This sounds like an excellent opportunity to get yourself the  $150
Eastwood DIY powder coating system!  (I am always looking for excuses to
justify a new tool!)
http://www.eastwoodco.com/cgi-bin/sgdynamo.exe?HTNAME=/hotcoat/hotcoat_new.htm&UID=2000040315232475&FNM=20

Add a $25 used oven and I'll bet you could come up with lots of uses for
this product.

> BRENT CHRISTENSEN wrote:
>
> Well, I have abandoned the notion of switching to 15" wheels on the
> Syncro until I get an engine with more "oomph".  As part of my therapy
> for dealing with the loss of this dream, I am now entertaining
> thoughts of simply powder coating my lovely "Carat" alloys to match
> the Syncro's Alpine White body. (For the ultimate in "Euro-boy-racer"
> looks)
>
> I've checked with a local powder coating shop, and it sounds like they
> do this all the time, and the cost is about $50 per wheel.
>
> Has anyone out there gone through this?  What advice would you offer?
> Were they able to match the paint, or would you suggest a finish
> similar to the original silver finish?  Any other thoughts or
> suggestions would be welcomed.
>
> PS - my wheels are generally in pretty good shape, but there is some
> chipped finish at the edges where wheel weights have been mounted, and
> some mild discoloration from brake dust on the fronts.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Brent Christensen
> '89 GL Syncro Westy
> Santa Barbara, CA
> I voted, have you?

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Stuart MacMillan
I voted too!