Posted by Miles Wagner [173.245.48.141] on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 16:05:05 :
In Reply to: Re: Recovered FFPW Back on the road! posted by Jim Marks [172.68.35.17] on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 11:03:37 :
Painted them before they were mounted.
Need to repaint (touch-up) them again due to mounting process.
Paint is Rust-oleum Metallic Finish, silver color. (Cap has a slight brass tint but that is not what came out). I was trying to get as close to the factory coating color as possible.
Rings were new. I did not use the old ones. They didn't have much spring left. The new ones are real tight. I rubbed the new rings with steel wool then painted them. They dried in the sun for about 6 weeks before being mounted. I did not paint the insides of the rings.