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#21
10-19-2006, 01:56 PM
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One down, 3 to go. How about now? Still looks too dark? The colors may be off a bit from factory but I like how it came out so that combo stays. Forgot to mention that I'm also converting the black center caps to the red ones.
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10-20-2006, 07:41 AM
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I just started refinishing my wheels for the 2nd time - went with the Eastwood paints. The last time I repainted them I sprayed some polyurethane over the top but it peeled off rather quickly. Has anyone else tried that? Do I need to do any special prep work to get the polyurethane to stay on?
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10-27-2006, 07:30 PM
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My `72 originally came with 14x7 Rally IIs. While they were in good condition, needing only a refinish, they had the old Bias-ply tires on them.
They were beyond dry-rotted, and I was unable to find a set of 14" tires that were as tall as the G78-14s that came with the car. The closest I could find was the 215/75R14, which still made the spedometer/odometer run too fast. Eventually, I upgraded to the Wheel Vintiques 15x7 Rally reproductions. They are almost 2 years old and they still look great! I mounted BF GTA 225/70R15s and it looks great. It took up the wheelwell gap nicely, the spedometer accuracy is about dead-on and the price was right ($104.99/rim and $80/tire). So I would strongly suggest 15" wheels, depending on your spedometer calibration. Regarding the wheel painting in the previous post, I recall a few articles on this and they all called for some type of primer. I wouldn't paint a bare metal rim.
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