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Peter K
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I see it's been a few weeks since any post in Old School, so.......

I had been on the hunt for wheel paint codes for a few years. The gold was always elusive. The silver was down to 2 or 3 codes.

 

The gold code, which was given by someone in Europe, is RAL 1036 Perl Gold.

The silver, pictured here, is RAL 9006 White Aluminum.

Now, when looking at a spare wheel or an old original wheel, some use that silver color, which maybe Argent Silver....a very basic and common color. I have found that neither is incorrect. I almost think that over the decades that these may have just lost there brilliant look to them. I don't know, I am not an expert on paint.

Some may stand to correct me and I am open to everything.

 

Both then use a matt clear.

 

Currently, I have 15 wheel to be painted. 10 Urraco and 5 Jarama. The factory prototype wheels that are on the Urraco had been sent out to be blasted and now have been painted RAL9006 White Aluminum. When finished they were way too glossy, which is a common problem for the few who refinished Lamborghini old wheels. This gave it a horrible look but it is what modern wheels are. We corrected this. I am very happy with they way they came out.

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These are the next set to be blasted and paint gold along with the Miura style Jarama wheels. Yes, someone tried to polish them.......

FYI, that is not the correct gold color on there.

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  • 1 month later...

Today, 10 wheels are being sprayed Pearl Gold Met.

It is hard to tell but this is a sample of it.

Getting the matt clear is the important part.

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So crazy when you look at each picture and see that they are shades off from each other.

And both of these pics are different from what's in front of me.

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Finished.

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Wheels look GREAT! Crazy how much sidewall those old tires have. Can you imagine an Aventador or a Huracan with that much sidewall?

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