn to all
>of you. Thanks in advance.
>
>Jeremy Hranko (jh141494@oak.cats.ohiou.edu -  JHranko@aol.com)
>1972 MGB-GT
>1975 Midget 1500
>
>
>I used semi-gloss black to paint the whole Rostyle wheel and put a deep
chrome trim ring around it. In my opinion, it looks much better than the
original paint. I used off-the-shelf paint from my local auto parts store 6
years ago. It still looks great.

Craig Wiper
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