03-06-2018, 05:26 PM
Thank you all for your replies which have been been very thought provoking. Our wheels were originally built by MWS (back when they were in Hammersmith) at which point new rims and hubs were supplied to correct one of our Chummy's earlier originality issues; MWS have done a lovely job with this latest rebuild and I'm delighted so far.
Whilst hand painting with Smoothrite was a satisfactory and a highly economical solution at the time, it failed to show some of the finer detail and the Chummy deserves better; I also recall it being frowned upon by other austineers when we attended the Austin 7 Centenary London to Brighton some years ago - hence the original question!
I now understand completely why many choose powder coating but thank you Ian for your experience with low-build primer and 2-pack and I'm going to take the wheels to my local (tried and tested) bodyshop in the morning.
Whilst hand painting with Smoothrite was a satisfactory and a highly economical solution at the time, it failed to show some of the finer detail and the Chummy deserves better; I also recall it being frowned upon by other austineers when we attended the Austin 7 Centenary London to Brighton some years ago - hence the original question!
I now understand completely why many choose powder coating but thank you Ian for your experience with low-build primer and 2-pack and I'm going to take the wheels to my local (tried and tested) bodyshop in the morning.