paint on wheels with dog dish caps
 

I thought I should make this question a generic one, as I think it applies to most restored cars with wheels having dog dish caps.

Seeing as most cars are restored with base coat/clear coat paint, I was wondering what most people did when painting their rims/wheels. It seems that the clear coat used on the car would give a rather un-authentic shine to the rims/wheels, and that maybe a more semi-gloss clear should be shot on the rims/wheels. However, maybe I'm wrong and the clear used on the car will be fine on the rims/wheels as well.

Any suggestions/recommendations are welcome.

Oh, by the way the car in question is a white '68 Olds 442, although I'll also be doing the same on my LeMans Blue '69 Camaro.

Thanks,
Tom

Re: paint on wheels with dog dish caps
 

When spraying the clear, kick up the pressure, 50-60, lower (back off the fluid) or put some flattner in the clear.C

Re: paint on wheels with dog dish caps
 

single stage here but the car is going single also

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Re: paint on wheels with dog dish caps
 

With today's finishes, the car is going to shine more than it did originally.... So what's the difference if the wheels shine more ???? Are you going to put flattening compound in the clear on the car as well ????