Idid just that before mountig the Agilis tires.  Hand sanded the wheels
,mostly down to the primer and then  used a wheel-specific paint and a
couple coats of clear coat.  i think that was a mistake,  Overthe years the
paint has held u[p marvelously, but the wheel color has yellowed some,
llikely the clear coat, but not sure.

DM&FS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Nichols" <msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 10:18 AM
Subject: Painting of steel silver OEM wheels???

> Hello from Atlanta, Ga.  Has anyone prepped and then silver repainted the
> Vanagon OEM steel wheels?  Before new tires are installed, I would like to
> spruce up one of our '81's with nice original looking silver repainted
> wheels.  Do they need to be completely sand blasted and professionally
> repainted?  Is this prepping something I can do "at home, in my spare
> time..." ?  Most important, will the silver finish last and resist
scratches
> like the original?  IT!
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike Nichols
> 2--'81's