Could someone be kind enough to post a good pic of a gen-you-whine 1970 Fleetwood hubcap?
When the Ark is gone for months, I may as well try to work with the hubcaps.
thanks so much,
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Laurie
I’m sorry, I don’t have an image, but all 1970 RWD wheel covers were the same
Here ya go
Thanks Dave.
So there's a black circle around the center and another black circle on the outer edge? Am I seeing that correctly?
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Laurie
Do you need any mint ones?
Laurie, in addition to the two black circles, there were black lines radiating outward from about 2/3 to the well in the cover. The photos show these, sort of.
Quote from: 76eldo on October 20, 2018, 03:23:54 PM
Do you need any mint ones?
Brian I would *LOVE* mint ones, not in the budget.
The paint and brush are already paid for though! LOL!
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Laurie
Quote from: cadillacmike68 on October 20, 2018, 05:07:07 PM
Laurie, in addition to the two black circles, there were black lines radiating outward from about 2/3 to the well in the cover. The photos show these, sort of.
<sigh>
This is no longer feeling like a resto I can do.
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Laurie
The center crests are sold as replacements and they are actually better than original. They are the easiest least costly way to really spruce up your hub caps. I buy the hub caps on e-bay, 3 and 4 at a time for low cost and there is always 2 or 3 of them that are in real nice shape, especially when faded aluminum center crest s replaced.
Quote from: Scot Minesinger on October 21, 2018, 09:51:26 AM
The center crests are sold as replacements and they are actually better than original. They are the easiest least costly way to really spruce up your hub caps. I buy the hub caps on e-bay, 3 and 4 at a time for low cost and there is always 2 or 3 of them that are in real nice shape, especially when faded aluminum center crest s replaced.
Hi Scot,
yeah the crests are the 'easy' part, I wanted to get the hubcaps themselves as original as possible with the black paint.
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Laurie
Laurie, I'm sure you can get the black circles and lines. You seem to have a lot pf patience, which will come in handy.
Quote from: cadillacmike68 on October 22, 2018, 11:59:13 PM
Laurie, I'm sure you can get the black circles and lines. You seem to have a lot pf patience, which will come in handy.
Patients? Patience? moi? LOL! You have me confused with someone else Army. ;)
I was thisclose from throwing those new roof script in the trash trying to paint them.
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Laurie
Quote from: Cape Cod Fleetwood on October 23, 2018, 02:25:48 AM
Patients? Patience? moi? LOL! You have me confused with someone else Army. ;)
I was this close from throwing those new roof script in the trash trying to paint them.
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Laurie
Divide and conquer. It is gonna be a long winter. Count out the lines, figure out how many per sit down, how long a sit down and pace yourself. Use a solvent to degrease the surface.
The thing to remember is the same with any paint work. Don't magnify the flaws in your mind, you are the only one who knows/sees them.
Go to Michaels and find a brush with the closest exact width and use that.
It doesn't have to be perfect, nothing is. Perfection is a state of mind, not a state of being.
Quote from: wrench on October 23, 2018, 06:22:42 PM
Perfection is a state of mind, not a state of being.
THAT should be a bumper sticker....
Thank you for the support.
I'll give this project a definite 'maybe'....
;)
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Laurie