Actually nobody have prooven the later style should be texturized. I got some used ones in good conditions last years and they weren't texturized.
Unles texture is sooooo light that is really hard to tell
Color was hard to "match" out of the can, but finally got what I think is the TRUE aluminium gray shade which is something in the middle of both pics shown:
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it gets a clear coat too, but at the end the clear finish goes out.
Here is how it did came out:
note shade is JUST A LITTLE BIT DARKER than the rim itself, but not too much. I think earliers "mexican hats" shoud be in that shade too. Of course 71s not.
I didn't use masking tape, found A LOT EASIER apply a light coat of vaseline all over the chromed area, and then remove with a cloth once paint dried or allmost dried.
Even easier to apply the vaseline if you pre heat the caps in the oven... that will help a little bit to stick the paint too.
