1970's Z/28 wheels and F60 Wide Oval tires
 

On Ebay I have a VERY nice set of Z/28 wheels and reproduction F60 Firestone wide oval tires. They have about 1000 miles on them. They were powder coated the correct color and NOS caps were added. Ready to bolt on. Will work on SS Chevelle. 950.00 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4534509787

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Mark Very Nice.
On the front spoke side,can you tell me what color shade of powder coating that is?
I have a set here I need to have done.
Rick

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Not to be critical of these wheels (a good buy for someone) but no powdercoat can duplicate the finish GM used in these Z28 wheels. It is extremely tough to do right, very time consuming and rarely do you see a car with redone wheels that are right. Color can be attained relatively easy, it's the very coarse (like 180 sandpaper) finish that is so difficult. Restoration suppliers sell some.........not even close to right. I just did a set, helped by a friend who hit on a formula a while back and passed it on to me. I got em dead on, but had a hassle for sure. The good news is my NOS spare is right on to them. If you are willing to go the effort, let me know. It can be done.

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How do these look ?

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Dynamite !!!!!!! Nice job, did you redo them ?

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No I didn't Ken Pascoe did...they look pretty good though...pretty rough surface...

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These wheels were meant to be driver wheels and the choice to powder coat was made for ease of cleaning and durability. m

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Mark. I think your pricing is for these wheels and tires are EXTREMELY fair. The NOS center caps alone bring around $700, new tires are aournd that too. The wheels should bring about $300-$350 for nicely restored set with trim rings and lugs. Good Luck!

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Wish I had a Camaro or Chevelle to put these on! Looks like a bargain to me. Get them now before the ebay buyers pump up the price.....

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Do they have the embossed center caps?
Mark L

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George Lyons, The PPG paint formula to correctly refinish 70-74 Z-28 and 70/71 Chevelle SS wheels is DDL32961. This is LAQUER and the formulation contains a SUEDE additive which accounts for the Roughness(G.M. was trying to emulate a CAST LOOK) and DX685 Flatting agent which retards ALL the gloss. As well NO clear coat was used on these wheels.
George, Can you elaborate on the details, paint and process YOU used to replicate the Original Z-28 finish????

Bob G, If you want to further the ORIGINALITY of your wheels, look for ORIGINAL Lugnuts as I show below.....NOT the same part # replacements with SHORTER Crown.....
Chuck S
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Comparison.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Caps/Ring3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Caps/Ring5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...x1stAnd2nd.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...81stDesign.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...92ndDesign.jpg

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Chuck...I am done looking for hens teeth !

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nice carpet

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Chuck, Chevelle SS wheels are 71-72 in this style, 70' were different style, not this paint process or color, agree ?
As to what I used, the PPG suede paint is not rough enough in my experience, but close. Also, the orig finish was hard and quite durable, seldom ever chipped badly or rusted. A lacquer topcoat would not hold up long term or have any durability. I discovered a suede/coarse like additive you can use in urethane clear with flattener, baked in booth and durable like oem. VEEEEERRRRYYYY difficult to hit in the right combo of clear/reducer/hardener/flattener/suede additive that gives the exact finish we want. Lots of mixing and spray out panels to test, lots of material cost. I did them myself and spent about five hours just mixing and in the booth on a Sunday night (the only time my guys can't throw me out). All I can tell you is ...........I got em lookin like they did in 1970.

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George,

Chuck is right. The trick is that you need to apply the paint "dry" Kinda like GM did quickly on a moving assembly line. The roughness of the finish was more a product of the quality control process present at GM in the day- or lack there of... . When these wheels got painted they were not looking for a show quility finish.

Phil

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SOLD! Thanks, Mark

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I have the formula on my web site http://ca.geocities.com/[email protected]. To get the roughness, you spray the last few coats from a distance and by the time the paint hits the rim, the paint is 1/2 dry which causes the roughness. I know it's not the way the factory did it but it's hard to tell the diff. Also don't forget to mix mix mix the paint so the metallic makes the paint lighter. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/scholar.gif

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Mark,

You used to have some cool detailed pictures of a 70 COPO on your web site. Are you going to ever get photos of another one posted?? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

Phil

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Marlin, You friends with Martha Stewart???? The NICE CARPET you were "admiring" in my home.....was actually a bath towel spread out on the counter where I took the pics !!!
Sorry it didnt meet your decorating taste !!!!!

Chuck

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nice bath towel

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Marlin, You friends with Martha Stewart???? The NICE CARPET you were "admiring" in my home.....was actually a bath towel spread out on the counter where I took the pics !!!
Sorry it didnt meet your decorating taste !!!!!

Chuck

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Marlin needs a Jungle Room...
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already have one!