Wheel Vintiques repro steel wheel users....
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08/16/11 01:19 PM
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Did you have to blast the wheels to paint them or were you able to scuff the finish & repaint?
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Re: Wheel Vintiques repro steel wheel users....
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08/16/11 01:26 PM
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Scuffed and repainted. I advise you to check them out on a balancer BEFORE wasting the money and effort on paint. DAMHIK Dave
1970 Super Bee 440 Six Pack
1974 'Cuda
2008 Ram 3500 Diesel
2006 Ram 3500 Diesel
2004.5 Ram 2500 Diesel
2003 Ram 3500 Diesel
2006 Durango Limited
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Re: Wheel Vintiques repro steel wheel users....
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08/16/11 02:26 PM
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Scuff em with red scotchbright pad and paint them. I didn't even use primer.
thats what i did. worked pretty good for a guy who doesn't know how to paint, .
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Re: Wheel Vintiques repro steel wheel users....
[Re: RTshaker]
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08/16/11 02:29 PM
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For the life of me, I can't figure out why someone would pay WV for stock steel wheels when there are piles of them in junkyards and used wheel & tire yards all across the country for $15-$20 a pop.
What an I missing??
LemonWedge - Street heavy / Strip ready - 11.07 @ 120
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Re: Wheel Vintiques repro steel wheel users....
[Re: DPelletier]
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08/16/11 02:55 PM
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For the life of me, I can't figure out why someone would pay WV for stock steel wheels when there are piles of them in junkyards and used wheel & tire yards all across the country for $15-$20 a pop.
What an I missing??
Easy; not in a 15" x 7" stockish appearing steelie. I got some 15" x 6 1/2" station wagon wheels but the 15" x 7" were only the ultra rare and expensive "450" wheels IIRC.
Dave
I haven't seen a 10X15" one in a junk yard forever it seems.
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Re: Wheel Vintiques repro steel wheel users....
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08/16/11 03:08 PM
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True....my next question.... 15x7's or 15x8's? I would be using 255/60/15 tires
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Re: Wheel Vintiques repro steel wheel users....
[Re: IronWolf]
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08/16/11 03:16 PM
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Dunno. My car sits outside, so they rusted like a shipwreck on a reef. Good luck with yours though.
You know they need to be painted before use, right? They come with a real nice looking coating but there are stickers on all the wheels warning you to paint them before use. I have four of them on my 71 for 5 years now and no rust yet.
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Re: Wheel Vintiques repro steel wheel users....
[Re: IronWolf]
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08/16/11 05:54 PM
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Car is garaged so hopefully no rust!
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Re: Wheel Vintiques repro steel wheel users....
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08/16/11 06:39 PM
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BTW, I've had these wheels for 9 years - yours 5 years , things are looking up; they have improved 'em !
Did you paint yours when they were new?
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