Had a bit of an odd day today, i decided to tidy the wheels up more to give myself some motivation to get it finished than anything else.
OMG i like to make life hard for myself. I have a Spare wheel which is original and i polished it up to give me an idea of the colour. I had decided i wanted two things the correct colour and Gloss finish which was where i slipped on the bannana skin.
First i painted the wheels Black inside and out as they where Black with silver fronts (that wasn't a problem)
So i started with Ford Fox Silver, i did a number of spray outs playing with air pressure / clears and every time i put even the lightest coat of Gloss clear on it went too dark, i did play with the Satin clears and matting agent in the Gloss but it was either too satin and the colour was more or less right or it was Gloss and way dark.
Anyway after a morning of tinting and spraying out (which is a pain with a colour that changes so much when its cleared) i have colour on them but i'm thinking the Black underneath has given the silver a dark Cast which i didn't account for but i'll see tomorrow in the day light.
I now know why so many elans wheels look so dark against the chrome at shows. I didn't get the opportunity to check the Silver bumper paint i found under my Sprint Gold bumpers before i stripped/painted them but i noticed that it was also direct gloss so i'm guessing the same paint was used on the wheels?? so maybe the silver isn't what i'd call gloss on the silver Bumpers? which is making me think my bumpers are the wrong colour now
(the pictures i have of the bumpers when i got the car look nothing like the Talbot Aztec Gold thats on now)
I've not had the opportunity to get them on just yet as the only Silver car going through today was last job on the board.
Wow simple job turned into a nightmare and i'm not 100% sure i've finished yet.