Gs 1000 wheel question

[slapper]

Hi all

I am restoring a (GB) GS1000 and i'm currently working on the wheels, now they have been stripped blasted clean and am in the process of polishing the rims and spoke edges.

Now my question is the internals of the spokes are black but for the life of me I can't remember if it is matt or satin, its been a long time since I owned one, also I was going to acid etch and paint myself but which paint should I use, I not a great lover of powder coat.

Any tips would be great.

Thanks

[sharpy]

think (85%) there where satin and VHT paint would be my first choice.

[slapper]

Yeah I thought they were satin too just wasn't sure thanks for that Sharpy..

[GS ace]

Wheel Paint

I've had great results with epoxy paint. Chain lube doesn't affect it at all.

[hampshirehog]

They're not actually black if you're after a spot on resto (though satin black is pretty close). The closest colour I've found is a Vauxhall colour and it's either graphite grey or charcoal grey (I can't remember). Only available as a gloss I believe but you can flatten the paint off and it matches original.

[Flyboy]

Correct, they are not black, they are some weird, grey/charcoal/ leaning towards satin black, but not really, more gun metal type strange Japanese color I never seen before.
I know, because I have been scratching my head over what to do with my wheels now that I am busy with the resto.
Interesting point about the match to the Vauxhall colour, except we don't have any Vauxhalls here...damn, back to square one, although it would probably be one of our Opels.
Ok, now to go stalking Opel showrooms, with GS wheel in hand, this should get interesting.

[hampshirehog]

Ed (Nessism) did his wheels recently. Have a look at:

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=145175

[slapper]

Them wheels look awesome but which finish would YOU choose. Powder coat stove enamel or 2k spray paint?