91 Jetta rims

coke · Post by **coke** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:37 pm

Anyone know what spray paint color best matches the factory color of the plastic center caps and trim rings for the 12 holed steel jetta wheels that came on alot of the Jettas?

madmedix · Post by **madmedix** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:41 pm

Actually, I painted the wheels on my '92 with Evinrude silver. Same stuff they use on the lower housings of their outboards through the 80's. Darn close.

duffer · Post by **duffer** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:59 pm

The correct paint used on all
VW, BMW, Mercedes is "Wurth German
Alloy Silver Wheel Paint".

One source I had bookmarked, is
www.autopia-carcare.com/wus-892181.html.

It comes in a 400ml can for $17.99 which
is followed by a clearcoat,

Unfortunately, they won't ship outside the
continental U.S.A. which is okay for you.
Not so okay for us north of the border.

duffer · Post by **duffer** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:04 pm

Sorry, I just checked that website.
Apparently it's moved.

I guess you'll have to do a search on
"Wurth Alloy Silver Wheel Paint"

Sorry about that.

Good luck with your search.

duffer · Post by **duffer** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 2:51 am

Actually, your post got me thinking...about wheels.

When I was a small boy, of five, we lived in Germany
for a few years.

We ha a maid named Helga who was a bit of a free
spirit.

Helga had a black, air-cooled Beetle with RED wheels.

She used to let me "drive" the car , that is, sit on her
knee and steer it.

The last time she let me "drive", we were on our way
out to meet up with my parents at the golf club when
I "drove" the car into a ditch.

She never let me "drive" the car again, after that.

I always thought that was a great looking car.

Unfortunately, I was too young to recognise that
Helga was pretty great looking too or to appreciate
the erotic pleasures of sitting on Helga's knee,
leaning back against her pert, young breasts while
bumping down a country road in her little, black bug.

Sorry about rambling on pointlessly.

Read my lips. Just reminiscing about lost opportunities.

82vdub · Post by **82vdub** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:05 am

Sorry, I just can't resist...................

Maybe this Helga was old enough to know that the pleasure was all hers.......

coke · Post by **coke** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:36 am

So the Wurth Alloy Silver Wheel Paint is the same paint used on the plastic trim rings and plastic center caps on the 12 hole steel wheels?

Jake_Speed · Post by **Jake_Speed** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:30 am

I would highly recommed the product from Duplicolor which is specially formulated for wheels. I don't know if the silver they produce is an exact match, but it's very close to the vw original colour. I did all 4 of my rims and followed with a clear coat and they look great! I had them sandblasted first (tires off), so the results were impressive. Had to have one of them reblasted after I sprayed it, and the guy said the paint was tougher than the factory paint, so I think that wheel paint is specially made to resist chipping, etc.

If you need the exact paint code I can get that info for you.

Alas... blessed are we who have been touched by one Helga or another. I too had an experience but the vessel was a sailboat, and she indeed had the face to "launch a thousand ships", as Homer said.

coke · Post by **coke** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:47 am

Cool. Im not painting the wheels, yet though. I need to get the trim rings and center caps painted.

CoolAirVw · Post by **CoolAirVw** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:51 pm

duffer wrote: Unfortunately, I was too young to recognise that
Helga was pretty great looking too or to appreciate
the erotic pleasures of sitting on Helga's knee,
leaning back against her pert, young breasts while
bumping down a country road in her little, black bug.

Sorry about rambling on pointlessly.

Read my lips. Just reminiscing about lost opportunities.

Helga was the girls name from the "un-pimp your ride" Vw commercials. She's Queen of hot.