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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 08:52 AM
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Ford Rim Gray

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I'm hoping someone can help. I'm painting the rims on my 97 ford f-450. Does anyone know of an aftermarket gray spray paint that will match the OEM color. I've tried a couple brands but they are off-color enough to look funny. Thanks for your help.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 01:04 AM
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Rustoleum hammer tone silver is the best paint that I've used on wheels.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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Check out www.eastwood.com
They have OEM-correct wheel paints.
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 08:53 PM
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Would that be the color of the painted plain jane rear bumpers on some of the older trucks? I just redid one and the color I picked was way too dark.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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I think the color we're looking for is Ford's Argent Silver, its available in spray cans from Ford, and I have found it at car shows too, it has a tiny bit of metallic in it, and it is the right shade to use on Ford wheels, and painted step bumpers.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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I can never spit out "argent" when I need to! I know this, have known for years, that the color was called that. But as I said, never can remember that when I need to. Didn't they use this color on grill inserts and around the lights too? I bought a can of argent at walmart a few years back and redid the grill on our explorer we used to have, it looked fantastic.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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the wheel color matches the engine color
I just buy the ford gray engine paint
 
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