Rims Painted

Do a search for rim paint color opinions on the MTFCA and MTFCI forums.  Your head will spin.  Original rims were probably zinc plated, which means they looked like a new chain link fence post when new, looked like a 1 year old chain link fence post when 1 year.

The opinions on making them look and stay new ranged from silver, silver hammered aluminum, to aluminum, to cold galvanized, then sprayed with aluminum while wet, to powder coat.  Powder coat was the first to go as it was impossible to repair if chipped, and rust will run underneath it if given an opening.  Count on the chipping to happen as the tires are mounted.

I first tried the silver hammer paint, but it was WAY to dark.  I only found this out after having to buy a 7 dollar quart of Xylol to clean up, as it cannot be cleaned with normal solvent.

I finally went with Rustoleum Aluminum, as it is easy to find, easy to repair, and can be touched up with a small brush if needed.  I sprayed them while still hanging; here are the results.