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This the culmination of 10 pages worth of threads, one guys peeled whitewalls, and a whole weekend+ of work!!!! Thanks for all the help and support thus far!

Let me know what ya think! (more pics in gallery)


starting new, formerly of THIS THREAD <--fixed link

 

those are painted..????

 

yissir

 

Kudos, wedgiesirrus, how about a recap? what did you use to get that look?

tell all, please.

good for you!

 

see link to old thread in original post

 

*sigh* you make us work!

OK, new question: those are the JC Whitney wheelcovers. Questions:

-is the finish full mirror or is it sorta brushed-looking?

-did the covers come with the valve stem hole already made?

-do they fit really nice and secure? Have you speed-bump tested them for secure stay-on

(the mooneyes brand covers seem to have a rep for not quite staying on, nor having enough height to clear the center crown of the stamped steel stock wheels. And noises from the flexing, too)

duckafoodle! if my mooneyes fall off during a drive. YOURS will not... 'cause I think the sub-size of them makes a more secure fit! The rims of steelies do flex. Full wheelcovers were always prone to pop off, to work off, due to big bumps flexing the steel wheels. True -hub caps- (like on the Beetle) were quite secure. I suppose your semi-ful wheel covers will not self-shed.

good for you again. now please if you're not annoyed wit me answer the abc questions above?

pardon my rambles, thx.

 

alrighty well:

The finish is mirror. It's not perfectly smooth, but you can't tell that unless you're on top of the thing. I also bought some polish for them, I'll see what they look like after that.

Yes, and the insides of the valve stem covers are EXTREMELY sharp, i cut my hand up real nice on em. So be careful.

These things were a royal pain in the butt to get on, but they aren't going anywhere. I've driven them down the pothole laden roads of MA and they're still on. I've also hit 75 or so with them (afraid to go faster cuz of paint) and they're fine. Just make sure you get them in properly.
I'm also going to be very alert about making sure they're on tight after driving.



And a small summary of how I did the paint-

Clean the tires (I used windex lol, but i have a feeling a nicer cleaner = a whiter white). Try to avoid anything that will leave a residue, like a polish. Then i lightly (with a low grit paper) sanded them to hopefully help with the adhesion. Paint the whitewall on, I went out to the strip that says "GOODYEAR EAGLE" or whatever it is. I used the paint from HERE but be warned it's only worked for me so far, and only for a few days, and it didn't work for a drive for stickler. Then i used a sanding bar (small metal rod with grooves) to clean up the edges, and used acetone (nail polish remover) to clean up the area inside the rim but outside the wheelcover. Be careful with the acetone.

Enjoy, and good luck!

 

the link leads back to this thread.

anywhoo.. nice i like it..now add a yellow line to give it the vogue look like the cadillacs

 

Would really like to see daytime photos.

Not my thing, but I'm always curous what people do to be different!

 

DAYTIME PICS!!!

 

bump.....

 

Wow! You polished the hell out of those!

 

It all looks good. Very Very Good

Good hair day for you. I see all in the mirror

those disks from JC look just fine and they clear, don't make noise and stay on.

nuff said.


Tell the nice people exactly what 'paint' you used and where to get it?
(get all the info concentrated into this thread, I think, eh?)


more pics are always good. it's your thread and now a tapestry.

regards dude, regards

 

this sir is fantastic!!!!
and the color looks good!
again, great job!

 

one mention that might be a help: at the local artist supply store if you have one, there is a kind of oriental paintbrush called a "hake brush"

These are super for brushing enamel, varnish, waterpaints where you want the very smoothest layout.

The bristles are straight woolen hair, i think. VERY soft and flat, thin, wood handle brushes

The one inch width is about ideal for all around trim and maybe, whitewall work. Not expensive. Primitive looking. Groom out the loose hairs before use. Compressed air works good for that.





I've used these brushes for flawless, like-glass work for years. Great for all but thick exterior housepaints... just perfect for fine work and touch ups.

 

there not my cup of joe but i have to admit you did a great job painting those

 

Oh man that looks Cool, 2 thumbs up on that.

 

Bump for the wedge!!!!

 

holy crap that looks good! straight up looks gangster!

 

It's boss. we keep this near the top.
there is room for two white and yellow hot threads

ha ha ha... ahhhh


otay!