Argent Color on Styled Steel Wheels

I am touching up the paint on an original (11/64) styled steel 14" wheel (Kelsey Hayes).

Has anyone found a rattle can color and brand that produces a match for this, either parts store or dealer product?

Charles:

I couldn't get the PM to work. Yes, I would like the paint code since I am going for a perfect match. Shooting the color on the paint isn't working, since the patch is too small to get an effective reading.

I will also look at VHT colors, try the Ford place, etc. Appreciate your help, guys!

I tried the Ford Argent in spray can and it is too silvery. The original has a bit of brown in it, more like cinnamon than bronze.

I'll go see if a paint shop has a closer match. If anyone else has gone this road and has a solution, please speak up.

I fiddled around with paint mixes at my local paint store. After 3 tries we came up with one that was close, in case anyone wants to dabble with this further. This is what we did:

Plasi-Kote Universal Blend paint

Color: Light Brownstone Metallic (code 27395) - used PPC

Ingredients:

M126 32.2

M108 32.2

M127 26.8

M117 16.1

M134 10.6

M121 0.4

M119 0.2

M102 5.0

M103 134.1

Plus 4 drops Jet Black 802

After doing this, it was REAL close to the original color on my wheels, enough that only a hard look would detect the difference. In small spots and scratches it does not show a difference. I think 2 more drops of Jet Black would seal the deal for larger area repaints.

In summary, the color in the early 65 wheels isn't really argent - it's more brown than silver. Instead of starting with a dark silver and adding brown, I ended up starting with a mild cinammon brown and tinting it with black and silver.

Hope this helps someone else touching up their early styled steel wheels!