Does anyone know if theres paint codes for the cromodoras? Or should I just colour match! I have the spare wheel with original tyre on and the wheel is a slightly gold tint/silver as opposed the straight silver, Any thoughts would be appreciated Regards Alastair
Thanks very much Bruce I will be sending them away for refurb (its about the only thing ime not doing myself!!!) so will advise the guys doing the job. I did send an email to Cromodora might be interesting to hear if they did various different. Any case appreciated Regards Alastair
Alastair, Please do update us on what you hear from Cromodora. Most posters on F-chat say that the wheels were originally flat or satin finished. I have an original Cromodora spare wheel with XWX tire that has never been on the ground. The wheel has a very original appearing patina and a gloss finish. Very interested in what you learn. Thanks...Jim
Thanks gents I havent heard from cromodora though I had an interesting chat with a wheel reburbishing guy. He told me they are Magnesium wheels which are a lot of work to try to reburbish as the original castings were very rough and then were treated with epoxy primers which are very difficult to strip. Further problems come with blasting as the magnesium sparks and can catch fire! so alternative methods need to be found. My wheels are reasonable nick so will probably just go with getting them painted as opposed to the full process. Will update if I hear from Cromodora Regards Alastair
I'm thinking why strip the epoxy if it's tough. I'd strip down to the epoxy, then fill the ?able areas & top coat them. Jetfixr posted this awhile back: "At our repair station, we use "magcoat" which contains chromic acid. After you sand, you must apply the product & allow to 'burn in', no sanding can occur after that. Simply rinse with distilled water, then paint." Another PDF that I documented: http://www.magnesium-elektron.com/data/downloads/DS256SU0.PDF That should get you started!
Bruce Thanks very much this sounds like there could be a gap between the no touchers and the get the job done! It will be very interesting to hear the response of normal alloy wheel refurbishers to how easy (time consuming and cost effective for them at fixed prices!!!!) this is in reality. Sounds good to me. My wheels have only slight corosion at the interface between the wheels and the valves where you would expect but interestigly although there is corrosion the join is insulated with rubber so it beats me. I will get back on this when i hear the response from one or two refurbishers. Regards Alastair
