Truck finished for now...
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RE: Truck finished for now...
HEMI_n_Cali:
Ah yes, the quick, easy, cheap wheel mod... Well, the truth is they are a stopgap, in a sense. They are just the stock ST wheels with the centers and caps painted semi-gloss black. When the paint cures I intended to paint the stock light gray rim areas with chrome paint. Of course, they won't look like chrome, but with a decent spray they'll mimic aluminum pretty well.
I'll probably go out one more vertical surface with black, now that I've seen it as is. I painted up to the "break line" where the two pieces are welded together because it was quick and easy to do a reasonable masking job. As noted I ran out of time for now (that's why I didn't go with traditional Salt Flats racer Moon discs).
I don't know what it is with ALL manufacturers' love affair with cheapo-looking (imho) gray painted wheels. The wheels can be steel or aluminum, on a $9K Hyundai (sp?) or a $225K Aston and eveything in between. I like polished rims and the centers painted to match the car or black. I've spent an inordinate amount of time over the years stripping, polishing, and painting aluminum wheels (the example below started out the usual dirty gray--yuck).
I sometimes think it would be nice to be one of those who can simply drive something off the lot and never think about how it "should be."
Yeah, right.
[IMG]local://upfiles/14944/C6C579F154064A97A3C1A644E90EF7F9.jpg[/IMG]
Ah yes, the quick, easy, cheap wheel mod... Well, the truth is they are a stopgap, in a sense. They are just the stock ST wheels with the centers and caps painted semi-gloss black. When the paint cures I intended to paint the stock light gray rim areas with chrome paint. Of course, they won't look like chrome, but with a decent spray they'll mimic aluminum pretty well.
I'll probably go out one more vertical surface with black, now that I've seen it as is. I painted up to the "break line" where the two pieces are welded together because it was quick and easy to do a reasonable masking job. As noted I ran out of time for now (that's why I didn't go with traditional Salt Flats racer Moon discs).
I don't know what it is with ALL manufacturers' love affair with cheapo-looking (imho) gray painted wheels. The wheels can be steel or aluminum, on a $9K Hyundai (sp?) or a $225K Aston and eveything in between. I like polished rims and the centers painted to match the car or black. I've spent an inordinate amount of time over the years stripping, polishing, and painting aluminum wheels (the example below started out the usual dirty gray--yuck).
I sometimes think it would be nice to be one of those who can simply drive something off the lot and never think about how it "should be."
Yeah, right.[IMG]local://upfiles/14944/C6C579F154064A97A3C1A644E90EF7F9.jpg[/IMG]