Delica L300 Wheel Restoration

Mar 29

Like many of us, I carry around a spare that doesn’t match. I wanted to have a spare that I could rotate in as necessary. After a brief search, I found a single Mitsubishi Pomegranate wheel.

Spoiler Alert: The color match turned out well.

I was expecting weather to be rolling in. With that, I decided to set up a spray booth in my garage. I hoped to not have to use it, but knew the odds were likely.

Impromptu Paint Booth

Here’s a list of supplies I used. None of these are affiliate links.

Sprayway Glass Cleaner: https://a.co/d/byL3yrd (Simply the best!)
Mineral Spirits: Local Supplier
Spot Scratch Filler: https://a.co/d/camjToA
Icing Filler: https://a.co/d/99HtaqG
Filler Spreader: https://a.co/d/fNZjj57
Paint Prep: https://a.co/d/4yKStrG
Primer: https://a.co/d/it96p2C
Paint: Local Parts Store
Clear Coat: https://a.co/d/haq9QQO
Purple Pads: https://a.co/d/dePKFGV
Tack Cloth: Local Parts Store
Sandpaper, Fine Grit: Local Parts Store

You can surely get cheaper supplies, but I felt getting good supplies was important.

Cleaning up the old Delica L300 Pomegranate Wheel

I washed the wheel down with some Dawn dishwash soap. It does a great job at removing most everything off the old wheel.

Once the wheel was washed, I went over it with some mineral spirits and then went over it again with Sprayway Glass Cleaner. After, I filled in any scratches with the Scratch Filler.

Once the scratches were filled, I sprayed a bit of paint prep.

This primer is not that cheap, but it’s such an important step, I did not want to cut any corners so I got the good stuff!

I sprayed a few coats of primer and wet sanded in between coats with some fine grit sand paper.

This wasn’t my initial paint choice. I initially wanted the Eastwood Wheel Paint, but couldn’t get it shipped to me for some reason. The VHT (Auto Zone) was my second choice. So far, many miles and a year later, it has held up well. The color matched nicely, too!